Those strange Remington Nylon bolt actions...

Resurrecting this thread got me to wondering about the caliber designation that may be stamped on my 24-inch barreled 11.

Never noticed before it's marked "22 Short Long or L.R." I'm guessing the same magazines that came with it are used for all three lengths.
 
It was about 15 years ago I found a table at a gun show that had one with a small scope , i twas nice clean con for 130 I took it home model 11 with I think 6 round mag. I left a green semi go new in box for 100 bucks .
 
I remember years ago, the Remington advertisement showing a Nylon 66 posing on a huge pile of empty .22 brass :)
 
hittman77 said:
Resurrecting this thread got me to wondering about the caliber designation that may be stamped on my 24-inch barreled 11.

Never noticed before it's marked "22 Short Long or L.R." I'm guessing the same magazines that came with it are used for all three lengths.
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Your guess is correct - the same magazine works for all three cartridges.

John
 
Neat thread! Glad it came back - I don't think I knew about those old nylon bolt guns.

I do have a Nylon 66, however. Saw my first almost 50 years ago. Never forgot it. Just a few years ago my LGS had one and I scarfed it up. I don't use it but is nice to have around. :rolleyes:
 
A very informative series. I have learned lot about the Nylon series 22 which I have seen, handled but never shot or owned. Not to mention the bolt and lever actions that I never knew existed. Need to start looking a lot closer I think. And John, your photo lessons are fantastic. I have printed them out so I can continue to work on my pictures. Your pictures have always given me something to shoot for if you don't mind the pun. Thanks John!
 
I bought my mod 66 in 1959, new for $68 win SW Wyo. I got a mod 12 years later for $125 and still shoot both of them regularly. I can't begin to imagine how many rounds have gone through the 66 and it is still a laser.
I bought several of the 66 and 77s over the years and have given one to each of my grandchildren when they reach their 10th birthday. The last granddaughter turns 10 next summer and will get hers. I still have a couple of extra just in case.
I would give nearly anything to find a decent 77 lever action. But the sky seems to be the limit if you can even find one.

UF
 
Like Unclefudd, I bought my 66 about 1959 or so. One of the selling points was a Model 66 for $66.00.

I guess the cost of living was lower in SE Wyoming than in the SW corner back then.
 
Thanks for the excellent thread, John. Information on these has been next to impossible to find. In fact those are the first actual pictures I've ever even seen of these rifles.
 
I've got a Nylon 10 back in the safe somewhere- this thread makes me want to break it out and get it going again!
 
gagrainger said:
John, I question about the Nylon 10 smooth bore. I own one of these. It was my grandfather's gun and I remember firing it a few times in the early 70's. My Dad inherited it and eventually it became mine. I am certain that it has not been fired in the last 20 to 30 years and I have no ammunition for it. I've looked for some, but it is very difficult to find. Part of the problem may be that I am looking for the wrong ammo. In my mind, the ammo we shot out of it 40 years ago were .22 short crimped brass bird shot. Your article says it is chambered for .22LR. How certain are you that it is .22LR and not short. I did find where I can buy .22LR crimped brass bird shot on-line today. I would really enjoy letting the newest generation in our family do a little plinking with this old gun and maybe share some stories about their great grandpa and great-great grandpa.
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Sorry I'm a "little" late with a reply. For smooth bore .22 LR guns, I'm partial to CCI .22 shotshells. They have the shot in a blue capsule that separates when the shot comes out of the bore. Many gun stores carry it, and it can be ordered online.

Again, sorry for the delay - for some reason I missed your post the first time around.

John

P.S. The latest issue of Dillon's Blue Press catalog/magazine has an article I wrote on the Nylon bolt actions as the center spread in the issue.
 
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Question, I know where there is bolt action nylon Rem rifle. The owner is deceased and heirs don’t have the magazine. Would they take the same clip magazines as the Nylon 66c?
 
I would say probably not. The semiauto Mohawk 10C and its near twin, the Nylon 77, use interchangeable box magazines (but are marked differently), and also interchange with the 581 and 541 rifles, but those last two are not Nylon. Remington 511/513/521 magazines will interchange with the Nylon 11 bolt action. Those should be readily available.
 
Drm50 said:
Question, I know where there is bolt action nylon Rem rifle. The owner is deceased and heirs don’t have the magazine. Would they take the same clip magazines as the Nylon 66c?
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No. The detachable magazines for the Nylon 11s are metal, not plastic. They are the same as used on their preceding wood-stocked .22 rifles, the model 511s. They are thus not really scarce, and probably could be found easily on the internet. They come in both 5- and 10-round flavors.

John
 
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Numrich has used factory 6 round mags for the Nylon 11 ..... about $35 each I think.

They're wonderful shooters and especially nice if you land one of the more scarce 11s with the 24 inch barrel!
 
Add my thanks too! Actually those bolt Nylons were an elegant racy looking design. Never owned one but saw a few Nylons in the used gun racks back in the early 70s. Great grabs for the collector when they can find one.
 
I have only a Mohawk 10C I bought about 5 years ago because (1) I had never owned any Nylon rifle, and (2) it was cheap, around $150. I can say that the 10C shoots groups just as tight as any .22 non-target rifle I own (which is quite a few). The only thing I don't like about it is that long 10-round single column magazine as it gets in the way. I've read that is why Remington called it the 10C, the magazine holds 10 rounds. I think the other box magazine Nylon rifles have 5 (or maybe 6) round magazines. I have learned that there is more than meets the eye about the Nylon rifles.
 
For me the tube feed Nylons are the way to go.

I also didn't care much for the mag fed sei autos ..... tube feed way more convenient.
 
DWalt said:
I have only a Mohawk 10C I bought about 5 years ago because (1) I had never owned any Nylon rifle, and (2) it was cheap, around $150. I can say that the 10C shoots groups just as tight as any .22 non-target rifle I own (which is quite a few). The only thing I don't like about it is that long 10-round single column magazine as it gets in the way. I've read that is why Remington called it the 10C, the magazine holds 10 rounds. I think the other box magazine Nylon rifles have 5 (or maybe 6) round magazines. I have learned that there is more than meets the eye about the Nylon rifles.
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In 1973, the successor to the never-really-popular Nylon 77 (5-shot detachable magazine semiauto) was brought out by Remington, and it was called the "Mohawk 10C." It differed only in the marking on the grip cap and in the use of a larger 10-shot capacity magazine, also made of plastic. This magazine was marked "10C" in the same location as on the Nylon 77 magazine which was marked simply "77". This rifle did indeed prove to be more popular. It was marketed as a promotional piece to distributors in large quantities at special reduced prices, but was never a cataloged item. 120,358 of these rifles were made until it was discontinued in 1978. By comparison, the nearly identical 77 sold only 15,327 units from 1970 to 1972.

John
 
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