Surprising Old Winchester .22

[Doug]

I have a Winchester 67A single shot .22 my Dad bought for me in the 1950's for $ 7.50 at an auction. I found a scope rail that would mount to the rear sight dovetail and put a pistol scope on it.



I was impressed with the accuracy I got with the 1 1/2 power scope, so I put a 6-21 AO scope on it.



On a day with no wind, it gave me a 5/8 inch 5 shot group at 100 yards. I was amazed. I recommend you look into the older .22's.

Some of them shoot pretty good.

 

[DRob]

That was my first gun. That gun may have not been a "tack driver" but it was a roofing nail driver with the open sights at about 50 feet. Wish I still had it.

 

[Expat]

I have a couple of their old pump actions. They were great rifles.

 

[oldpink]

That would be impressive accuracy from most centerfires, but that scope is nearly as big as the rifle itself!

 

[Mgderf]

Some time ago now a friend of mine called asking if I would be interested in purchasing some older firearms that had belonged to his grandfather.
The friend was in a pinch and needed cash.
I bought a "Frankengun" from him.
It was a Winchester 1885 Low-Wall that had been rebarreled decades earlier.

The 1885 Low-Wall came from the factory chambered for .22short.
Sometime down the line, someone put a custom birch stock on it with a fantastic cheek-riser.
It had been rebarreled using a .22Lr barrel from a Winchester model 52.

I found out later that the model 52 is widely considered one of Winchesters most accurate offerings of the time.
For those unaware of the 1885 Low-Wall, it is a single-shot, falling block lever-action.
It is by FAR my favorite target rifle, and the most accurate .22 I own.

 

[bstewrat3]

I have a Model 67 from the mid 1930's that my grandfather bought on his 10th birthday. It has almost no rifling left from being shot so much. I try to get it out in the woods at least once a year.

 

[Doug]

That would be impressive accuracy from most centerfires, but that scope is nearly as big as the rifle itself!

Yeah, you're right. I think a third of the weight of the rig is the scope. It sure is fum to play sniper with little dots that come with the Shoot n' See targets.

 

[johntheplinker]

I've got a early production Winchester 67 that I picked up in a pawnshop in Hinesville, GA back in the mid-80s. IIRC they wanted $18 for it, I paid $11. Bolt was so full of dirt and gunk it wouldn't fire, bore so fouled it looked like a smoothbore. Cleaned it up and it shoots surprisingly well, quarter size or better groups at 25 yds are easy even with the lousy irons. With SV and shorts the firing pin hitting the case is almost louder than the report.

 

[Doug]

This sight from Marbles will replace the rear sight and may give better accuracy.

BULLSEYE REAR SIGHT | Brownells

I have one on a Marlin Papoose and it works really well. I'd put one on my 67A if I wasn't having so much fun playing sniper. Maybe I need another old Winchester.

 

[traderdan]

There is a reason that the old men buy up these old rifles....

 

[BigMatt]

I like the look of the pistol scope on it. It looks like a scout rifle.

 

[24Carat]

1938 Mossberg 46a with the original #06 scope and mount and also the #4a peep sight with hooded front sight.

 

[Doug]

Looks really good; how does it shoot?

 

[JStang314]

My best shooting .22 is a Winchester model 77 that was my Grandpa's. Haven't tried it at 100 yards but at 50 all holes will be touching if I do my part. Old .22s are awesome.

 

[atticachert]

I've got a few 67's and love them. Even got a 67 smooth bore.

 

[Tom Threetoes]

My great uncle had a 67 for years, that old rifle killed a gazillion squirrels, most with head shots!

 

[teddy12b]

I made one of the best shots of my life that I'll never forget with an old beat up Winchester 67. It's on my bucket list to buy one if I ever come across a good example of one. Nice rifle without a doubt.

 

[croy]

I have one of these myself. Super nice shooter, unfortunately it doesn't see much range time but it's very sentimental

 

[redrider1]

It,s a shame how many fine old rifles are passed by at gun shows

 

[boman]

I have both a 67a and a 67 stashed for my grandsons. My family has a 67 that has virtually no finish on the wood or metal that was my grandfaters coon hunting gun and and was the gun carried by everyone od his six grandsons at one time or another growing up on the family rabbit hunt/thanksgiving dinner. A lot of fine memories whenever i see that gun.

Steve