Remington Nylon 66

[mrchuck]

I ended up with the "brown" one today at the Tyler,TX gunshow.
I don't really like them and sold it to a dealer friend for 200 cash.
I came home with a Garand 30-06 that is in great shape.
It's for sale now, or I'll sell it at the next show.

 

[bk42261]

My eldest brother gave me his nylon 66 as a birthday gift the year before he died. I've put several thousand rounds through it with no problems.
Somewhere along the way I lost the front sight rendering the gun kind of useless. Those parts aren't cheap if you can find them.
I tried mounting a scope, but as stated prior, the way the scope mounts to the "dust cover" is not good for accuracy.

 

[dsk]

I have NEVER heard of a single person have a problem with a 66. Lots of issues with 60s, 10-22s, but due to the unique design of the 66, they are virtually impossible to malfunction when fed good ammunitions.

"Most reliable semi-auto .22" is always going to be a touchy subject, as they are all subject to malfunctions from dirty or cheap ammo. In the old days the Ruger 10/22 with its unique rotary magazine was considered to be about as reliable as you could get, but the quality has sort of wavered over the past 20 years so it's now possible to get a bad one. The Marlin 60 is another example of a gun that was a gem in the old days but isn't always so hot these days. The Nylon 66 had the advantage of not needing lubrication and thus was more tolerant of dirty .22 ammo, but it can still jam especially given the quality of today's .22 ammo. But for a rifle I might leave in a backwoods cabin or take along on a fishing trip it's pretty hard to beat. Extremely light, needs next to no oil (except on the outside to prevent rust), and as reliable as can be expected for any .22 semi-automatic.

 

[nachogrande]

NO EXCUSE ME

Well EXCUSE me!!

Not sure why you're bringing Anschutz and pumps into this. I said most reliable SEMI AUTOMATIC .22 ever made. The polymer receiver meant no lubrication was needed and the gun was basically self cleaning because of it.

I have NEVER heard of a single person have a problem with a 66. Lots of issues with 60s, 10-22s, but due to the unique design of the 66, they are virtually impossible to malfunction when fed good ammunitions.

Never heard of the warping/cracked/broken stocks/trigger guards/white diamonds falling out the 66's? They were a far cry from the poly used by Glock etc today."MOST RELIABLE SEMI AUTO EVER MADE" ??? And you have experience with all of them right? :rolleyes Unique/Different, light weight, innovative, Cheaply/inexpensive made certainly. More reliable than the steel, blued, wood semi's from USA/ Germany/Sweden/Holland etc.???? That's a pretty bold claim & extremely difficult if not impossible to prove. Looser tolerances are in many cases believed to be more reliable(?) than closer hand fitted parts, giving up accuracy in the process. The WWll 45 ACP's are a prime example. A Singer or Rand made WWll rattletrap might be more reliable but less accurate than a tuned/trued gold cup. 2 weapons not at all in the same class IMO. If you like them fine, the greatest thing since sliced bread?, Hardly.

 

[DWalt]

"A Singer or Rand made WWll rattletrap might be more reliable but less accurate than a tuned/trued gold cup."

Making any such generalizations about the Singer 1911A1 is not warranted, as there are very few living today who have even seen one, and probably far fewer who have ever fired one. But from what I have read about them, they were never rattletraps, but rather superbly made examples of the precision machinist's art, as all were individually hand-made, fitted, and finished (all were blued), perhaps even beyond Gold Cup standards. The story was that most of Singer's senior craftsmen and machinists were old-world trained Germans who learned their trade from the ground up. Unfortunately, only 500 Singers were made under a government educational contract, and only a very few have survived in their as-made form. Much like the Union Switch and Signal .45s, the government decided that both Singer's and USS's capabilities in manufacturing their traditional principal products were more essential to winning the war than making .45 pistols.

 

[dsk]

I own two 1943 Colts and two Remington Rands from 1944 and 1945, all in 95% or better condition. I can tell you for a fact that they're all as well-fitted as a modern Series 70 or 80 Colt Government Model. The myth of all military 1911s being rattle-traps came from the guys who were issued ones from Vietnam onwards that had by then been worn out from use or rebuilt with parts on hand. No new ones were made after 1945 and by the 1960s a lot of them were in pretty sorry shape. It had nothing to do with how well they were built.

 

[dsk]

BTW a few years ago Paladin85020 had a thread on the Nylon 66's history that's a pretty good read:

The story of the Remington Nylon 66...

 

[nachogrande]

FIRST HAND EXPERIENCE THANK YOU.

"A Singer or Rand made WWll rattletrap might be more reliable but less accurate than a tuned/trued gold cup."

Making any such generalizations about the Singer 1911A1 is not warranted, as there are very few living today who have even seen one, and probably far fewer who have ever fired one. But from what I have read about them, they were never rattletraps, but rather superbly made examples of the precision machinist's art, as all were individually hand-made, fitted, and finished (all were blued), perhaps even beyond Gold Cup standards. The story was that most of Singer's senior craftsmen and machinists were old-world trained Germans who learned their trade from the ground up. Unfortunately, only 500 Singers were made under a government educational contract, and only a very few have survived in their as-made form. Much like the Union Switch and Signal .45s, the government decided that both Singer's and USS's capabilities in manufacturing their traditional principal products were more essential to winning the war than making .45 pistols.

