My father inherited this gun in the 80's from a friend who passed away. My dad is more of a pistol guy and since he doesn't have a use for it, he's gifting it to me for my 13 year old son to learn how to shoot.

 

I'm new to rifles also and was hoping someone could give me some info about this model. Do you know if I can tell when it was manufactured by the model number? Is it a good beginner gun?

 

Thanks in advance.

 

Ed

You can find your info here http://aaa-webs.com/aaa/webs/homestead/courses/62a/62-1history.htm

Thanks, Tim. It's now clear I have a post WW II model 62A. Looks like they stopped produciton of this model in 1958. The serial number is way up there, so it seems it was produced toward the end of the run.

You're welcome. It will be a fun gun for your kid to learn on.

Go to Gunbroker.com and see what 62A's are going for. That could be a valuable gun. Take care of it.