Thread: Winchester 69A 5 shot bolt action 22LR - advice welcome.

Originally Posted by mudgripz

When set up I will test this 69A on range - supposedly good. Last Winnie I refurbed was a 9422XTR several years back. Sold a brace of them not long after - one in 22LR and the other a WMR for about 1k each then. Near double that now.

My preference is the Remingtons of 40s/60s - specifically 511 Scoremaster and 512 Sportsmaster. Delightful 22s. Real character.

Greetings @mudgripz,


Photo's are of my wife's M69 made either 1936 or early 1937 which is in well used but original condition. I suggest that for scope mounting a couple of Weaver or other bases would be preferable to grooving the receiver. The M69 receiver is very short and will result in the scope being set well back if the front base is on the receiver ring. My bases are No 12 rear and No 13 front. For some reason Weaver specifies a No 17 front base for the M69A. The scope is an old Lyman 8 power with an adjustable objective and the rings are a low type. Going from the photograph the slot for the bolt handle is cut higher on your rifle to make room for the safety. The rifle has a little erosion in the chamber from shooting shorts and the headspace is a little generous but it shoots extremely well. I used it for about 25 years shooting rabbits, silhouette, running boar and 4P. With the wider ring spacing it is much easier to single load as I did for target shooting.
Regards Grandpamac.