my 1st gun was a win single shot mod? 66 that my grandma bought in 1916 with money she earned. I was 10 when she told me it was now mine. the smile lasted a life time. I will hand it down to my grankid some day
That's really nice. Reminds me of the old pump 22 my grandfather had and used to shoot at the squirrels in his pecan tree. He loved pecans and hated the squirrels but I'm not sure he ever hit any. I was pretty young but I can remember him looking out the window and seeing a squirrel in the tree, grabbing the gun and barging out with the lead flying! They lived in town too. I bet the neighbors really appreciated it.....
Congrats. I'm an old Winchester lover, myself, with an especially soft spot in my heart for those old rimfires. Grew up with a Winchester 67 and, later, a Winchester 69. Those old Winchester 22s were nothing fancy (with the exception of the 52, of course), but, oh, could they shoot. None of this plastic and synthetic stuff, either.
I have my grandfather's Winchester 69 which I put a lot of rounds through as a boy back in the 1950's. I have several new guns, but none mean as much to me as that old Winchester. I took it to the range awhile back and it is still accurate and reliable.
Hey 303!
My grandfather had a Winchester pump .22 I use to shoot with him and it looked just like the rifle in your pix. I do remember it was a good shooter!
I have a model 62 that was made in 1946. It was my fathers and was the first gun I ever shot. With three boys in the family there is no tellin' how many rounds have been put through this gun. Even after all these years it still shoots great.
If I had unlimited funds and wanted a pump .22, it would be a Winchester Model-61. I don't know of a finer pump .22.
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