Remington Nylon rifles

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Recently an older thread appeared with new posts regarding Remington Nylon rifles. I thought I would share a few items that may be of interest to Nylon fans.

Included is an early "Ask me about the Remington Nylon 66" pin back, a lifetime warranty stock sticker, and an early hanging price tag.

The rifles are my early Mohawk Brown 66 and a 70's Apache Black. Both are NIB unfired.

I'm not real sure how I ended up with these two because I never was a fan when I was younger, and the nylon guns are very different than what I'm normally drawn to.

I bought them separately at a gun show and from an individual. I guess I keep them now because they are an interesting development in firearms and I find them nostalgic.
 

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I have a modest collection of these. Decades ago, I was in a big gun shop where there was a bucket of .22 rifles, mostly foreign makes. I seem to recall the price as being $15 apiece. Anyway, one was a Mohawk 66 with British proofs and a broken stock. I knew that at the time you could send such back to Remington and they'd put on a new one free of charge, which is what I and they did.
 
An interesting series. IIRC there was a magazine-fed semi-auto, a bolt-action, a lever-action, and a .22 short "gallery gun" in the family. All have escalated sharply in price in recent years. More than twenty years ago I walked into our LGS and announced to the proprietor, "Les, I have good news and I have bad news. The good news is I'm gonna buy a gun from you today." He grinned broadly, and the local "hot stove league" leaned forward in anticipation. "The bad news is, it's the cheapest one in the shop." And indeed that used but excellent condition Model 66 in Mohawk Brown, at $80, was. Still got it, still shoots great.
 
JRB416 said:
I'm not real sure how I ended up with these two because I never was a fan when I was younger, and the nylon guns are very different than what I'm normally drawn to.
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Those were my thoughts as a young teenager when I first became aware of the nylon series. I guess I was a walnut and blue steel enthusiast even then. I remember reading a Remington catalogue with a Nylon 66 ad and thinking, "What a cheap looking rifle."

I was shooting a Marlin 39A, a Marlin 336 and a Remington 1100 at the time.

When my father passed away in January and we were deciding what to keep and what to move, his Seneca Green 66 was out the door and off to the auction house where it did fairly well even without a rear sight and signs of use.

Different strokes...;)
 
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Goony said:
I have a modest collection of these. Decades ago, I was in a big gun shop where there was a bucket of .22 rifles, mostly foreign makes. I seem to recall the price as being $15 apiece. Anyway, one was a Mohawk 66 with British proofs and a broken stock. I knew that at the time you could send such back to Remington and they'd put on a new one free of charge, which is what I and they did.
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Similar experience Here My Neighbor (mid 80's) Had a Nylon 66 Apache Black with a Broken Stock I told Him He could send it in for a free new stock He told Me He wad gifting Me the Rifle I sent it in & got it back with a New Stock Mine was made in 1965 & still have it today they are fun to plink with
 
I had a 10C, which was the detachable box magazine version of the semiauto 66. An interior screw got loose enough that it would not retain the magazine in place, and FTFs occurred. It was not an easy job to access the screw to tighten it, and I remember that I needed to make a tool to do it. That was 10 or so years ago and I do not remember the details, except I would not want to go through it again. Both 5 and 10 round magazines were available, I had only the 10 round version. It was somewhat ungainly. I carried the magazine in a cloth drawstring pouch tied to the trigger guard. I mounted a 1” scope on it, it shot fairly well at 50 yards.
 
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I have had one of the Mohawk Brown models for longer than I can remember and it accounted for inumerable varmints when we lived in the country.

One day my local gun store had one of the Black Diamond models, which I never knew existed. I had seen the Apache with the chrome barrel and reciever but this one was all black and, as we say around these parts, "it called my name." Actually, it was this thread that made me aware of what its real name is. Old dog, new knowledge!
 
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I let a 10C go last yr that was mint. It had 1 Mag with no signs of use to the point I never pushed it into the mag well. I did get value at the time for it, but I'm regretting that I sold it. I liked having it but needed room in my safe so I let it go. The proceeds from the gun did go towards a very nice model 19-3 that lead me to a Smith & Wesson model 24-3 4' so all in all they were the sacrificial lambs in my quest towards the 24.

Still have 2 Nylons

Cities
 
I have one of late Mohawk Brown 66s that has a matte finish barrel. Never a problem with it. Found it at a gun show NIB shortly after the 66 was discontinued and got it for $100 OTD. One of my better buys in my opinion. It functions well with std. velocity LR and is very accurate shooting from a bench with the iron sights. Fits me like it was made for me and I have actually been able to hit Rabbits on the run with it. Some don't seem to like the 66 but it was certainly one of Remington's better ideas.
 
I have had a few of these but now only have one. A MB Nylon 66. My brother has a pristine Apache Black model. I have taken a few apart and fixed them for friends. I completely stripped one in order to replace the stock. That is a chore not for the faint of heart. They sure are fun to shoot and reliable firearms.
 
JRB416 and 444 Magnum had the same thoughts as me. When shown one, I asked if it was made by Matel.

I asked the same question a few years later in basic training when handed an M-16.
 
If I really really, really, needed a light-weight rifle for a survival situation I'd take my MB M-66 and an ammo box of .22 LR ammo and hit the trail. Lucky for me I don't have that need, yet.

I realize it would be difficult to do but still I'm surprised no one has made wood stocks for the nylon Remingtons. I'd put one on mine if they were available.

Llance
 
Llance said:
If I really really, really, needed a light-weight rifle for a survival situation I'd take my MB M-66 and an ammo box of .22 LR ammo and hit the trail. Lucky for me I don't have that need, yet.

I realize it would be difficult to do but still I'm surprised no one has made wood stocks for the nylon Remingtons. I'd put one on mine if they were available.

Llance
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Due to the rifle’s design, I would say that making wood stocks for the 66 would go somewhat beyond being difficult to make.
 
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