Winchester Model 67 ... Squirrel Medicine!

[WildBill45]

Today I picked up an old ... 1937 vintage ... Winchester model 67, .22 rifle. I need a bolt gun to shoot the CB rounds; the CB .22 shorts were shot today. The CB rounds are quieter and not alarming to neighbors if it is needed to cull some of the property damaging and pesky squirrels around here! The rifle shot well offhand today inbetwixt rainstorms. The CB shorts even worked shooting small steel plates at 25 yards, which took me by surprise due to the low velocity in regard to the sights being set for .22 long most likely. I even knocked over a few steel bowling pins that most can’t do with a .22 long, but I was able to hit the small top section that helps.

I like my new little, baby Winchester! A little video of her in action below.

I just did some research, and since my rifle has finger grooves, it is a 1934 vintage model!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAU4GyT2kV4

 

[Doyle]

That is what I use for squirrel control at my house - but out of an old Remington 512. Very quiet. At 15 yds, I find my point of impact is exactly the same as my full velocity loads that I sighted in at around 25 yds.

 

[hootey]

Nice, very nice, congradulations on a great find !

 

[WildBill45]

Nice, very nice, congradulations on a great find !

I was considering buying a new CZ, which I may still get one day, but for now the ole 67 should sort out the trouble ones that won't take the bait in my live trap!

 

[hooligan1]

My #1 son owns one of those rascals in original condition, and it shoots quieter than any .22 rifle I've ever shot or been around.. man I mean silent, and thats with standard long rifle ammo.

 

[WildBill45]

My #1 son owns one of those rascals in original condition, and it shoots quieter than any .22 rifle I've ever shot or been around.. man I mean silent, and thats with standard long rifle ammo.

Nice! I Have done a little research, and his is a 67A model, make in 1938 up to the early 60's! These old guys still shoot pretty, and still look pretty to me!

 

[hooligan1]

My older brother got one for his twelfth birthday, it was the little carbine model,, man that dude could really shoot.
One summer we shot squirrels and sparrows, at the hog farm, I wish I had just a buck for everthing that little rifle hit,,, man I could buy some more bullets and powder!!

 

[WildBill45]

it was the little carbine model

I was reading on it last evening, and I think the one you had was the "Boys" rifle model...

 

[dgludwig]

Ah, the Winchester Model 67. I got mine on Christmas day in 1957 when I was fourteen years old. Lots of fun with this little rifle over the years and, yes, though I still have it, a lucky grandson will resume stewardship of this prized .22 on another Christmas day in the not too distant future.

 

[briandg]

The CB is less disturbing, in my estimation, than any pellet gun I ever fired, and has more clout than any pellet gun. a .177 at subsonic is nothing compared to the heavy, solid .22 bullet, even at a much lower velocity.


I do worry about firing them in dense housing areas, as that thing will maintain a lot of momentum, where the 177 will eventually come down to having less force than a hailstone.

 

[mpd61]

Me Too!

I just picked up a 67A for $65 last week! Just got the rear sight yesterday from Numrich Arms. 100 pack of CCI cb shorts getting ready to go banging soon!

 

[jhenry]

Nice Model 67. I took 37 woodchucks with one of those beauties one summer near Jennerstown, PA. Some were out in the open, some were on the way to or from the den, ans several were stalked and shot unawares right at the den, or standing up half in the den and pegged in the cabeza. I am on the lookout for one with a good bore.

 

[Picher]

I bought one in excellent condition and shot it quite a bit before finding a 69A. The 69A is a repeater and hangs better for me, so I gave the 67 to my son to teach his boy how to shoot.

 

[WildBill45]

you always remember your first love!

yes, though I still have it, a lucky grandson will resume stewardship of this prized .22 on another Christmas day in the not too distant future.

Nice Model 67. I took 37 woodchucks with one of those beauties one summer near Jennerstown, PA.

I gave the 67 to my son to teach his boy how to shoot.

These are the kind of stories that makes a classic rifle more than just wood and iron. A good rifle, especially the .22, seems to be the bond between father & son/daughter in those memories of the ‘Good ole Days’ to so many of us! It is a starting point; but you always remember your first love!