Winchester Model 62
My dad picked up a cheap 1936 Winchester Model 62. This is a slide action (pump) that shoots .22 S, L & LR. A version of this gun, chambered in ,22 short only, was used in shooting galleries back when people were honest and could be trusted with a real gun at a fair. This gun came with a replacement stock that was poorly fitted and hadn't been drilled for the tang screw. It also had a round bracket (brass?) around the magazine tube with 2 threaded holes on each side that may have been used for a chain or turret in a shooting gallery.
I disassembled the gun to remove the bracket. That was easy, since it was just slipped around the magazine tube, but the tube had to be removed to get it off. I filed the stock by hand to get it to fit and drilled the hole for the tang screw. I'm convinced the stock is from a different model that is similar and it doesn't fit completely right. I didn't want to reshape the grip until we decide what to do with the gun. It may just remain as a fun range toy with a slightly incorrect, but solid, stock. The tang screw that came with the gun was too long and probably used with a tang mounted peep sight (missing). I didn't want to cut the screw down since my dad may decide to put a peep sight on it, and I didn't realize there was at least one website specializing in replacement parts, so I decided to make a new screw. I used my ball turning tool to make the head and set the compound to cut the slightly tapered shank. The screw was basically a #10, but it had 36 threads per inch, so I used the lathe to cut the threads. When all of that was complete, I put the screw in the mill and used a slitting saw to cut the slot in the head. It just needs to be blued to match.
I took it to the range to test fire it and found that it was safe and fired every time a round was chambered, but it was horribly inaccurate without any rear sight and it had a feeding problem. I completely disassembled the receiver and everything was covered with an old oil, burnt gunpowder and dust sludge. I cleaned everything and lightly oiled all the moving parts to solve the problem. There is a little rocker arm that blocks the cartridge elevator when a round is pushed in from the magazine, so the next round doesn't jamb the action. Because everything was bound by the sludge, the rocker arm wouldn't reset to allow the next round from the magazine when the action was cycled. Click the pictures for larger images.
I disassembled the gun to remove the bracket. That was easy, since it was just slipped around the magazine tube, but the tube had to be removed to get it off. I filed the stock by hand to get it to fit and drilled the hole for the tang screw. I'm convinced the stock is from a different model that is similar and it doesn't fit completely right. I didn't want to reshape the grip until we decide what to do with the gun. It may just remain as a fun range toy with a slightly incorrect, but solid, stock. The tang screw that came with the gun was too long and probably used with a tang mounted peep sight (missing). I didn't want to cut the screw down since my dad may decide to put a peep sight on it, and I didn't realize there was at least one website specializing in replacement parts, so I decided to make a new screw. I used my ball turning tool to make the head and set the compound to cut the slightly tapered shank. The screw was basically a #10, but it had 36 threads per inch, so I used the lathe to cut the threads. When all of that was complete, I put the screw in the mill and used a slitting saw to cut the slot in the head. It just needs to be blued to match.
I took it to the range to test fire it and found that it was safe and fired every time a round was chambered, but it was horribly inaccurate without any rear sight and it had a feeding problem. I completely disassembled the receiver and everything was covered with an old oil, burnt gunpowder and dust sludge. I cleaned everything and lightly oiled all the moving parts to solve the problem. There is a little rocker arm that blocks the cartridge elevator when a round is pushed in from the magazine, so the next round doesn't jamb the action. Because everything was bound by the sludge, the rocker arm wouldn't reset to allow the next round from the magazine when the action was cycled. Click the pictures for larger images.