Remington Nylon 66 Keep it or sell it?

[mickeydim468]

Well weather wasn't permitting until yesterday afternoon and even then it started to rain on me and my son when we went out shooting.

Since my last reply, I bought a metal carnival type of target made specifically for the .22. We set it up yesterday out in a huge field with a good backdrop and ended up shooting about 250 rounds through Dad's ol' .22. We had a blast, and even started hitting the targets at 50 yards, after I finally took off the scope. My eyes are really bad for long distance, but I was even hitting it too.

My boy out-shot me, which really impressed me, but I should be receiving my new glasses sometime this week, so I should do better after that. I was very surprised how accurate and easy this rifle was to shoot. Like I said... We had a blast. No pun intended!

Mikey!

 

[cratti]

I had one of those as a kid. You should sell it.

... To me.

 

[Red Tornado]

Sounds like the heirloom 66 got the perfect father/son workout. You couldn't have honored your Dad's memory any better. No new rifle ever made can do that. Glad you're enjoying it.
RT

 

[mickeydim468]

Hey Red,

You are sure correct about that. Even though I had to guess where I was shooting, I still did ok. The fact that my son Kicked my butt was awesome too! I had to just stand there with my chest out and think to myself... "The kid can shoot!"

My daughter is 6 and she is going to inherit this rifle. I have some other stuff for the oldest three boys, so this goes to her. I can't wait until she gets big enough to hold it properly, so I can teach her to shoot. She has a BB gun now and does ok.

I need to buy a .22lr for my 14 year old boy who is mentioned above. I think he would excel as a marksman if encouraged properly. Plus then we could shoot more often together. I am currently looking for one for him, but I haven't decided yet which one he is going to get.