Winchester Model 69-and69A .22 rifles

Old Gunny

Just picked up a nice Model 69- Target Model- looks like a Lyman No. 5 adjustable rear peep- sweep dial for windage- numbered elevation set screw- front sight and ramp much like M54 and M70- even has a patent date no. on left side- funny thing- the 5 rd. magazine is "stepped" so you can only get one rd. in-was that std. for the early Target models-?? Ol Gunny

martinicadet

what you have is single shot adapter to convert your target rifle to a single shot.

Old Gunny

Yes-you are right- but it will accept and feed 5 .22short cartridges-makes a nice "basement target gun with the shorts" and very accurate-I got in touch with a gun parts store-think they have the regular 5 rd. magazines for .22LR-and my Schwing book shows only 2-3 years as the M69- then they revised the bolt-cocking action and renamed it the Model 69A-neither series had serial nos. however-back in the days when you could go to Howell and Clement on Market St. and buy one new for cash-no paperwork-and use it Sat. afternoons at the Co. dump to exterminate the rats-and no one called the Sheriff on you either- ah yes- my boyhood-long gone that's for sure-but the quality of the older Winchesters still stands!!

SamWise1158

I'm looking for a complete bolt assembly for a model 69A. Anyone know where to get one?
Thanks,
sam

OleDuk

Check the auction side. They pop up frequently. Kinda pricey tho.

OleDuk[:)][:)]

P.S. Look in the parts section and you'll see a sub-heading for bolts.Search there.

Good luck,

OD

taperloc

Hello Old Gunny,
There were 4 Lyman receiver sights offered as options on the 69/69A.
Lyman No. 55W, 57EF, 57EW (round receiver), and 60EWH (round receiver).
The standard front sight was a Winchester No. 97A ramp sight.

SamWise1158

I keep seeing complete rifles on the auction site, never any bolts.

kimi

quote:Originally posted by Old Gunny
Just picked up a nice Model 69- Target Model- looks like a Lyman No. 5 adjustable rear peep- sweep dial for windage- numbered elevation set screw- front sight and ramp much like M54 and M70- even has a patent date no. on left side- funny thing- the 5 rd. magazine is "stepped" so you can only get one rd. in-was that std. for the early Target models-?? Ol Gunny


Hello Gunny: You lost me on the Lyman No. 5 adjustable rear peep sight. Do you mean a Lyman 55 or 57 instead of 5? I know the standard rear sight on many of the Model 69 Target rifles came with the Winchester 97A Front Ramp Sight and the 96B Rear Sight. Is the rear sight located on the top of the receiver, or the side of the receiver?

wundudnee

A true 69A target is pretty rare. They are marked .22 Long Rifle, not .22 short, long or long rifle. Many of the 69/69A models came with both .22 short and long rifle magazines. The .22 short magazines are a pretty hot item, bringing a premium over the standard long rifle mag. Brownells sells a repro mag that works very well in the 56/ 57/ 69/ and 52 models. There is an ongoing thread on rimfirecentral about the 69/69As and all the different options of the models. A lot of good pictures also.

A single shot mag is more like a solid block and won't hold anything but one cartridge. They are also pricey.

The model 56 and 57 were also produced in .22 short only and an original short magazine for them is nearly an impossiblity to find.