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March 19, 2024, 02:21 PM | #1 |
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Winchester Model 62a slide action .22
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A friend's recent widow has asked me to clean up her late husbands guns. They have been pretty neglected, to say the least. One is a Winchester Model 62A, and it is giving me fits. First, I couldn't get the slide cover to budge. Soaking in penetrating oil and applying a bit of heat finally loosened it enough so I could remove it. The next step is removing the magazine tube. This is where I am stuck. I did get the retaining pin driven out, but the tube must be rusted in place. I can't get it to slide forward. I have soaked the "tube loops" in oils, penetrating oils and gun solvent for several days. I have tried a bit of heat, tapping with a mallet and even using a punch and hammer in the cartridge cutout. Nothing budges the tube. Without removing the tube, I cant remove the slide and the bolt to clean them. What do I do to get the magazine tube to free up without destroying it? HELP! Thanks.
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March 25, 2024, 04:09 PM | #2 |
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Well, no luck.
I couldn't get it apart. Just sprayed the action down as best I could with Hoppes gun cleaner, wiped it down. I gave the gun back to the widow.
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March 25, 2024, 04:22 PM | #3 |
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Sorry for the lack of success; ~10 yrs ago I did a full detail strip & clean of my late fathers' M62A;
although being maintained reasonably well, I doubt it had been taken down to that extent since it was made in 1940. Pretty satisfying to get out dirt & residue approaching that age out of the machining details. |
March 27, 2024, 01:52 PM | #4 |
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Thanks for the reply. That cool rifle didn't work when I got it, but it does cycle now. I just wish I could have gotten it apart and given it a proper cleaning. Oh well. Maybe my friends widow will sell it to someone who can get it apart. Maybe she will just keep it and shoot vermin.
Cheers.
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