remington nylon 66
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We had one when I was a kid (1960s).
It was very reliable, never failed to shoot.
I hated the loading from the rear---and you had to count rounds because if you put too many down the hole (and you could), the rod would not go all the way in. You had to dump the rounds and start over. Not fun in the woods.
Also, the barrel was wiggly---you could move it side to side and miss the target if you were not careful.
And the scope mount was on tin attached to the plastic stock---which was not good.
But as I recall somebody set a record that still stands hitting 1 inch wooden blocks with one. I never figured out how.
It was very reliable, never failed to shoot.
I hated the loading from the rear---and you had to count rounds because if you put too many down the hole (and you could), the rod would not go all the way in. You had to dump the rounds and start over. Not fun in the woods.
Also, the barrel was wiggly---you could move it side to side and miss the target if you were not careful.
And the scope mount was on tin attached to the plastic stock---which was not good.
But as I recall somebody set a record that still stands hitting 1 inch wooden blocks with one. I never figured out how.
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I remember wanting one when I was younger, but if I remember correctly, it was more for the status than the accuracy of the rifle. Best I remember, they weren't very accurate, but they were sort of space age when they first came out. Probably one of the first plastic guns ever produced. Several of my well heeled friends had them and they really weren't very impressive shooters at all, but I still wanted one for some strange reason. I seriously doubt it would be a good competition gun, but they do appear to be good collectables and their prices continue to skyrocket. Like you said, yours has appreciated 400% and will probably continue to appreciate.
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NO. Don't mean to be short but .22 competitions are all about accuracy. Far too many more rifles out there that will shoot rings around the 66 ...samiam said:
http://www.americanrifleman.org/ArticlePage.aspx?id=1796&cid=4
Never cared for them but hittings 72,500 2 1/2 blocks of wood is staggering.
Never cared for them but hittings 72,500 2 1/2 blocks of wood is staggering.
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Over 60 years experience shooting and hunting. 40 years experience working on my personal guns.
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I may be mistaken but I thought that the world record made with them was hitting those wooden blocks that were thrown in the air.If so they might be the best in the world for instinctive shooting.
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The nylon 66 has one of the worst stock triggers ever put on a rifle. There is nothing you can do to improve it either. They make a good little brush gun. Very reliable. And it helped that one of my father's school buddy was an expert (claimed by Remington to be one because he left remington to open his own shop and got calls from remington when they couldn't figure something out) on remingtons and did his best to do a tune up. They were an inexpensive semi auto.
After doing some research I am glad dad gave me this rifle when I was 14. They are now very collectable and there is alot of talk about the cool factor of being one of the first plastic guns. they are very reliable and will last a lifetme or two with very little care.(I got a kick out of one guy saying he cleans his after shooting 1000 rounds if it needs it or not)
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·as a teenager, a buddy of mine had a nylon 66, good for shooting critters. there's only been a few remingtons made for target competition and the only one that i've seen still around is the 40X that some folks bought, i think, from the DCM.
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My dad always said the stocks would warp if left in a hot vehicle! I stayed away from them .
Over 60 years experience shooting and hunting. 40 years experience working on my personal guns.
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Guys, I looked it up to see if my memory was correct, source, Wikipedia. In 1959 Tom Frye of Remington Arms Company, shot 100,004 of 100,010 , 2 and i/4 inch cubes of wood tossed in the air. It took 13 days of shooting 9 hours each day and using several Remington Nylon 66 rifles to accomplish the feat. I remember seeing the ads for the Nylon 66 rifles in Outdoor Life which I started reading at an early age. I think that they ran those ads a lot in the 1960,s.
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Best friend has one with the rare super accurate barrel. You know, the fluke gun which gets the magical barrel.
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