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Remington Nylon 66 - the first USA "plastic" rifle?
- Thread starter cmansguns
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My N-66BD is the first firearm I bought. Still in great condition and reliable as the day is long. I am thinking of sending it down the road, though, as it never really caught me in the guts like some other guns have. And I seem to be a .22LR rifle magnet. Every friend of the family and family member seems to drop them on me. We could develop a juggling act with just .22 rifles.
Question:
Have any of you Nylon 66 owners used Renaissance Wax on them? On the stock in particular.
Question:
Have any of you Nylon 66 owners used Renaissance Wax on them? On the stock in particular.
GyMac
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Like a lot of things in life, I didn’t like them back then, but now I do.
I made myself a pinto 66. Here is the link to a previous thread:
http://smith-wessonforum.com/firear...nto-remington-nylon-66-a.html?highlight=pinto
http://smith-wessonforum.com/firear...nto-remington-nylon-66-a.html?highlight=pinto
The Remington Nylon 76s are unique, as they are the only lever actions ever made under the Remington name. If you think the Mohawk Brown model sold for good money, it's hard to even touch the Apache Black examples - only 1,615 were ever made, in 1962, '63 and '64. I was lucky enough to purchase one when their rarity was only slightly known.
I wrote an article about them in the August, 2019 Blue Press. They are very, very collectible.
Here are two that I own.
John
The factory-recommended method of restoring the finish on nylon stocks is as follows: "For scratches, use finely powdered pumice stone and oil. Rub with a felt pad, wipe clean and dry. For abrasion, use DuPont auto rubbing compound. Rub with a cloth pad, wipe clean and dry. For polishing, use Dupont auto waxes. To clean checkering and striations, use a stiff toothbrush."
I see no reason why Ren Wax would not work as well as auto wax.
John
Appreciate the pointers. Mainly just want it to look good and have a protective, long-lasting, and attractive layer on all the external bits. Since I discovered Ren Wax, I have been giving all my guns and knives a coat.
I can't recall any scratches, but it has been in the back of the gun closet for a while and I have not looked at it with the hairy eyeball for a while.
Also, I have owned mine for decades now, and learned a bit over that time about the Remington Nylon(1) rifles, but I have never learned so much so quickly as I have in this thread. Thanks, again.
(1) My Nylon 66 holds the distinction as the only gun I ever bought and disassembled that I could not get back together again on my own. In my defense, this was pre-internet. Yes, I made the humbling walk of shame into a gun smith with my "box of gun."
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