Log In
Members
Home
Add Reply
Add Topic
November 7, 2015
Online
After reading the second volume of Schwing’s excellent books on Winchester’s slide action .22’s it was painfully obvious that I had an embarrassing void in my modest (but growing) collection of .22’s. The opportunity to correct that oversight came today in the form of a nice enough 62A S, L, LR circa 1949. (SN 263490). It’s an 80% gun so I’ll be able to shoot it. 🙂
No pics at the moment, had a light freckling of surface rust so I scattered & scrubbed it with Kroil and a copper pad as soon as I got home. Looks like no pitting but may have a few freckles on the receiver. Wood is nice, I think I’m going to enjoy shooting this thing!
Mike
Offline
Nice score Mike, Fill the tube with shorts and set up a bunch of clay pigeons (little ones for sporting clays) and have a ball.
Best,
Erin
November 7, 2015
Online
Good idea, no shortage of missed targets available from my club’s clays fields. Big pieces work pretty food, too. Guess I better finish cleaning it and get a few photos, weather is favorable for some good pics.
Mike
November 7, 2015
Online
As promised:
Mike
I don’t know what Winchester did wrong when they blued the slide plates. Something surely was not Kosher. Both of my 62A’s have the same blueing loss on the slide plates. Is this your first one of the exposed hammer type slide actions? It’s a looooong road once you get started.
The 90’s are still my favorites, The crescent butts and petite forearms kind of put them in their own league.
Best,
Erin
November 7, 2015
Online
Erin-
I have a 90 about 25 years older than this 62A, not really interested in an 06 or all the earlier variations of the 1890 or 62. For familiarization purposes one or two each of the 47, 57, 61, 62, 63, 69, 72, 74, 75 and 87 will suffice…for now.
Mike
Erin Grivicich said
I don’t know what Winchester did wrong when they blued the slide plates. Something surely was not Kosher. Both of my 62A’s have the same blueing loss on the slide plates.Best,
Erin
Erin,
I suspect the issue with the bluing is related to the heat treatment (hardness) of that piece. My bet is that it would read higher on the Rockwell scale than the other parts.
Bert
WACA Historian & Board of Director Member #6571L
November 7, 2015
Online
Makes sense, the back side of the plate is a bearing surface of sorts. It almost looks like they left it white to allow it to rust. Those are oily smudges from my fingers below the slide plate, didn’t see them but the camera certainly did! Rest of the receiver has a few dozen little freckles but other than than that looks very nice. Really can’t complain about the bluing, my 1890 is only 25 years older and is a 60 percent gun or less. Looks much older. Considering this old girl is coming up on 70 years old and has seen quite a bit of shooting I think she looks pretty good. Taking her out to the club tomorrow to see how she shoots.
Mike
November 7, 2015
Online
Range Report:
62A shot pretty well and functioned perfectly. When I’m 69 I hope I can say the same. 😉
Funny thing is my Model 90 was handy so it went along just for gits and shiggles. I warmed up a bit with the 90 and discovered I’d never shot it; sights weren’t regulated. After I adjusted the sights and broke a few scavenged clay targets (thanks, Erin!) I reluctantly moved on to the 62A. “New” 62A was a bit of a challenge to regulate the sights and seemed to throw a flier every five or six rounds. Trigger was quite good and once the sights were regulated on paper it broke it’s share of clay targets. I didn’t like that I had to drift the front sight about .040” to the right to get it to shoot near the point of aim. I know I can move the rear sight a bit to the left to mitigate the offensive sight of the front sight hanging off the side of the barrel. The old Model 90 stole the show today, 62A will get another chance someday soon. I’ll be looking for a burr in her crown and maybe some ammo that she likes better.
Beautiful day at the range with a beautiful rifle…and well-worn 90 that is a joy to shoot!
Mike
1 Guest(s)
