DickP
Member
My girlfriend recently inherited an Apache Black Nylon 66 and I was hoping a few of the kind folks here would help me out regarding:
(1) How do you clean this thing? This is the first rifle I've owned that's not a bolt-action, and the thought of running the cleaning rod down the muzzle-end makes me cringe. I'm not intending on keeping this thing super clean but there's a whole lot of gunk in the barrel.
(2) Any good aftermarket sights for this gun? The rear sight is okay for me in most lighting situations, but I lose the front sight in anything other than broad daylight. The rear sight looks like it's bolted to the action (?) and I can live with not replacing it, but I really want to change the factory front sight. I've been contemplating painting it with glow-in-the-dark paint, but I'd prefer something a little nicer - a cheap fiber-optic would be fine, and I could probably talk myself into a Trijicon-type nightsight...
(3) The only .22lr ammo I've been finding is Remington stuff from Wallyworld - although truthfully I haven't really been looking too hard for alternatives - any recommendations for an accurate, affordable (primarily target) load?
Thanks!
(1) How do you clean this thing? This is the first rifle I've owned that's not a bolt-action, and the thought of running the cleaning rod down the muzzle-end makes me cringe. I'm not intending on keeping this thing super clean but there's a whole lot of gunk in the barrel.
(2) Any good aftermarket sights for this gun? The rear sight is okay for me in most lighting situations, but I lose the front sight in anything other than broad daylight. The rear sight looks like it's bolted to the action (?) and I can live with not replacing it, but I really want to change the factory front sight. I've been contemplating painting it with glow-in-the-dark paint, but I'd prefer something a little nicer - a cheap fiber-optic would be fine, and I could probably talk myself into a Trijicon-type nightsight...
(3) The only .22lr ammo I've been finding is Remington stuff from Wallyworld - although truthfully I haven't really been looking too hard for alternatives - any recommendations for an accurate, affordable (primarily target) load?
Thanks!