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lizardman_u

lizardman_u

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bought a Winchester model 67 today for $90.00 and $10.00 for the background check. this rifle is a single shot .22 chambered in .22 short, .22, and .22 long rifle. it has iron sights and is almost perfect. Winchester made these between 1934 and 1965 and produced them without serial numbers. the only way it could be in any better shape would be if it was the model 68 with the rear peep sight.

Gunbroker.com has a few of the model 67s listed at over $200.00

these are bolt action rifles that have to be manually cocked after the bolt is operated and are great for teaching kids marksmanship. they have the same mechanisms as the "Chipmunk" brand youth rifles made today.

:D :D :D :D
Merry Christmas to me, Merry Christmas to me.

Dave
 
Nice score.

I picked one up in the 11th grade for $5....:thumbup:

Sweet little shooter...:cool:
 
Is this it? I had a similar Stevens. :cool:

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thats what i learned to shoot with and when i got my 270 about 8 years ago the dealer threw one of these in on the deal when i mentioned that so then i was able to give dad his back after having it about 20 years lol
 
yup that is it, Cougar. open iron sights... my mom has a model 68 which is the same rifle with the rear peep and front blade (given to her a few years ago by my step dad's mom when his step dad died)

I am looking forward to putting a few rounds through it:D
 
Dave, you did good to buy that Winchester model 67 bolt action .22 single-shot rifle. I've owned maybe five or six of those, including it's predecessor (the model number escapes me at the moment, maybe 65), some of the 67-As, and and one "boy's rifle" short version that I had parkerized once long ago. It's my favorite rifle of it's type, and it would be hard to design a simpler or more reliable one. It would be an excellent choice for a "survival gun" in my opinion. I've recently seen one of the long 67s in a pawn shop two or three times now. It was priced at $95, but I've considered trying to buy it for $75 since I can usually get a break there for being a regular customer. As collectible as other Winchesters (models 94 and 70) are becoming since they closed their plant last spring, I guess I should go get it, even though there's one in my closet, one down the hall, and one by the front door right now. It's a disease, but it's a very satisfying one, isn't it? A couple of months ago I picked up a near new (in 90-95% condition) model 94 (Ranger variation with a "hardwood" stock) in .30-30 caliber for a TOTAL price of $195. I did my best to resist temptation. I even told all my friends about it and then waited about two more weeks before going back. It was still on the rack! I didn't even take it down to look at it. I made small talk with the proprietor, told myself I didn't need it, walked to the door to leave ... and then turned around, went back to the counter, and bought it! As I said, it's a sickness. I figure that nice 94 is already worth 50% more than I paid for it, though. My wife is going to have a helluva yard sale one day.
 
You probably know this, but it's not a good idea to dry fire a .22 rimfire weapon. Depending on the gun's tolerances, sometimes the firing pin can hit the edge of the chamber causing permanent damage. It's one of the things I look very closely at before I buy a .22. If there is a nick in the edge of the chamber it can cushion the firing pin's blow to the primer and possibly cause a misfire. Take care of that Winchester 67 and enjoy it. Merry Christmas!
 
I had one of the long '67s a while back. I was shooting it and a 75 ish year old man with part of one nostril missing came up to me and says" I like your rifle. That's either a 67 or a 76. I can't remember." 67 says I. "I used to shoot that same gun years ago when I was a kid. We shot .22 shorts 'cause they were cheaper. I went out one day w/ 8 shells and came back w/ 7 rabbits. Be careful with them shorts though. One day my brother was in a hurry, dropped one in, but the nose hit the rear of the barrel. When he tried to slamm the bolt shut, it touched it off in his hands."

Mine put 20 shots a 100 yards close enough to cover w/ a folded dollar bill w/ irons. It would also loosen the takedown screw every 25 rds or so. Wish I still had that one. Glad a few are in the hands of those that appreciate them.
 
Well, kids, I was back in that same pawn shop with the $95 Winchester 67 on Thursday (4 days before Christmas). It's still on the rack. The man in charge was involved in the more lucrative sale of a nicer bolt action deer rifle and it looked like it was going to take awhile to conclude, so I decided to check on the .22 again after Christmas has come and gone. If it's been sold by then, well, maybe somebody who deserves it more than I do will have gotten it for Christmas. On that same day I saw another 67 in another shop priced at $125. They were both in approximately the same condition and quite serviceable, so there are some of these good old rifles around if you'll just look for them.

I've also noticed two of the Remington Nylon 66 rifles this week. They are the nylon stocked .22 semi-automatics that were ahead of their time. They are super little lightweight rifles and are very durable and reliable. Remington quit making them and sold the machinery to somebody in Brazil. Then some of those were later imported into the US under the CBC brand name I think. Both versions are available for about the same price as the Winchester 67s. The tubular magazine is in the butt stock so it's well protected, and it feeds almost straight into the chamber. NEVER oil these Nylon 66 Remingtons, and they need very little cleaning. NEVER over tighten that screw under the forearm, too. It goes into a brittle casting that holds the stock assembly to the barrel. Just tighten that screw snug with a coin and you should be OK. Don't act like a gorilla with it.

If you are only able to own one long gun, make it a .22 rifle. And if you are going to buy a new one, go to Walmart and buy one of the new compact (read: short) Ruger 10-22 semi-automatic models. Get an extra Ruger factory 10-round magazine or two for it, plus some good hollow point ammo, and you will be all set. Federal ammo is probably the cheapest, but CCI is probably the best. CCI Stingers are about the most effective unless you need a lot of penetration for something larger. Stingers are DEADLY!

Sorry, I'm rambling on again. :-)
 
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