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March 21, 2011
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This model wasn’t on my radar until recently when studying other 22 Winchester models. It is apparently dated from 1957, ’58 or ’59 thanks to JWA’s observation. Yesterday at a local auction it came into clear view and hopped in my truck after a $250 bid
it’s had a bit of training obviously, next is to see how it shoots.
Good day!
Darrin
November 7, 2015
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I can’t say I’ve encountered one of these in the wild, Darrin. Nice score! I see a busy range day in your future.
Mike
March 21, 2011
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Preliminary results at the range were good for the most part in checking feed and functions, however the bolt and mag tube needs cleaning as I experienced some issues when clambering the first and last rounds. I have found that disassembly of the bolt is a time consuming matter best left to a higher level of expertise than myself. I will remove the stock and clean the moving parts with a can of cleaning spray and air compressor.
Darrin
July 17, 2012
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Darrin,
That is the best cleaning method for the 77 as anything deeper requires removing the barrel. This model tends to get gunked-up quite easily so figure on cleaning it routinely after several hundred rounds or the feeding and ejection gets glitchy (as you noticed).
Best Regards,
WACA Life Member #6284 - Specializing in Pre-64 Winchester .22 Rimfire
November 7, 2015
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Darrin-
I would try using Norma Tac or Match ammo going forward. I just cleaned a few .22’s that have had at least a few hundred rounds apiece thru them. Quite honestly they didn’t need cleaning. In your case the gunk could be old oil, dirt and dust. Good job for a can of Gun Scrubber or maybe that Hornady One Shot cleaner that has a dry lube in it.
Mike
April 30, 2023
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TXGunNut said
I can’t say I’ve encountered one of these in the wild, Darrin. Nice score! I see a busy range day in your future.
Mike
Mike, this is what I found in the orphanage and brought home that time we both went – the tube-fed variant…
…found a nice mag feed model at Tulsa last trip up
November 7, 2015
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Jeremy P said
TXGunNut said
I can’t say I’ve encountered one of these in the wild, Darrin. Nice score! I see a busy range day in your future.
Mike
Mike, this is what I found in the orphanage and brought home that time we both went – the tube-fed variant..
…found a nice mag feed model at Tulsa last trip up
Thanks, thought it looked familiar but could only remember reading about it. You’ve found quite a variety of .22’s recently and I’ve lost track! The detachable mag 77 at the orphanage that day was a bit rough and sure enough a much nicer one followed you home from Tulsa.
Mike
January 20, 2023
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Ads for the Model 77 were the first Winchester advertisements I can recall seeing as a boy in the 6th grade. Even now I remember wondering what a “Tip Off” scope mount was, so this must have been after they grooved the receivers.
That’s about as close as I ever got to one until the late Nineties when I bought a newish tube feed gun on GB. Until then, I’m not sure I knew that version existed. I never shot it because someone wanted it more than I did.
The 77 is one of several guns developed by WRA in the Fifties that I think were remarkably innovative and sleek. I believe the 77 was designed by the same team, led by Marsh Williams, that created the short recoil Model 50/59, a really neat shotgun once they got the weight down with an aluminum receiver and glass wrapped composite barrel. Unfortunately, it was introduced right when Remington started selling gas automatics that swept everything else off the table.
The Winchester Christmas ads I remember paired the 77 with the 61 and 69 as suggested gifts.
For men of a certain age, the 77 is a sort of icon for the brand.
I wouldn’t fault one for mudding up after a couple of boxes. My shooter-grade Model 63 does the same thing, going from “chunk, chunk, chunk” to “chunk……chunk…..” after as little as 50 rounds.
- Bill
WACA # 65205; life member, NRA; member, TGCA; member, TSRA; amateur preservationist
"I have seen wicked men and fools, a great many of both, and I believe they both get paid in the end, but the fools first." -- David Balfour, narrator and protagonist of the novel, Kidnapped, by Robert Louis Stevenson.
April 30, 2023
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I like the serial number on that one pictured, Zeb!
Don’t want to leave out the OP….Darrin, that was a good find. I paid a little more for mine at Cabela’s but it was out on the “go fast” rack and was in mint shape. It’s not too terrible to disassemble if you watch a youtube video a couple of times. I can send you one if you’re interested, but yeah, when you hit your limit, you’ll know it!
