OT - Winchester Model 62

dgr416 · Post by **dgr416** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 5:17 pm

What year was a Model 62 winchester made with the serial # 182,xxx.I was told its a 1946 but its a model 62 not a 62 A.It shoots 22 LR,L,Shorts.Its a slick little gun.I am thinking of selling it .I cant figure if it was put together with prewar parts at winchester or what?I thought this would be the best place to ask.

irl104 · Post by **irl104** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 5:31 pm

It's a 1946. How many screw holes are in the lower tang? If there are four holes, it's a 62. The barrel may just be stamped 62.

mod71alaska · Post by **mod71alaska** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 5:53 pm

dgr416 wrote:What year was a Model 62 winchester made with the serial # 182,xxx.I was told its a 1946 but its a model 62 not a 62 A.It shoots 22 LR,L,Shorts.Its a slick little gun.I am thinking of selling it .I cant figure if it was put together with prewar parts at winchester or what?I thought this would be the best place to ask.

I think you will find your answer here:

http://www.rimfirecentral.com/forums/sh ... p?t=214962

My Winchester Model 62 is serial number 195xxx. Somebody out there has the last Winchester marked "Model 62." I wonder what that serial number is.

Winchester Model 62 ser. # 195xxx (Top rifle)

mod71alaska · Post by **mod71alaska** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 7:01 pm

dgr416 wrote:What year was a Model 62 winchester made with the serial # 182,xxx.I was told its a 1946 but its a model 62 not a 62 A.It shoots 22 LR,L,Shorts.Its a slick little gun.I am thinking of selling it .I cant figure if it was put together with prewar parts at winchester or what?I thought this would be the best place to ask.

dgr...

Here is a brief history of the Model 62 with photos:

http://aaa-webs.com/aaa/webs/homestead/ ... /index.htm

Post by **Hobie** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 9:27 pm

I love mine! My 62A is from 1949 and the 06 is from 1920.

dgr416 · Post by **dgr416** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 12:48 pm

Its a model 62 22 hammer gun.Its one of the smoothest 22 pumps I have ever seen.I had one of the hammerless winchesters that someone welded a scope mount on.This model 62 hasd a riding trigger also.I wonder why winchester changed over to a hammerless gun just because of the times.A friend who I bought it from swears they had them at Six Flags as a shooting game.I rember guns but not 22s just the bb guns.He said they only had them a few years.I think these Winchester pumps were the cream of the crop for plinking.I am so use to my ruger 1022 that I always forget to pump a pump gun.I did the same dove hunting with a 870 remington.I just cant shoot with open sites so good any more have to have a scope on almost everything I shoot.This would make an awesome kids rifle.I saw that some of the 62s would only shoot 22 lr but I thought all 62s would shoot all 22s lr ,l,shorts this one does.Its an awesome little gun did they ever make it in a carbine or just the long barrelerd one.

dgr416 · Post by **dgr416** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 1:03 pm

Mine looks just like that one in the top picture with the long forend.I looked at that sight and they say it is a model 62 but dont list long 17 grove forend like yours.Its stamped model 62 not 62 a.Its in very good condition.Its kinda confusing about the post war guns because they had a bunch of prewar barrels and parts left.

jdad · Post by **jdad** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 7:35 pm

I have a 1st year, low 4-digit SN, Model 62. The first 3 years had metal buttplates and had rust blued barrels. I got real lucky.

OT - Winchester Model 62

OT - Winchester Model 62

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Re: Winchester Model 62

Re: Winchester Model 62

Model 62 Winchester Pump 22 made in 1946