Rem vs 10/22

You aren't really surprised that a Remington right out of the box outshot a Ruger are you?

 

Apparently, the 10-22 wasn't put together quite right. A bunch of parts are only as good as the way they're assembled. Check out the bedding and metal work tips in the Tips and Tricks Forum and you may find out whats not just right.

A properly accurized 10-22 will shoot with any semi-auto made or modified; usually better. That's a fact. Prove-it targets shot with 10-22s are pretty scary. Ten consecutive 5-shot groups at 50 yards averaging under .37"; some less than that.

I've shot 250s on the USBR target at 50 yards with mine. The ten ring is only 1/10" in diameter, so that's pretty fair shooting for a semi-auto sporter.

Sorry, but it's highly unlikely that any Nylon 66 can shoot that well;maybe not impossible, just very unlikely.

John

 

I think many are surprised at how well the Nylon 66 performs,once they try one.The stock dimensions may have something to do with it.Over the years I've heard positive comments about fit,and how easy it is to shoot.

 

What is the going rate for a as-new Nylon 66 Mohawk?

Found one on auction recently and thought I'd get one as a companion to my 597 and to teach new comers to firearms.

 

I think many are surprised at how well the Nylon 66 performs,once they try one.The stock dimensions may have something to do with it.Over the years I've heard positive comments about fit,and how easy it is to shoot.

I find it easy to shoot because it feels exactly like my Daisy Powerline 850 bb gun that I have had since 5th grade....um..about 20 years now....

I may have some setup probs with the 10/22, but then again, I have only shot bulk ammo through it and not anything decent, and anly with the 25 rd butler creek mags so I think there myght be some deformation going on with it..but still, I shoot with the Nylon 66 the best out of any gun I have ever shot with. I make no claims to being a marksman of any sort, I am shakey, impatient, and trigger happy, and perhaps the Old Nylon just caters to my inconsistancies better than the 10/22 does. I am just happy to found something that I can shoot well.

 

Nylon 66s have an amazing point-&-shoot-ability and very clear open sights. They're very easy to shoot well w/ opens.

It sounds like you got one that's a tad more accurate than average too. Hang on to it !

 

Most of the tricked out guns-10/22s,volquartsens,clerks,etc are refined for target ammo. The head space,chamber ad infinitum are precision adjusted to GOOD ammo-try that in your stock Rem,then if it still shoots better,rant rant and rant some more ha ha . Seriously,glad you have a good shooter. My 597 shoots good and bad,but it does have a GOOD laminated stock,moe lthan you can say about the 66. Have fun,I would not trust a 22 past 50yrs on small game,its inhumane-25 yrs for ground hog. JMHO,Paul W

 

I had the box magazine fed version, the Nylon 77 Apache, a few years ago. I couldn't get any better than three inch groups with it at 50 yards, and the trigger was so putrid it was beyond description, so I tripped it at the next gun show in short order. No tears over that one. Worst .22 that I ever owned, indescribable how poorly made it was and how poorly it operated, handled, and shot. A cartridge firing toy, pure junk.

 

Nylon 66s have very light weight plastic stocks, but to me they have a feel of quality to them. Remington didn't make this model in Nylon to cut costs. They did it to increase reliability and indestructability. The 66 is one of the few "plastic guns" I've ever really really liked.

I'll probably pick up one of the 597's in synthetic though. They're on sale at Dicks for $89 after rebate, and that's just too good to pass up !

 

I have a Nylon 66, it is awesome.

Good luck getting it to jam, it almost can't be done. I like to feed it Remington Thunderbolts for some reason, seems to like 'em.

Look closely at the barrel, it's almost a bull barrel. The only real flaw is that you can never mount a scope on it, the receiver moves too much.

 

Why does everyone say this? I've had a scope on mine and it is fine. The receiver bolts through the stock from one side to the other. How does it "move"?? I'd like it if you could clarify exactly what you mean?

Don

 

This thread inspired me to shoot a Nylon this afternoon.A 77 bought at K-Mart at close out for $109 for a parts gun for a very rough 66 I gave $50 for earlier.I swapped all parts that would swap from the new 77 to the old 66,barrel,internal parts,and receiver cover.Came up with a nice 66 and a very ugly and worn 77.The 77 became my back door gun,standing in a corner,a loaded magazine hidden in a nearby cabinet.Last time I shot it was a year or so ago,a one shot kill on a tomcat that was vandalizing our home and autos.Today I shot it 5 times at paper from a rest to confirm zero.My ninth shot offhand at 25 yards split a playing card.I can believe everything I've heard or read about these rifles,good and bad.Mine are good,I don't doubt that some bad ones were made.

 

Nylon 66, when 1st introduced, some factory shooter did a torture test. he had 2"X2" wood blocks cut, thousands of them. had someone toss them in the air, and he shot at and hit them! obviously way out in the country, where the bullet would not harm anyone. He fired for several days, over 8 hrs of shooting daily, and never had a malfunction. ended up shooting over 200 thousand blocks. it was in the American Rifleman. they are very accurate for a semi-auto 22. I know of one built in 1959, still going strong, friend of mine shoots a brick or two every other week with it.
good rifle!

 

I had a 66, and I never had a malfunction with it, BUT, if you wanted to hit the side of a barn with it, you had better start from inside the barn!

 

One other question for you guys, should I bother treating mine with a velvet glove since it is in newish condition...I know there are millions of them out there, but there is some demand for them growing. I love shooting it though...

 

From what you've said about how well it works for you,would seem a shame not to use it.Collectors do whatever they do with their guns,I shoot mine.In the over all scheme of things,what would give you the most pleasure?Enjoying the use of it or keeping it pristine on the hope of a higher selling price someday?If I owned it I would try to wear it out and make a little money off something else.

 

If it's brand-new w/ box and paperwork, I'd make sure I at least kept the box pristine. As for the rifle, I'd shoot it AND take good care of it. Find a used beater to throw behind the pickup seat.

 

If you do decide to start shooting it. Remember. It doesn't need any action lubrication. You can easily clean the bore occasionally from the rear by:

Make sure the gun is cocked (AND EMPTY).

Engage the safety.

Remove the sheet metal receiver cover.

Remove the barrel lug screw.

Tape the lug from the bottom to raise it a bit.

Slide out the barrel.

Slide out the bolt and recoil spring.

Clean every thing off (remember - minimal or no lube).

Clean the bore from the rear.

Put it back together - all with out letting the striker fall.

If you let the striker fall with the bolt out, then it takes two sets of hands and some further takedown to get it recocked.

My old Nylon will put an entire tube into an inch at 25 yards with just the open sights. I second the "no scope" opinion. As the receiver cover heats up, she starts walking.

 

Well i guess I am going to use it and not abuse it. I like this gun, it has made me realize that I can be a decent shot for once and that I do not need a bunch of fancy stuff. I hope that my son will be able to learn on it when he is old enough..not to mention my daughter, who was born yesterday. And now that my wife isn't prego, she is anxious to shoot it as well.

 

Congratulations on the new addition to your family! The Nylon will surely last long enough for her to get to use it.

 

I think I'd have to call my Nylon 66 "tin can" accurate, and DEVASTATING on jackrabbits. Best pointing gun I have ever shot (over 30 years now and going strong). I wouldn't think of target shooting with it - but if I could only own one gun, I'm afraid that would be the one. I won't hesitate to buy the next "like new" one I see - I just don't see them that often.

 

17yr resurrection thread! New record?? 😳

 

My experience with 66 have all been good