Winchester Model 62a slide action .22

Wyoredman · March 19, 2024, 02:21 PM

Help

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.

Wyoredman · March 25, 2024, 04:09 PM

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.

Kestrel4k · March 25, 2024, 04:22 PM

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.

Wyoredman · March 27, 2024, 01:52 PM

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.

March 19, 2024, 02:21 PM	#1
Wyoredman Senior Member Join Date: September 6, 2011 Location: Wyoming Posts: 1,352	Winchester Model 62a slide action .22 Help 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. __________________ Go Pokes! Go Rams!

March 25, 2024, 04:09 PM	#2
Wyoredman Senior Member Join Date: September 6, 2011 Location: Wyoming Posts: 1,352	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. __________________ Go Pokes! Go Rams!

March 27, 2024, 01:52 PM	#4
Wyoredman Senior Member Join Date: September 6, 2011 Location: Wyoming Posts: 1,352	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. __________________ Go Pokes! Go Rams!

March 25, 2024, 04:22 PM	#3
Kestrel4k Member Join Date: March 29, 2011 Location: The Willamette Valley, in Oregon Posts: 97	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.