.22 plinkers

I have a black stocked nylon I've had for years. I like it a lot, especially for new shooters as it is very light.

I've put a lot of rounds through her!

Andy
 
I have a brown nylon and have been looking for a black one, was bought for me as a kid and still one of my fav plinking guns.
 
1894 said:
I thought I was the only one.
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I bought a Nylon 66 Apache Black back in 1972. It is one of the very few guns I shipped when I moved out here. Now when teaching kids to shoot the first thing they say when they see it is "Ah cool".
 
I grew up shooting squirrels with a Nylon 66. Probably one of the biggest mistakes I've ever made is selling that rifle when I left home. The prices they go for these days is incredible.
 
Thanks 1894!

I still have my ol' brown Nylon 66. My Brother-in-law has a Senica Green 77 that I've been trying to get my grubby paws on for years.
 
Never shot a Nylon, but for a plinker I like the 10/22. I have mine kitted out with a red-dot sight and it is pure murder on beer cans! If I'm ever threatened by a horde of zombie squirrels, they won't stand a chance against that thing.
 
I've not shot a Nylon either. My new best friend at the range is my Savage .22, which has proved to be more fun with the irons that with a scope. Here is a pretty lady shooting it:

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My wife also like mine
My Nylon 77 was the first .22 I used . I like the clip magazines over the tubes.
35 years later , I still have it :D
If I ever run across a 76 though ....

Phil
 
SpookyPistolero said:
I've not shot a Nylon either. My new best friend at the range is my Savage .22, which has proved to be more fun with the irons that with a scope. Here is a pretty lady shooting it:

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Hey Spooky, is that a MK2 and if so how do you like it?

My grandson is about ready for his first .22 rifle and I've heard good things about the Savage trigger.
 
Hi Jackknife- That is indeed the Mk-2. I've really enjoyed it so far, I got it as a gift last Christmas (what a gift!). This is an older model without the Accu-trigger, if that's what you were speaking of. The trigger has been pretty fair, but a little heavy. It's still crisp enough that you don't mind too much. I have not had a chance to shoot a rifle (other than gunshop dry firing) with the accu-trigger.

The accuracy of the rifle has been excellent, and the iron sights are extremely pleasant to shoot with. I now use it to teach all new shooters, and they take to it very quickly. The only thing I wish it had are flush-fit magazines. The location of the magazine is a very natural balance point to place the support hand, and the mag requires you move ahead of it.

Hope that helps!
 
My dad got a Nylon 66 back in the early 70's when he was my age. I'm taking it to the range next weekend.
 
Bwilson said:
Just curious - what do the nylon 66's sell for these days?
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According to Gunbroker.com, anywhere from $99 up to $300+. Still a bargain when it comes to "grin factor".

I got a Marlin Model 60 w/a Nikon 4X scope on it that is surprisingly accurate. When it comes to plain ol' fun, I gotta go with the 66 with open sights.

The "single load" feature is one that I can't believe more .22lr rifles dont have. For those that don't know, the bolt was recessed in the nylon reciever. If you roll the rifle to the left, you can put a round in the recess. Pull the bolt back, the round falls in, let the bolt go, voilà! one in the chamber without using the magazine / mag tube.
 
SpookyPistolero said:
Hi Jackknife- That is indeed the Mk-2. I've really enjoyed it so far, I got it as a gift last Christmas (what a gift!). This is an older model without the Accu-trigger, if that's what you were speaking of. The trigger has been pretty fair, but a little heavy. It's still crisp enough that you don't mind too much. I have not had a chance to shoot a rifle (other than gunshop dry firing) with the accu-trigger.

The accuracy of the rifle has been excellent, and the iron sights are extremely pleasant to shoot with. I now use it to teach all new shooters, and they take to it very quickly. The only thing I wish it had are flush-fit magazines. The location of the magazine is a very natural balance point to place the support hand, and the mag requires you move ahead of it.

Hope that helps!
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Yes, it helps greatly. Thank you for the reply, as I am considering one for purchase. I'm a .22 rimfire fanatic, and in fact no longer shoot anything else but.
 
moonwilson said:
Never shot a Nylon, but for a plinker I like the 10/22. I have mine kitted out with a red-dot sight and it is pure murder on beer cans! If I'm ever threatened by a horde of zombie squirrels, they won't stand a chance against that thing.
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Gotta love the 10/22. My brother gave me his all-weather and I love it. They definately benefit from the extended mag and bolt releases. I have a peep site on mine. probably pick up a Green Mountain bull barrel with fire sights if I can stop buying knives. I can't count how many chipmunks and woodchucks have fallen to this gun.
 
Rupestris said:
... The "single load" feature is one that I can't believe more .22lr rifles dont have. For those that don't know, the bolt was recessed in the nylon reciever. If you roll the rifle to the left, you can put a round in the recess. Pull the bolt back, the round falls in, let the bolt go, voilà! one in the chamber without using the magazine / mag tube.
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Well now, that's something I didn't know, and it's nice of you to share that tidbit. I've used and loved Nylon 66 rifles since about 1971, and I never tried that trick. I wonder if it works with a .22 Short. I bought my first 66 back then at a flea market -- flea markets were manly affairs then :D -- for only $25. It was a little dirty just from being shot a lot, and I intended to clean it up and sell it at a small profit. Once I shot it and discovered how well it worked even dirty, I kept it.

Somewhere long ago I read that Eskimos used them for hunting seals, and that rolling around in sea water in the bottom of their boats did little to harm them. I've also read that South American Indians used them for hunting small jungle game to fill the pot. When Remington foolishly quit making the 66 and sold the rights and the equipment to make it to a company in Brazil (CBC I think it was called), some were still imported back into the US, but I'll bet a lot more of them were used in Brazil's extensive jungle, too.

Does anybody besides me and probably Jackknife remember when we had shooting galleries at the county fair every year? Well, that's where "gallery rifles" got their name. Did you know that Remington made some Nylon 66 gallery models chambered for the .22 Short only? I've only seen two in my life. The first was at a gun show and I thought the seller wanted too much money for it. He didn't! I kicked myself for several years for not buying it. Well, when I found the second 66 gallery model -- in great shape no less -- I did NOT pass that one up! The .22 Short is an underrated cartridge that most people don't even use any more, but I've shot many thousands of them, and killed a lot of snakes etc. with them, too.
 
Dr. Mudd said:
The .22 Short is an underrated cartridge that most people don't even use any more, but I've shot many thousands of them, and killed a lot of snakes etc. with them, too.
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:thumbup: I love the shorts. Allows you to take out critters in the garden without the neighbors calling the cops. :eek:
 
Hello, i stoped in to say, when i was a young man i had a Remington nylon 66 rifle. It was black, i payed twenty US. dollars to some guy around 18 to 20 years of age. It needed to be fixed up some, just a light rust and some oil, and a gun cleaning kit, and i was on my way. Great buy, but i sold it to a friend. To bad for me, it was a nice weapon for its time. Your friend at the post Donald S.
 
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