Weird but unique Remington

[Joeyidgaf]

I just bought this funny looking nylon stock Remington 66. Does anyone have experience with these. More history, age, purpose, or anything else you can offer. Thanks

 

[Leo]

The "Nylon 66" was a really popular rifle in the 1960's It was not the first composite stock long gun, but it was probably the best selling. Good Dependable firearm. I have only ever seen a green one and a brown one. I am told they had other colors also.

 

[sloughfoot]

In 1970 or so, I owned two. One was magazine fed and the other was tube fed through the buttstock. The tube fed was reliable, the magazine fed was not.

I don't know where they went, through a divorce and lots of living. At some point, I missed them and waxed nostalgic about them

A friend has tube fed and we went out and shot it at 25 yards last fall.

I no longer miss them. Absolutely horrible groups compared to a 10-22. Horrible trigger too.

Just my thoughts on the Nylon 66.

 

[johntheplinker]

First rifle I bought (1980) was a Nylon 66. Decent accuracy, fairly reliable, and cheap (at the time) to buy. I think these were intended to be a beginner's/intermediate rifle more than anything. Would I buy another one if it was available at a decent price? In a heartbeat!

 

[bksboiler]

The Nylon 66 is my favorite plinking rifle. I've got a great one, shoots as good at the 10-22 I have, although just may be my experience.

Here's a great website with all the information you'd ever want on the Nylon rifles.

NylonRifles.com

Bk

 

[451_Detonics]

They made a bunch of these...not uncommon at all. You just don't see many for sale because people who have them like them.

As a historical side note Tom Frye kinda broke Ad Topperwein's record of shooting at more than 72,000 hand thrown blocks 2½ inches in diameter, and missing only nine—his longest run without a miss was 14,540. Frye shot at 100,010 and hit 100,004 but his blocks were thrown from behind in a straight line going away from him...much easier than Topperwein whose blocks were thrown at a 90 degree angle making every shoot a crossing shot.

 

[drgnrobo]

My brother had one when they were newly introduced ,it was his favorite rifle until some schmoe stole it out of his car .We had home movies of him pooping off cans at 20 yds with it ,it never jammed & was fairly accurate

 

[Blackhawk2001]

My Dad had one when the family lived out at Bass Lake in Starke County. Don't know what happened to it after he died.

 

[Joeyidgaf]

Thank you guys, this information is very helpful. I appreciate your advise.

 

[Rookie]

My brother had one when they were newly introduced ,it was his favorite rifle until some schmoe stole it out of his car .We had home movies of him pooping off cans at 20 yds with it ,it never jammed & was fairly accurate

Pooping off cans?

 

[bobjones223]

If you are interested in the history of them there is a lot....they really revolutionized the way guns were manufactured. For all intensive purposes the entire receiver was plastic...this made for cheap materials, and a durable product. They actually started wrapping the top of the receiver in a piece of stamp metal just to get them to sell....it serves no purpose other than helping it not look like a toy!!! Up until that point no one hat seen a plastic gun and it was hard to start betting a good reputation looking the way they did....so they wrapped them in metal to make them look more durable.

 

[thegeez]

They are a great little rifle-I shot thousands of rounds thru my first one and it never missed a lick-many different models were made and they are getting very collectable.I

 

[thegeez]

They are a great little rifle-I shot thousands of rounds thru my first one and it never missed a lick-many different models were made and they are getting very collectable.I have

 

[thegeez]

They are a great little rifle-I shot thousands of rounds thru my first one and it never missed a lick-many different models were made and they are getting very collectable.I have a

 

[thegeez]

They are a great little rifle-I shot thousands of rounds thru my first one and it never missed a lick-many different models were made and they are getting very collectable.I have a collection

 

[thegeez]

They are a great little rifle-I shot thousands of rounds thru my first one and it never missed a lick-many different models were made and they are getting very collectable.I have a collection of

 

[thegeez]

They are a great little rifle-I shot thousands of rounds thru my first one and it never missed a lick-many different models were made and they are getting very collectable.I have a collection of about

 

[thegeez]

They are a great little rifle-I shot thousands of rounds thru my first one and it never missed a lick-many different models were made and they are getting very collectable.I have a collection of about 20

 

[thegeez]

They are a great little rifle-I shot thousands of rounds thru my first one and it never missed a lick-many different models were made and they are getting very collectable.I have a collection of about 20 of

 

[thegeez]

They are a great little rifle-I shot thousands of rounds thru my first one and it never missed a lick-many different models were made and they are getting very collectable.I have a collection of about 20 of them