This can be done by lowering the hammer into it, or by pushing it with your finger. You can’t open the action without pushing the rear end of the firing pin forward. In spite of all the shooting this rifle has seen–or perhaps because of it–the pump action is slick as a whistle. Note the takedown screw, which is knurled and has a coin slot so you can easily break it down for cleaning or transport. Empty shells are ejected upward when the action is opened.
Working the slide action by moving the forearm rearward will open the bolt, which cocks the hammer. This old 62A was manufactured in 1954, four years before the last one was built. This particular rifle has been used and abused, but has held up well. Right side of Winchester Model 62A 22 rifle. It’s a pump (or slide) action rifle chambered for 22 rimfire, and is able to digest 22 Short, Long, and Long Rifle cartridges. The Winchester Model 62A came into being in 1939 or ’40 (depending on who you ask) as a distillation of earlier models 1890, 1906, and 62. Classic Rimfire: The Winchester 62A 22 Pump in 13 Photos
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