C&R · II · 612
Winchester Model 63
Section II: curio or relic, still subject to the Gun Control Act
Official wording
ATF P 5300.11 · APRIL 2025 EDITION · SECTION II · VERBATIM · PDF P. 20 ↗
Winchester, Model 63, self-loading rifles, cal. .22 rimfire.
What this entry requires
- INFOATF states no date; production was about 1933–1958.
Editorial facts · Our research
- Country
United StatesBasis: outside reference ¹- Manufacturer
- Winchester Repeating Arms Co.Basis: the ATF wording
- Type
- RifleBasis: the ATF wording
- Action
- Semi-autoBasis: outside reference ²
- Caliber
- .22 rimfireBasis: the ATF wording
- Made
- 1933–1958production; ATF states no dateBasis: outside reference ³
- Service
- Commercial
Source
- Official wording
- ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section II · PDF p. 20 ↗ · ATF original ↗
- Entries
- 1 line
- Verbatim check
- Checked against the PDF text before every release
- Editorial facts
- Confidence: High · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
- References
- 1. Wikipedia, “Winchester Model 1903” ↗, country: the Model 63 is the redesigned, renamed Model 1903 (infobox origin United States)
- 2. Wikipedia, “Winchester Model 1903” ↗, action: Model 63 self-loading by a blowback mechanism, .22 Long Rifle
- 3. Wikipedia, “Winchester Model 1903” ↗, years: 'The Model 63 was first available for purchase in 1933 and remained in production until 1958'
- Fact tags
- ATF the ATF wording states it.
- REF ¹ an outside reference supports it; the number points to the list of references.
- ESTIMATE an approximate or indirect reading, for example the production range of the base model.
- NO CITATION we haven’t attached a reference for this fact; it’s our editorial reading, not ATF’s.
- Source checked
- 20 October 2026: ATF’s page still lists the April 2025 edition
- Corrections
- None
Historical context
Image: Wikimedia Commons, “Winchester Model 1903 Semiauto Rimfire Rifle-NMAH-AHB2015q116714.jpg” by The Smithsonian Institution, Public domain. Retrieved October 2026.
Summary: Wikipedia, “Winchester Model 1903”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.
FROM WIKIPEDIA
The Winchester Model 1903 was the first commercially available semi-automatic firearm made by the Winchester Repeating Arms Company.