Winchester Mdl 60
Did these ever come drilled and tapped on the side of the receiver for a scope? If not, then it was altered and I have a $125 shooter and may refinishe the stock.
Thanks,
Jim
Thanks,
Jim
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Hello Jim,
No, they were not ever factory drilled & tapped for a scope.0 -
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It might not have been altered. Winchester was big on pleasing the customer, and scoped many model 56 and 57 rifles for the customer with their choice of scope. Some of these rifles had the barrels drilled and tapped, and some had the receiver drilled and tapped. I would have little to no doubt that Winchester have performed this same type of service for any customer who wanted their model 60 scoped, especially if it was a target model. That said, Bert, would be correct in that such a feature would not have been standard. 0 -
The gun certainly does not have any target qualities (e.g., heavy barrel, peep sites, etc.)
How is the bolt removed? I opened it, pulled the trigger and the bolt wouldn't slide out.
Just remebered that I have a Winchester date book. I'll have to see how old it is.0 -
Push the trigger forward when pulling rearward on the bolt.
The Model 60 was not serialized, and your Winchester date book is riddled with errors.
Production of the Model 60 began at a very very dim time in the history of the U.S. and for Winchester. The first batch of Model 60 rifles were delivered to warehouse stock in December of 1930, and prodcution of the Model 60 ended exactly four years later in December of 1934.
Again, it is extremely unlikely that Winchester drilled & tapped the receiver for a telescope during those years. If someone had the money to buy a scoped .22 caliber rifle, they would have bought a Model 52 instead. Additionally, Winchester got out of the telescope making business when they sold the patent rights for the A-5 telescope to Lyman in 1928. In later years (circa 1940), Winchester again offered scoped .22 caliber rifles, but the scopes were contracted out (Winchester did not make them).0 -
Factory scoped .22 rifles during the period that Bert has noted are extremely scarce. That said, your model 60 is not likely to have been factory drilled and tapped.
Pictured below is my model 57 that by every indication is factory scoped, and it also sports a Winchester canvas sling. The scope is a Lyman 438 Field which came on the market in 1930, the same year as this Winchester rifle was made. I also recall a leading Winchester dealer who had one similar to mine, and it had been threaded for a silencer, and this piece was offered for sale many years ago by him at well over $3000.00.
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