[Ted Brown]

There are a lot of excellent .22LR semi-auto rifles out there, but it's my personal opinion that the Winchester Model 63 is by far the very best. My first rifle was a M63 and I made a big mistake trading it off. I bought the one shown here in 1972 for only $100 and now it lists in the Blue Book for about $1950 in 98% condition. This one was made in 1957 and the M63 was discontinued in 1958. This has the late grooved receiver which adds a lot of value, but the main thing is it shoots great! Not bad for a rifle originally designed in 1903.

 

[Random Guy]

Looks nice, glad that oldie but goodie has provided 50 years of service(!).

My choice for a semi-auto 22LR is a bit more of a contemporary design, on top is a Thompson Center (TC) Benchmark that I have owned since 2004. Not vintage like an old M63, but it is a neat little 22LR semi-auto. (The 15-year old Anshutz MPR 64 on the bottom with its optional SS 25” bull barrel is in a different category, along with its 10 oz trigger).

 

[Jim Horton]

There are many who swear on the all around attributes of the Nylon 66.

 

[Cool Breeze]

I’ve got an old excellent Remington Nylon 66 in Mohawk Brown circa 1960 without a serial number. It’s a early one that lives in my safe and for sale.

It’s a date code “AGD” on the barrel. I always wanted one as a kid…

 

[ray55classic]

That Winchester of Ted's is absolutely beautiful , same for the Thompson &
Anshutz. Rimfires are among my favorite rifles , cheap to shoot , accurate
& above all FUN
Another Big time fan of the nylon 66 , mines been in my family since 1966.
No serial # . just got a super low mount & next up is a holographic sight 4 her , she ought to be able terrorize these Texas Jack rabbits on the run .

 

[Earthquake]

Since you post says "Best 22", mine would be a Marlin 39A. I know its not a auto, I have a very nice one made in 1962. I will try to post a picture later the safe its in has a bunch of stuff in front of it I have to move to get to it.

eQ

 

[E150GT]

Yall are fancy. I just got a Ruger American 22LR bolt action. The best one is the one I have in my safe.

 

[Jackofalltrades03]

That is very nice rifle but for me the forends are to slim. A friend handed me a really expensive Browning to try out and I handed back to him and told him it was to small for my hands. It may just be a Winchester thing because I have a model 94 that I really don't care for for the same reason.

 

[WaM14gunner]

I have a couple. Winchester Model 9422 Classic, rare and expensive if you find one. Most used would be a Rem 66 for plinking or a BRNO Model 1 bolt that is super accurate and fun to shoot.

I once had a now hard to find Anshutz 1422-D Classic, it shot lights out to at least 100 yards. Wish I still had it.

 

[Instructor]

I could not agree more with Mr. Brown's opinion of the Winchester Model 63 rifle. The small knob seen at the rear of the receiver is a simple take down process and loosening it and then you simply pull the upper off the lower exposing the inner workings of the rifle. Upon doing so you will see no aluminum, no plastic, nothing but machined steel parts and likely to last several lifetimes. The tube-shaped device in front of the forend is what you use to feed a round into the chamber and the shallow cut out in the butt stock is where you drop the 10 rounds and a spring loaded device simply pushes the rounds forward to put round into the chamber, simplicity through and through. My 63 is quite old, made in the mid 30's, and am restoring it at the present time with replacement stocks and plan on having the receiver color case hardened if that is possible. If not will definitely have the metal re blued to a nice shiny appearance. Mine is not drilled or tapped for optics but will replace the basic iron sights with more modern versions and looking forward to completing this project by Springtime.

 

[wifetrained]

Bang for the buck I'd have to go with the Savage Mk2. Mine printed just under to around 1 MOA at 100 yards scoped on a bag rest using CCI standard, It did have the accutrigger from the factory.

 

[Landshark]

My great uncle had a model 1903 that was a predecessor to the 63 chambered in 22 Winchester Auto.

I have some really fond memories of that rifle. We shot it a lot. Every kid in the family dating back to before The Great Depression learned to shoot with it.

There's no telling how many rounds various family members put through that rifle.

It was enough that even in the late 60's the local hardware store would stock the ammunition for him.

It was plenty accurate. He had some swinging steel gongs set up across a pond, and we'd shoot those and bottle caps from at least 50 yards away.

I can remember my Dad telling me not to waste any shots because it really wasn't a .22 and the ammunition was kind of expensive and not all that easy to come by.

On one occasion my great uncle cajoled my Dad into shooting a fish with it.

My great uncle didn't believe it could be done because of the refraction of light in water, and the relative position of the actual fish to the image of the fish.

Dad understood the physics of it and didn't see it as much of a challenge but my uncle kind of wouldn't let up, so he drilled it with the first shot and the cats ate well.

 

[MemphisMachinists]

Hard to beat a Remington model 66. I have one that I bought at a yard sale. They were asking $25 and I offered $20. They were happy and me too. It's at the farm or I would post a pic. Its rough, but unstoppable.

 

[wifetrained]

My old man had a Marlin model 25N on the ranch. Left out in the barn in a metal cabinet for decades and when I inherited it all I had to do was clean it up, bore was still pristine, load her up and shoot. Shoots great to this day. The oldies but goodies are still the best!

 

[stlm14]

I have a Nylon 77/Mohawk 10C mag fed one, The prices I have seen are outrageous

 

[Mad Trapper]

Browning

 

[XM25Ren]

There are a lot of excellent .22LR semi-auto rifles out there, but it's my personal opinion that the Winchester Model 63 is by far the very best. My first rifle was a M63 and I made a big mistake trading it off. I bought the one shown here in 1972 for only $100 and now it lists in the Blue Book for about $1950 in 98% condition. This one was made in 1957 and the M63 was discontinued in 1958. This has the late grooved receiver which adds a lot of value, but the main thing is it shoots great! Not bad for a rifle originally designed in 1903.

View attachment 505254

Ted,
I look at that Winchester and something is missing. I just can’t put my finger on.

MORE THAN A HOBBY, A PASSION!
REN

 

[Old John]

Browning

View attachment 505274

I had the Belgian version as a kid -- about 70 years ago. I recently bought the Japanese version now that I'm in my second childhood!

 

[Landshark]

Ted,
I look at that Winchester and something is missing. I just can’t put my finger on.

MORE THAN A HOBBY, A PASSION!
REN

LOL, Yeah Winchester didn't know what they were missing when they turned down Browning's proposal for less up front money and future royalties on what became the Remington Model 8.

Though the way Johnson handled it is pretty slick.

 

[luigi]

I’ve got an old excellent Remington Nylon 66 in Mohawk Brown circa 1960 without a serial number. It’s a early one that lives in my safe and for sale.
View attachment 505258
It’s a date code “AGD” on the barrel. I always wanted one as a kid…

AG Born Date would be March 1960. Not sure about the D?
I have a Nov 1959 that is still a tack driver.