Winchester Model 67
Winchester Repeating Arms Company · Rifle · Discontinued · 1934
Also known as: Winchester 67, Model 67A, Boy's Rifle
Overview
The Winchester Model 67 is a single-shot, bolt-action .22 rimfire rifle produced by Winchester Repeating Arms Company from 1934 to 1963. An inexpensive plinking and small-game rifle chambered interchangeably for .22 Short, .22 Long, and .22 Long Rifle (with an optional .22 WRF chambering added in 1938), it used a manually cocked striker fired by pulling back the cocking knob at the rear of the bolt. With a 27-inch barrel, one-piece walnut stock, and open sights, it sold for as little as $5.50 at introduction and became one of Winchester's best-selling boys' and utility rifles.
Specifications
| Weight (empty) | 2325 g (82.0 oz) |
| Overall Length | 1111 mm (43.74") |
| Barrel Length | 686 mm (27.01") |
| Action Type | Bolt Action |
| Firing Mechanism | Striker Fired |
| Trigger Type | Single Stage |
| Magazine Capacity | 1 rounds |
| Muzzle Velocity | 330 m/s (1083 fps) |
| Muzzle Energy | 141 J (104 ft·lbf) |
| Effective Range | 90 m (98 yd) |
| Maximum Range | 1500 m (1640 yd) |
| Barrel Rifling | Right Hand |
| Rifling Twist | 406 mm (15.98") |
| Number of Grooves | 6 |
| Frame Material | Steel |
| Barrel Material | Steel |
| Stock Material | Walnut |
| Finish | Blued |
Calibers
- .22 Long Rifle · primary — also known as .22 LR, 22 LR, 5.6x15mmR
Features
- Firing modes: Manual
- Feed systems: Single Shot Hand Loaded
- Safety mechanisms: Manual Cocking Striker
- Features: Single Shot, Takedown Barrel, Open Sights, One Piece Stock
Variants
- Winchester Model 67 Junior - Youth Boys Rifle
- Winchester Model 677 - Scope Mounted
- Winchester Model 67A - Improved Postwar
Service history
Operators
- Civilian sport and small-game shooters · adopted 1934
Production
Estimated total produced: 500,000 · Production years: 1934-1963
Production halted 1942-1945 for wartime output; total estimates range from roughly 383,000 to over 650,000 units, commonly cited as about 500,000.
Origin
Country of origin: United States
Discontinued: 1963
Notes
The Model 67 was never serial numbered, making individual examples difficult to date. A shortened Junior (Boy's) Model with a 20-inch barrel appeared in 1937, a 24-inch Miniature Bore Target model in 1940, and the improved Model 67A succeeded it after the war. The scope-fitted Model 677 was a short-lived and now collectible variant.
Background
Descended from Winchester's John Browning-derived single-shot .22 rifles of the Model 1900 lineage, the Model 67 was a Depression-era economy rifle that put an affordable, durable plinker into the hands of a generation of young American shooters at a suggested retail of $5.50.