Remington Nylon 66 - Mohawk Brown or Seneca Green?
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PWGUNNY
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I have a MB Nylon 66. The stock is cracked, but it still functions. I was thinking of selling it or parting out, since I never plan on using it. My Grandfather and my Uncle bought a few of these and they hung around my Grandfather's shop for many years. I somehow wound up with this one. My Grandfather bought 6 of these for him and his buddies sometime around 1974.
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I wanted one from the first time I saw one. My dad bought me a Remington single shot instead. As soon as I had the money and was old enough to buy one, I bought my own. By then they were up to about $60 or so. I believe I was driving by that time, so I must have been about 16. I dropped on the ice while hunting and it broke at the wrist. I was stunned! I bought another one a few years later and still have it.
Hey John . This is tcass . My uncle passed away two months ago . I just received his guns . One of them was a nylon 66 . It's in very nice shape . It's a single shot bolt action . On the barrel it reads 22 short long and long rifle . Not sure what it's worth . I looked at your two pages of info . I'm not sure which one this falls under . Lol scarce find or extremely rare . Can you help me out with this one please . Thank you
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I elected the Nylon 12 as my first 22 rifle. I somehow liked the bolt action better, perhaps because of the under barrel magazine as I was used to on my dad's Remington 550-1.
my first rifle that I bought new was a black diamond... still have it... box and everything else..
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If your gun is a single shot bolt action it is actually a Nylon 10 model not a 66. It was the least produced of all the Nylon series rifles and is quite collectible. Not sure of current values and condition does affect the price even on the rarer guns.
My father in law gave my son one of these. I guess I should go see what it is.
It's a Mohawk 10C made Jul 1973.
It's a Mohawk 10C made Jul 1973.
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Even as a kid, I thought the plastic stock was dorky; I've always been a wood and steel guy.* To my eye, they look like a BB gun, cheap.
* Except the few rifles with McMillan stocks I own.
* Except the few rifles with McMillan stocks I own.
They sure do. I was hoping to get one in Apache Black and I kept getting blown away in the bidding. But now I have a one-of-a-kind Mohawk Brown Nylon 66. It was my dad's and I have it now.
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The nylon stocks on these have weakened with age.
Nylon 6,6 is a cross linked hydrophilic polymeroid that exhibits progressive loss of structural integrity as the Nylon permanently desiccates after extended elapsation of time.
Vis a vis, the existing stocks on these are much more fragile than when they were made and the issue will only worsen with age.
Give me a proper 10/22 with AMERICAN BLACK WALNUT stock. The Nylon 66, while a cool rifle, is now totally obsolete as a shooter and exists as a relic of the distant past.
Nylon 6,6 is a cross linked hydrophilic polymeroid that exhibits progressive loss of structural integrity as the Nylon permanently desiccates after extended elapsation of time.
Vis a vis, the existing stocks on these are much more fragile than when they were made and the issue will only worsen with age.
Give me a proper 10/22 with AMERICAN BLACK WALNUT stock. The Nylon 66, while a cool rifle, is now totally obsolete as a shooter and exists as a relic of the distant past.
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I had one (semi-auto) for several years in the late 1970's. Used it as a boat gun mostly for when we were on the river. Gave it to one of my cousins, eventually. The guns were not hard to find in those days and I fired more than one. Wish I had it back.
A little known feature of these guns is that if the magazine is empty and you want to load a single round quickly, turn the gun horizontal with the right side up, and action closed. Lay a loaded cartridge in the ejection port opening bullet forward. Still keeping the rifle horizontal, quickly pull the bolt back and release it.
The gun will let the cartridge drop down into the action, and strip it forward into the chamber flawlessly, every time.
I wish Remington would start making them again. They would be extremely cheap and quick to manufacture, and I'll bet they could sell a bunch of them.
I had and prefer the box magazine-fed version myself.
A little known feature of these guns is that if the magazine is empty and you want to load a single round quickly, turn the gun horizontal with the right side up, and action closed. Lay a loaded cartridge in the ejection port opening bullet forward. Still keeping the rifle horizontal, quickly pull the bolt back and release it.
The gun will let the cartridge drop down into the action, and strip it forward into the chamber flawlessly, every time.
I wish Remington would start making them again. They would be extremely cheap and quick to manufacture, and I'll bet they could sell a bunch of them.
I had and prefer the box magazine-fed version myself.
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.38SuperMan
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It must have been around 1973 that I started to buy a 66 but bouts a new Ruger 10/22 from KMart for $69 if my memory hasn't failed me. It was a tough decision but had a Ruger a standard mkI and thought the 10/22 would be a good companion. To this day I still have my 10/22 but have always thought I'd like to find a nice 66 and buy it if not too expensive. They are very cool rifles.
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Until around a year ago, I had a 10C. An OK rifle, but I just could not warm up to it. I have read that the Nylon series .22 rifles were favored by Eskimos in Alaska and northern Canada because they functioned very reliably in frigid environments. Also the story about the Remington exhibition shooter who fired at 100,000 hand-thrown wooden blocks continuously missing only a few of them and had no gun malfunctions. I think he used several rifles and loaders so he did not have to stop shooting to reload.
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I'm OK with a Ruger 10/22 with American Black Walnut. As a run of the mill common shooter. I wish Ruger made more of them than the plastic or "hardwood stained" versions.
Not a 66 but a Nylon still -
Love these revitalized 11 year old threads----classics
I've always liked the Remington Nylon 66 rifles...a innovative rifle for sure...ahead of its time...actually way, way ahead of its time considering Glocks were still many years away.
I have 2 of these classics, a Seneca Green, date code PG (June 1960, barrel s/n 61876, and a Mohawk Brown, date code RP (November 1967), barrel s/n 408104.
They are still one heck of a lot of fun for plinking, spinners, pop cans, light gauge steel silhouettes, etc.
Like some say, hard to discern the SG color from the MB, but outside decent sunlight...you'll see it. Pic MB11 is Mohawk Brown, pic Nylon 66 F is the Seneca Green.
I have not ever seen any deterioration of the plastic stocks due to age, and I had never really heard of it until the post above, but mine are in the safe so I'm not really worried.
As far as the opinion above that Nylon 66 rifles are obsolete and exist only as a relic of the distant past.....that maybe just decribes ME as well....an obsolete shooter and relic of the past
I've always liked the Remington Nylon 66 rifles...a innovative rifle for sure...ahead of its time...actually way, way ahead of its time considering Glocks were still many years away.
I have 2 of these classics, a Seneca Green, date code PG (June 1960, barrel s/n 61876, and a Mohawk Brown, date code RP (November 1967), barrel s/n 408104.
They are still one heck of a lot of fun for plinking, spinners, pop cans, light gauge steel silhouettes, etc.
Like some say, hard to discern the SG color from the MB, but outside decent sunlight...you'll see it. Pic MB11 is Mohawk Brown, pic Nylon 66 F is the Seneca Green.
I have not ever seen any deterioration of the plastic stocks due to age, and I had never really heard of it until the post above, but mine are in the safe so I'm not really worried.
As far as the opinion above that Nylon 66 rifles are obsolete and exist only as a relic of the distant past.....that maybe just decribes ME as well....an obsolete shooter and relic of the past
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Glenn R. McMannly;142134267The Nylon 66 said:
In my shooting life, I have encountered 2 rifles that I would not consider again. A nylon 66 and a savage o/u m24. Both of these I bought new and they both had serious point of impact issues. I gave them away. Early 70's time frame.
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