There comes a time when even an Old Coot should do a little upgrading. I have bought a couple of new rifle scopes. Not the $1000 variety. However with help from one of our extremely knowledgeable younger members on NDA. I have a couple of new Leupold scopes.
Just need to get to the range...
Very nice. The pump is maybe a model 12 or model 121.
Here is a little bit of interesting read on both.
https://www.rimfirecentral.com/forums/showthread.php?
t=227383...
FWIW. In the early 60's the little group I traveled with had. a Winchester 77 tube feed, a Remington 550, a JC Higgens single shot, a Winchester 61, and a Winchester 62.
Look closer it is a model 62.
https://www.guns.com/news/2014/04/09/winchester-model-62-pump-action-rifles-ultimate-gallery-gun#:~:text=After%201940%2C%20the%20Model%20was,go%20as%20high%20as%20%241000...
The Remington 121 is the same era as the Winchester 61 and seems to be cheaper most of the time. The ones I have seen and handled seemed well made and fairly nice.
Also the real early ones (pre war) had a very nicely shaped smaller fore end.
If you want to look at them. Gunbroker or Guns International generally has quite a few listed.
I had a Winchester model 61 as a youth. I loved that gun. One of my best friends growing had a model 62. Later when he had added a couple of young sons. I sold mine to him so each boy had a similar rifle. If you get a chance to get a 61 I would love to look at it . I do have an extra...