Remington Nylon 66
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fiasconva
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I can remember back in the 60's one of my friends got one for Christmas and we all laughed at his plastic gun. They have a cult following now and go for some hefty prices.
I learned today the Nylon 66 was Jerry's first gun and one of his favorites.
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Do not understand the appeal. I bought one when they first came out. Quickly found out that putting a scope on it was a mistake. The scope is attached to the receiver which is independent of the barrel. Even with yoke tightened down firmly, you could move the barrel to the left or right. Sold mine and never looked back.
Those 66s have hollow stocks unlike the solid plastic of a steering wheel and Unlike the polymer of todays guns they were pretty much experimental back in the 60s....but yeah. At the temperatures you can get around here inside of a car I don't doubt it could damage a plast gun severely.
Who remembers the first plastic steering wheels that melted on a hot day?
Lonestar57
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I have a well used Seneca Green. Good memories shooting Wasp and Dragonfly's on the pond during the summers of the late 70's at the farm. Still have today.
Bought mine new back in the 60's. Remington ran ad's in every sports mag.Made a mistake of taking it apart for cleaning. WHAT A MISTAKE!!!. The Rifle has not misfired,jammed,etc since I have owned it. My son will get it when I'm gone. Mohawk Brown, serial #. O? 88, A lifetime of enjoyment.
I've owned many of them. I didn't like them, they weren't that
accurate. If you put a scope on them you had to be careful not
to over tighten and warp the "dust" cover that looked like the
reciever. Besides warping in heat, they were brittle in extreme
cold. They did feed dependable but were a plinker grade 22.
Their claim to fame was their weight. Made a good gun to train
kids with. They all of a sudden became collectors items since
they were discontinued. The foriegn knock off of the Nylon 66
is pure junk, plagued by feed problems. I have run across 66s
that were cracked in action area. When stock is cracked the gun
is usless since the "drive train" actually runs in the nylon stock.
accurate. If you put a scope on them you had to be careful not
to over tighten and warp the "dust" cover that looked like the
reciever. Besides warping in heat, they were brittle in extreme
cold. They did feed dependable but were a plinker grade 22.
Their claim to fame was their weight. Made a good gun to train
kids with. They all of a sudden became collectors items since
they were discontinued. The foriegn knock off of the Nylon 66
is pure junk, plagued by feed problems. I have run across 66s
that were cracked in action area. When stock is cracked the gun
is usless since the "drive train" actually runs in the nylon stock.
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Never saw one that wasn't dead on with the iron sights.
Dogbone44Spl
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I have two, both Mohawk brown. A guy could have a collection of these Nylons in semi, bolt, and lever action.
rog8732
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Interesting how these Nylons were produced back in the day when wood ruled the roost and the synthetics of today were many years in the future. Sounds like many were happy with them but I would much prefer a 552 even though more costly. Today with the cost of Black/English walnut for stocks I can see why synthetics are taking over big time.
silentflyer
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Any one have pictures of the bolt version? Do I understand there was also a lever version?
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OLDSTER
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Nylon 66
I owned one many years ago and have fond memories of shooting ground squirrels, tin cans, etc.
You old guys remember this ad ?
I owned one many years ago and have fond memories of shooting ground squirrels, tin cans, etc.
You old guys remember this ad ?
DWalt
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"Any one have pictures of the bolt version? Do I understand there was also a lever version?"
Remington made Nylon 10, 11, 12, 66, 10C, 76 and 77 .22 rifles. The 10, 11 and 12 were bolt action, and the 10C (later version of the Model 77), 66 and 77 were semi-auto (10C and 77 have box magazines). The 76 was a lever action, and those are very rarely encountered. If you google those model numbers, you will see pictures. The Nylon 66 is by far the most common, all others are scarce to very scarce. It would probably be a challenging task to collect good examples of all models and variations. I am not inclined to try. At present I have only one, a 10C from the mid-1970s.
Remington made Nylon 10, 11, 12, 66, 10C, 76 and 77 .22 rifles. The 10, 11 and 12 were bolt action, and the 10C (later version of the Model 77), 66 and 77 were semi-auto (10C and 77 have box magazines). The 76 was a lever action, and those are very rarely encountered. If you google those model numbers, you will see pictures. The Nylon 66 is by far the most common, all others are scarce to very scarce. It would probably be a challenging task to collect good examples of all models and variations. I am not inclined to try. At present I have only one, a 10C from the mid-1970s.
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One is a Remington, the other, a Brazilian copy. Both shoot very well.
Ned
I have a Remington Brown stock with a threaded blued muzzle device similar to hat you are showing on your two. Obtained used and never seen another like it till these two.
Haven't figured out why on a .22 plinker other than to add length when attached. Did you add the the devices on your two and if so why? Thanks for showing!
Wee Hooker
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I used to collect them for a bit. Had quite the assortment of both 66's (tube fed) and 77 (mag fed). Green , brown , black, chrome/nickel and blued.
I sold them off when the 22 rifle collection got out out of control to the point I had no where to store them. Couple things I do remember though. All were made to run without lube. Most I obtained were lubed liberally by well meaning prior owners and got fairly gunked up inside the receiver housing. They were a pain to disassemble and clean.
Another (cool) thing another collector showed me was that the rifle was designed so that if you held it on it's side with the bolt side/ charging handle up, you could drop a single round onto the bolt in the ejection port recess. Then a quick cycling of the charging handle would reliably load that single round into the chamber.
I sold them off when the 22 rifle collection got out out of control to the point I had no where to store them. Couple things I do remember though. All were made to run without lube. Most I obtained were lubed liberally by well meaning prior owners and got fairly gunked up inside the receiver housing. They were a pain to disassemble and clean.
Another (cool) thing another collector showed me was that the rifle was designed so that if you held it on it's side with the bolt side/ charging handle up, you could drop a single round onto the bolt in the ejection port recess. Then a quick cycling of the charging handle would reliably load that single round into the chamber.
DWalt
Member
I didn't mention it earlier, but the Mohawk 10C and Nylon 77 had a detachable box magazine, so it's not exactly the same as the Nylon 66.
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nachogrande
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NOW THERE IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT!
Plastic and rubber cement don't cost much. Nostalgia certainly doesn't hurt the sale price. Dropping one on a hard surface (especially in the cold) cracked many of the stocks. I'd much rather have my old coon skin cap. Probly gonna get flamed & hate to pee on childhood cornflakes but these may be the first example of total marketing hype skyrocketing a mediocre (at best) product. Where's my asbestos suit?
Plastic and rubber cement don't cost much. Nostalgia certainly doesn't hurt the sale price. Dropping one on a hard surface (especially in the cold) cracked many of the stocks. I'd much rather have my old coon skin cap. Probly gonna get flamed & hate to pee on childhood cornflakes but these may be the first example of total marketing hype skyrocketing a mediocre (at best) product. Where's my asbestos suit?
