Nylon 66 sight problem

tdrizzle · April 14, 2010, 03:34 PM

I bought an Apache Black Nylon 66 last week, and was pleased to discover it's one of the oldest models, from 1962, without even a serial number as required by the GCA in 1968.

However, there is a small problem. The rear sight is canted to the far right by the worm gear/screw that turns it, and there's no adjustment point for it. On another board, someone said there's no dial, as on the range adjustment, just an inlet for a screwdriver on the left side of the sight. I don't even have that.

I can try to shoot it using Kentucky windage, but it would be nice to be able to adjust it to either side or leave it in the center, if necessary. Anyone have an idea how I can turn the screw? I might be able to get a tiny needlenosepliers in there, but maybe not.

PetahW · April 14, 2010, 08:34 PM

The folks over at the Nylon 66 forum would most likely have a lot of experience with your situation.

www.nylonrifles.com

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T. O'Heir · April 15, 2010, 05:59 PM

Exploded drawing here. http://stevespages.com/ipb-remington-66.html
Owner's manual and 'Field Service' manual here. Both are sizeable files. 5.12 meg for the former, 13.53 meg for the latter.
Try one of these for the missing parts.
http://www.remington.com/pages/suppo...s-dealers.aspx

April 14, 2010, 03:34 PM	#1
tdrizzle Senior Member Join Date: September 11, 2007 Location: St Paul Posts: 209	Nylon 66 sight problem I bought an Apache Black Nylon 66 last week, and was pleased to discover it's one of the oldest models, from 1962, without even a serial number as required by the GCA in 1968. However, there is a small problem. The rear sight is canted to the far right by the worm gear/screw that turns it, and there's no adjustment point for it. On another board, someone said there's no dial, as on the range adjustment, just an inlet for a screwdriver on the left side of the sight. I don't even have that. I can try to shoot it using Kentucky windage, but it would be nice to be able to adjust it to either side or leave it in the center, if necessary. Anyone have an idea how I can turn the screw? I might be able to get a tiny needlenosepliers in there, but maybe not.

April 15, 2010, 05:59 PM	#3
T. O'Heir Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 12,453	Exploded drawing here. http://stevespages.com/ipb-remington-66.html Owner's manual and 'Field Service' manual here. Both are sizeable files. 5.12 meg for the former, 13.53 meg for the latter. Try one of these for the missing parts. http://www.remington.com/pages/suppo...s-dealers.aspx __________________ Spelling and grammar count!

April 14, 2010, 08:34 PM	#2
PetahW Senior Member Join Date: September 19, 2008 Posts: 4,678	The folks over at the Nylon 66 forum would most likely have a lot of experience with your situation. www.nylonrifles.com .