March 21, 2011
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Thanks Jeremy, I watched a good video and decided if my blaster clean method isn’t satisfactory I may resort to disassembly.
Darrin
April 30, 2023
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You can probably reach most of the gunk, especially with a blaster! I don’t remember having to go too far into mine, I get all the different ones confused at this point as to which ones were more challenging to disassemble than others…
January 20, 2023
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Jeremy P said
You can probably reach most of the gunk, especially with a blaster! I don’t remember having to go too far into mine, I get all the different ones confused at this point as to which ones were more challenging to disassemble than others…
Poor unfortunate soul — so many guns in your locker you can’t keep track of all the disassembly procedures?
Cry me a river…
- Bill
WACA # 65205; life member, NRA; member, TGCA; member, TSRA; amateur preservationist
"I have seen wicked men and fools, a great many of both, and I believe they both get paid in the end, but the fools first." -- David Balfour, narrator and protagonist of the novel, Kidnapped, by Robert Louis Stevenson.
April 30, 2023
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Zebulon said
Jeremy P said
You can probably reach most of the gunk, especially with a blaster! I don’t remember having to go too far into mine, I get all the different ones confused at this point as to which ones were more challenging to disassemble than others…
Poor unfortunate soul — so many guns in your locker you can’t keep track of all the disassembly procedures?
Cry me a river…
Terrible problem I know. 😂😂😂
Most of mine only get the almost or total teardown when I first get them….after that it’s maintenance cleaning only usually. I know there were some that were no fun to reassemble, just don’t remember which!
November 7, 2015
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Jeremy P said
Zebulon said
Jeremy P said
You can probably reach most of the gunk, especially with a blaster! I don’t remember having to go too far into mine, I get all the different ones confused at this point as to which ones were more challenging to disassemble than others…
Poor unfortunate soul — so many guns in your locker you can’t keep track of all the disassembly procedures?
Cry me a river…
Terrible problem I know. 😂😂😂
Most of mine only get the almost or total teardown when I first get them….after that it’s maintenance cleaning only usually. I know there were some that were no fun to reassemble, just don’t remember which!
Maybe it’s time you started taking some notes, several years from now you may have trouble remembering the things you learned your first time thru some of the trickier actions. OTOH I learn new tricks (and maybe a few bad words) every time I detail strip certain firearms.
Mike
April 30, 2023
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Notes? What are those?
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Notes are only good if you can then find them when needed! Tim
January 20, 2023
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I try to make notes on file cards but they confine me to the basics for lack of room.
I’ve more recently taken to annotating photos in Google Photo albums because I can access them from my laptop, phone, and tablet. And share with friends.
I limit myself to disassembling bolt action rifles and 1911 model pistols. Lever action rifles have lots and lots of small, unique and non-intuitive parts, some of which are prone to launching themselves into a 4th dimension.
I once made the mistake of trying to detail strip a Remington Model 11 and had to take the empty receiver plus shoebox of parts to my gunsmith.
- Bill
WACA # 65205; life member, NRA; member, TGCA; member, TSRA; amateur preservationist
"I have seen wicked men and fools, a great many of both, and I believe they both get paid in the end, but the fools first." -- David Balfour, narrator and protagonist of the novel, Kidnapped, by Robert Louis Stevenson.
November 7, 2015
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Zebulon said
I try to make notes on file cards but they confine me to the basics for lack of room.
I’ve more recently taken to annotating photos in Google Photo albums because I can access them from my laptop, phone, and tablet. And share with friends.
I limit myself to disassembling bolt action rifles and 1911 model pistols. Lever action rifles have lots and lots of small, unique and non-intuitive parts, some of which are prone to launching themselves into a 4th dimension.
I once made the mistake of trying to detail strip a Remington Model 11 and had to take the empty receiver plus shoebox of parts to my gunsmith.
Zeb-
You remind me of two neophyte gunshop owners that operated in Denton awhile back. This was in the days of $100 SKS rifles and a case of ammo for the same price. They were trying to convey the investment potential of modern firearms and I noticed a nice nickel 1911 detail stripped on one of the display cases. While they were blowing smoke I deduced these “experts” had no idea how to reassemble the gun scattered on the counter. I shot (and cleaned) my 1911 quite often in those days but I bid them a good day and good luck.
Mike
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