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Post by HighCotton on Jan 6, 2020 18:43:57 GMT -5
Fantastic! Thanks for the links and info jjas!!
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Post by esshup on Jan 7, 2020 0:00:39 GMT -5
The gun looks like it spent time in a sandy environment.
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Post by HighCotton on Jan 7, 2020 21:50:00 GMT -5
After removing the scope and a thorough cleaning, the gun really looks pretty good! Got her to the range and the first 5 shots were a little high and left, but the group was pretty tight for my ole eyes at 0.80 inch. I just worked her in at 15 yards and went from there. I took her a bit to far to the right and finally got her dialed indecently. Not one single failure and she's a shootin' son of a gun!!!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 7, 2020 21:52:27 GMT -5
After removing the scope and a thorough cleaning, the gun really looks pretty good! Got her to the range and the first 5 shots were a little high and left, but the group was pretty tight for my ole eyes at 0.60 inch. I just worked her in at 15 yards and went from there. I took her a bit to far to the right and finally got her dialed indecently. Not one single failure and she's a shootin' son of a gun!!! wow, rifle looks great, and the group's are more than acceptable.
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Post by esshup on Jan 8, 2020 7:55:55 GMT -5
Good shooting! Personal taste here, but I like the way they look without a scope for some reason.
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Post by HighCotton on Jan 8, 2020 18:14:23 GMT -5
I thought I would be covered up with squirrels today. Not so. Only saw 1 and The Remington 66 did a fine job. The first quarry taken with the rifle. Head shot through the right eye at about 18 yards:
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Post by bullseye69 on Jan 24, 2020 11:14:25 GMT -5
Well, I did the deal. It turned out that the fella was interested in one of my old fly reels because he has an old bamboo rod that belonged to his Dad. For many years, he has wanted to fish with the rod, but he knows little to nothing about fly fishing. So, basically we're talking about me and this fella on 2 different nostalgic journeys. The first thing I did was a little disappointing for the guy. He felt that the old Montague Flash bamboo rod (circa, 1940-1950) from his dad was worth a ton of money. I had to be honest with him and let him know that many of the old Montague rods are actually just wallhangers. I kind of hated to tell him the truth, but it is what it is. From there, the meeting turned upbeat. All this guy wants to do is fish with the old rod. Just to reminisce a bit about days gone by with his "Pops!" So, I said, "Hey, why don't we hook up on a warmer Spring day. I'll teach you the basic knots. I'll explain everything on how to rig your rod and reel with the proper nomenclature and setup. We'll find a good section of lawn where I can teach you how to cast a flyrod. And then we'll use some of my flies and we'll get on some local water. I recommend my foam spiders and we'll go some evening and watch some gills rise and hammer the lil imitation critters!" So he gets the reel, one of my 1940's Oreno 1155 with vintage line: Now for the rifle. I guess the thing was covered in dust in his basement. He had cleaned it up a bit so it was somewhat presentable. I don't know enough to completely disassemble or even field strip the rifle yet so that was a bit disconcerting. I did bring some 22 ammo and found that I could at least cycle a half dozen rounds through the gun. At this point, I figured I would do the deal since my major portion will be a day of "Training and Education." I guess I can't really put a dollar figure on this barter/deal. Now, I just need to learn a little more about the gun since I have it in my hands. Here is an initial (and fairly poor) pic of the rifle: As esshup eluded to, I have a feeling that this gun is in serious need of a good cleaning. However, I'm going to print the manual and watch some more videos to get better acquainted with the internals before I dive in on the disassembly! You got a great deal. Just was at a auction last weekend and seen a Nylon 66 go for $400!!
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Post by M4Madness on Jan 24, 2020 16:07:50 GMT -5
I remember my cousin carrying his dad's Nylon 66 back in the early 80's. I also recall him shooting birds out of the air with it on more than one occasion. Yes, in flight. I have no idea if either he or his father still has the rifle.
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Post by HighCotton on Jan 24, 2020 19:31:52 GMT -5
I remember my cousin carrying his dad's Nylon 66 back in the early 80's. I also recall him shooting birds out of the air with it on more than one occasion. Yes, in flight. I have no idea if either he or his father still has the rifle. To do that once would be amazing for me! Any more than that would be pretty crazy!!
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Post by schall53 on Jan 25, 2020 13:04:02 GMT -5
I remember my cousin carrying his dad's Nylon 66 back in the early 80's. I also recall him shooting birds out of the air with it on more than one occasion. Yes, in flight. I have no idea if either he or his father still has the rifle. I managed to do that once on a pigeon, don't know who was more surprised, me or the pigeon.
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Post by HighCotton on Apr 4, 2020 14:39:18 GMT -5
After getting my grandson to help me cut down and cut up one of our silver maple trees, I promised him we could go to my buddy's and do some shooting. He's been intrigued with my Nylon 66. I had him clean it with me and we started scouring the internet to learn more about the gun (and refresh my memory on disassembly and reassembly). We did a ton of damage to some targets and tin cans. A hodge podge of ammo, hundreds of rounds, and not one single failure!! This has quickly become a favorite shooter and to think it's mostly plastic! In our search, we found that the rifle is the first year production, 1959 as the barrel is stamped "EF" meaning E for October and F for 1959! I'm just amazed how a gun like this, over 60 years old will hammer a target as fast as we can pull the trigger and not miss a beat!!! He also found a newly posted hickok45 video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggLbcQHZWIoIncidentally, I reached out to the fella I got the from but it just went to his voicemail. I still need to hook up with him on the fly tying and fishing detail. That'll be a good time, too!
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Post by budd on Apr 5, 2020 9:12:44 GMT -5
Although I`m not a fan of remington, I can appreciate your fascination with an older, nostalgic firearm. To me, an old, classic firearm would be similar to being able to get an old, restored muscle car from the 60`s or 70`s. I`d love to be able to get an old Colt Python, a Smith and Wesson Model 29, and a Winchester pre 64 in nearly anything, but especially a pre 64 Model 70 in .30-06. Good luck, I hope this works out for you, and please let us live vicariously through you, please keep us posted and have pgotos. My brother has a pre 64 model 70 in 243, my uncle has one in 264, I have shot my uncles gun several time's over the years, since neither of his daughters show a interest he said he would give it to me some day.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2020 9:14:30 GMT -5
Although I`m not a fan of remington, I can appreciate your fascination with an older, nostalgic firearm. To me, an old, classic firearm would be similar to being able to get an old, restored muscle car from the 60`s or 70`s. I`d love to be able to get an old Colt Python, a Smith and Wesson Model 29, and a Winchester pre 64 in nearly anything, but especially a pre 64 Model 70 in .30-06. Good luck, I hope this works out for you, and please let us live vicariously through you, please keep us posted and have pgotos. My brother has a pre 64 model 70 in 243, my uncle has one in 264, I have shot my uncles gun several time's over the years, since neither of his daughters show a interest he said he would give it to me some day. That would be a very fine remembrance of your Uncle when he`s gone.
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