I can't recall whether it was a Singer/ Rand or possibly Remington??? Definitely not a Colt, but it was in ROUGH shape, with no idea of it's heritage,( it was "thought" to be a WWll bring back) & am speaking of this 1 individual firearm. It functioned fine, accuracy was poor. It may very well have been hot, back in the early 80's (knowing the guy that had it). Other thoughts of Loose tolerances/fit may have been pre internet gossip IDK as it was my 1st 1911 firing/handling experience & loose would be a kind description compared to another buddies gold cup. When shook you could actually hear the parts move. Off the mfg line new, it was no doubt a different story.

 

[DWalt]

Many heavily-used 1911s will be rough and sloppy. Way back when, over 50 years ago, I bought a DCM .45 (US&S) which by all appearances was NIB. Nothing rough or sloppy about it. I think the price was around $25. One I should have kept but didn't.

 

[jdadoug]

Nylon 66

My brother and I both bought a pair of the Brazilian clone new in the 80's, they are the black stock and blue barrel variety. I was shooting crows out the tractor cab one day and managed to get the charging bolt too close to the tractor door and broke it off. Shot it with a nub for many years, finally ordered a new one, its a Remington part, fit like it was supposed too! jdadoug

 

[Zarr]

I too, have a Nylon 66. Brown and made in the seventies. I never had a problem with it.

 

[mmaher94087]

For the advanced collecting of the Nylon 66; try finding a .22 LR, Smooth Bore.

 

[Unclefudd]

Bolt action

This is my nylon 12 bolt action.
I bought 9 of the 66s and 77s and have given one to ea of my grandkids when they turn 10 yrs. I bought my first 66 in 59. The first one to come into my town in SW Wyo. I still have it and 2 other 66s and one 77 and two yrs ago I found a great deal on the 12 for $200. I never gave more than $175 for any of the others and only $69 for the first two.
I used it for my beaver and bobcat trap lines from 59 thru 68 and have never had an issue with it or the scopes regardless of how cold it was. I trapped many days at 30 or more below zero.

 

[1stworker]

In 1966 while on my honymoon I bought a chrome @ black nylon 66 for my new wife. See has never fired the gun. Once every 10 years or so I shoot about 20 rounds down the gun.

 

[misswired]

Being as the nylons were out, thought
I'd wipe down the bird guns too.
The two knob' 20s are Pawpaws and Dads.
The Mohawk Brown is my 1st 22 given by Pawpaw at age 8.
He said it cost 60$ so I had better take care of it.

 

[PALADIN85020]

For the advanced collecting of the Nylon 66; try finding a .22 LR, Smooth Bore.

The only Nylon smooth bore I'm aware of was the bolt action Nylon 10 smoothbore.

The only outward distinguishing feature was the marking on the barrel. Here's a pic:

Only 2,064 of these were made, making it very rare.

However, advanced Nylon collectors salivate when one of these comes on the market. The EXTREMELY rare Nylon 76 lever action in Apache Black. Only 1,615 made.

The rarest of the rare Nylons is the almost never found Nylon 66 Gallery Special (.22 short), in Apache Black rather than the usual Mohawk Brown. Only 465 were ever made, and unfortunately, I don't have a photo of it - I've never even seen one.

John

John

 

[PALADIN85020]

Any one have pictures of the bolt version? Do I understand there was also a lever version?

Thx

I have taken pictures of the bolt actions, and you can find them here:

http://smith-wessonforum.com/members/paladin85020-albums-remington-nylon-bolt-actions.html

John

 

[mmaher94087]

"The only Nylon smooth bore I'm aware of was the bolt action Nylon 10 smoothbore." That's why I said "For the advanced collecting..". There are very few that exist but they are out there; Nylon 66, .22 Smoothbore.

 

[PALADIN85020]

"The only Nylon smooth bore I'm aware of was the bolt action Nylon 10 smoothbore." That's why I said "For the advanced collecting..". There are very few that exist but they are out there; Nylon 66, .22 Smoothbore.

Interesting, Mike. Do you have any written references on a 66 smoothbore? I'd like to see the barrel markings, and I wonder if it would operate semiautomatically with .22 shotshells...

Thanks,
John

 

[snake803]

The only Nylon smooth bore I'm aware of was the bolt action Nylon 10 smoothbore.

The only outward distinguishing feature was the marking on the barrel. Here's a pic:

Only 2,064 of these were made, making it very rare.

However, advanced Nylon collectors salivate when one of these comes on the market. The EXTREMELY rare Nylon 76 lever action in Apache Black. Only 1,615 made.

The rarest of the rare Nylons is the almost never found Nylon 66 Gallery Special (.22 short), in Apache Black rather than the usual Mohawk Brown. Only 465 were ever made, and unfortunately, I don't have a photo of it - I've never even seen one.

John

John

John,
Is your m-10 the short, or 24" barrel????
JIM...............