Nylon 66 Apache What scope and mounts ?

wheelgun28 · Mar 18, 2016

I recently bought a pre serial number Nylon 66 Apache. Shes is great looking gal!

I'd like to add a scope to her but I want it to be vintage. So what would have been installed in 1968?

I would what it to match the rest of the rifle too.

Any ideas??

Thanks

OKFC05 · Mar 18, 2016

It is grooved for the .22 scopes with the built-in clamps, no extra mount required. In 1968, the typical scope would have been the small cheap 4X on a .22. Putting a huge scope on a .22 is a recent idea and would have been thought weird in 1968.

The TASCO Rimfire 4X 15mm is still made, and here is one place to buy one:
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The 4X Bushnell 20mm would have been super deluxe for a rimfire in 1968.

snuffy51 · Mar 18, 2016

Scout around and see if any good aperture sights are available for it. I have a set of Tech Sights LLC. on an old Marlin model 60. Look great and work just fine, very quick and accurate.

wetdog · Mar 18, 2016

I have a Nylon 66 in the 2,000,000 serial range with a Weaver Marksman U.S.A. 4X scope on it.
I also have a Nylon 76 lever no serial # with a Weaver B4, El Paso Texas U.S.A. Pat'd. in a Weaver.22 tip off 3/4", Pat. Pend U.S.A.
I don't know if they were supplied with the guns from the factory. The crosshairs on the 66 are not in good shape and out of alignment. I think it may be tough to find a good one.

Skeetr57 · Mar 18, 2016

Scopes on the Remington nylon guns like the 66 are pretty worthless because of the construction of the gun. The sheet metal piece that has the grooves for the scope mount is attached only to the plastic stock, and the barrel is also attached to the plastic stock. With a scope mounted, even slight side pressure on the fore end will move the barrel enough to move the POI inches. The original sights are not bad, because they are attached to the barrel, and stay aligned with it even when the barrel moves.

EllDee · Mar 19, 2016

Skeetr57 said:
Scopes on the Remington nylon guns like the 66 are pretty worthless because of the construction of the gun. The sheet metal piece that has the grooves for the scope mount is attached only to the plastic stock, and the barrel is also attached to the plastic stock. With a scope mounted, even slight side pressure on the fore end will move the barrel enough to move the POI inches. The original sights are not bad, because they are attached to the barrel, and stay aligned with it even when the barrel moves.

This may be true, but I have had my Apache for near 50 years now. I'm on the second scope, which is a 4X Tasco I took off a .25-06 more than 20 years years ago. Rifle still holds minute of gopher out to around 50 yards, good enough for me. Spring is just around the corner here in SE South Dakota, and I'm itching to remove a few gophers again.

Iggy · Mar 19, 2016

There were sure a lot of jack rabbits that didn't know the scoped 66 was inaccurate. That rifle kept me in beer during college.

DocB · Mar 19, 2016

The Tasco scopes hit around 1970, and we couldn't believe it. . .a scope made in Japan. Nobody would buy them, but I guess some people did. Turned out to be a pretty good scope maker after some years went by. I've still got one on an old 22 somewhere. It's pretty junky but it is vintage to the gun.

Triathloncoach · Mar 19, 2016

I took an old scope of an old Winchester 190 and gave it to my 12 year old son for his air soft gun. It wasn't cool enough.

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