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stevens model 66B

billybob31
a friend has a stevens model 66B tube fed bolt action that has on the barrel stevens buckhorn special! it has a rear peep sight & a small peep front sight! he ask me to look it up for him for when it was made & what it was worth ! i have the blue book of guns & the 2001 copy from gun list but its not listed in them ? i have never encountered a stevens 66B before & cannot help him ! i would appreciate any input & cannot understand why it is not in my books ?thanksbillybob31
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  • j2k22
    BB- most of the "Blue Book" type catalogs don't bother to detail the various models of >22's unless they are Winchester or Remington. Gun Traders Guide has very good coverage of this class of rifle. There is also a book out that covers all Savage and Stevens models. I will look up the manufacture dates for you later today. Value is generally limited around $100, unless the condition is really outstanding. They are really good shooters, and very durable.
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  • 218Beekeep
    billybob31,I have been into savage/stevens for a while,I`ll be looking into my books tonight and will get back to ya.The sights on some of those old guns are worth as much as the guns,sometimes.
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  • billybob31
    j2k22 & 218beekeep thanks for your help!1bill
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  • j2k22
    BB- Gun Traders Guide puts the dates of manufacture between 1935-1948. The sights on those rifles were nothing special, and do not command any high prices, as was implied above. I just purchased the type of receiver sight that you have for $20. The peep-equipped rifles were relatively scarce, and would sell for more than an open-sighted version, but still don't bring much more than $100.
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  • 218Beekeep
    j2k22,my books do not give a name for a sight manufacturer on this gun.What brand name do you have on the ones that you bought??
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  • j2k22
    218- The sights were manufactured by Stevens.There was also an option for a Lyman 55 rear sight, which is the one I bought.The Stevens peep was a relatively simple arrangement of stampings. You can find a picture of it in the Gun Parts Corp catalog, although they do not have any complete sights for sale. The front was a hooded ramp ( model 100) with three interchangeable inserts. The rear peep was Stevens model 105. The definitive resource for this subject is Nick Stroebel's book, "Old Gunsights."
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  • 218Beekeep
    j2k22,I have several Lymon 55 receiver sights ,and must tell you that I think you got a deal(or steal)at $20.I will often buy a gun just for the sights,and Lymon,Marbles and a few others are what I`m always lookin` fer.
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