I've had this sitting in my closet for a couple of years now and finally decided to use it. I inherited this from my paternal grandfather. My dad would shoot this as a kid growing up, so I want to lube it up and get some ammo before next weekend when my parents visit for Christmas so we can go out and he can shoot it again after so many years.
Based off the serial, it looks like it was made in 1939 or 1940. It's a straight 62 and not an "A" model. The action works and the bore looks clean. I just don't have any ammo to make sure it feeds.
Which brings me to my question... Doing some reading, it looks like using High Velocity .22 LR is the way to go because it's jacketed. I'm basing this off of my internet research, so course corrections are welcome. I'm leery of putting lead down the barrel since it's supposed to leave a lot of residue behind compared to a coated bullet. It looks like the only way to get that is to buy a HV or HyperV round. Am I reading this right?
I just want to make sure I can keep shooting this thing for another 70 years....
Based off the serial, it looks like it was made in 1939 or 1940. It's a straight 62 and not an "A" model. The action works and the bore looks clean. I just don't have any ammo to make sure it feeds.
Which brings me to my question... Doing some reading, it looks like using High Velocity .22 LR is the way to go because it's jacketed. I'm basing this off of my internet research, so course corrections are welcome. I'm leery of putting lead down the barrel since it's supposed to leave a lot of residue behind compared to a coated bullet. It looks like the only way to get that is to buy a HV or HyperV round. Am I reading this right?
I just want to make sure I can keep shooting this thing for another 70 years....