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Winchester Model 62

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Features of the Model 62 Winchester Rifle

Pre-war Model 62 (built 1932~1940)

bulletTakedown
bullet23 inch Round Barrel
bulletStraight-grip Walnut Stock
bulletBarrel and Receiver Blued
bulletForearm (slide handle)  10-grooved and smaller (<6")
bulletGun shoots .22 Short, Long and/or Long-rifle
bulletRemovable and Adjustable Rear Sight
bulletLocking Cut present on the front top of the receiver to allow the  breech bolt to lock externally
bulletEarly style breech bolt
bulletNumbered on Receiver and lower tang but number did not contain an 'A'.
bulletSerial numbered 1 to ~98,200
bulletSeveral "extra-cost" options were offered

Post-war Model  62A (built ~1940-1958)

bulletTakedown
bullet23 inch Round Barrel
bulletPistol-grip Walnut Stock
bulletBarrel and Receiver Blued
bulletForearm (slide handle)  17-grooved and larger (~8")
bullet.22 Short, Long and/or Long-rifle
bulletRemovable and Adjustable Rear Sight
bulletLocking Cut present on the front top of the receiver to allow the breech bolt to lock externally
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Later style of breech bolt

bulletNumbered on Receiver and lower tang and number contained an 'A'.
bulletSerial numbered within 98,200  and ~ 409,000
bulletSeveral "extra-cost" options were offered

.22 Short-only Model 62 Gallery

bulletTakedown
bullet23 inch Round Barrel
bulletStraight-grip Walnut Stock
bulletBarrel and Receiver Blued
bulletForearm (slide handle)  10- or 17-grooved and either smaller (<6") or larger (~8")
bullet.22 Short (only)
bulletRemovable and Adjustable Rear Sight
bulletLocking Cut present on the front top of the receiver to allow the breech bolt to lock externally
bulletEarly or later style of breech bolt
bulletNumbered on Receiver and lower tang with or without an 'A'.
bulletAll guns with a triangular loading port in the outer magazine tube
bulletSeveral "extra-cost" options were offered

 

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