Rem Nylon 66

[medalguy]

Great rifle. The came in semi versions, bolt action, lever action, with tubular fed, with detachable magazine, brown stock, black stock, several shades of green stocks, purple and white stocks, in blued finish, parkerized, chrome plated, and black painted. Quite a variety, and I have most of the variants in my collection.

$150 is a good price for almost any condition, and I believe you can remove a lot of scratches with plastic polish and a buffing wheel. As mentioned, don't tear it down too far, because when you remove the sheet metal receiver cover, several parts can fall out, hence the "brown bag" moniker.

As far as scopes go, the problem was that the scope mounted with clamps to the sheet metal cover, and that was subject to moving very easily if it got knocked just a little bit. Use the open sights and you'll find it's a pretty accurate gun. No lubrication needed, and seldom (if ever) needs real cleaning.

 

[Husker1911]

Reminiscing: The Mohawk Brown was the first gun I ever bought, and wish I still had it. Hey, if Catfish Hunter shot it, it had to be good, eh?

 

[azreb]

I bought one 40+ years ago. It was quite accurate and reliable, except when I had a scope on it. Maybe I tightened it too much, but it squeezed the sheet metal receiver and caused occasional jams. I took the receiver off to clean the barrel (preferred to clean it from the breech end) and had no problems putting it back together. Just lucky, I guess. It was a good gun, tho I probably wouldn't go out of my way to get another one.

 

[Virg461]

Wow. I met Catfish at a wedding once. Had I known we both loved Nylon 66's, we would have had much more to talk about.

Seriously, though, this is one of the most reliable .22's made. Most accurate....uh...no. But the magazine design feeds reliably and it will go bang every single time you pull the trigger. One word of advice, though. It's designed to be self lubricating. Don't oil it. Ever. Don't even be tempted to shoot some graphite or some other dry lube in there. Leave it alone and shoot it. A lot. You will not have problems. The only issue I ever had with mine was when I decided to clean it and oil it when I was about 17. Worst mistake I ever made. Took a couple of bricks of ammo before it shot properly again. Worked fine ever since, and I'm 40. My kids shoot it now. I think I last cleaned about 10 years ago.

 

[Flash!]

These nylon 66's are great guns.... I have a couple of them.....I also have a Bicentennial version still new in the box and unfired..... and it's for sale......

 

[moxie]

Nice rifle. Bought one for my son when he was 14. Nearly 30 years ago. We've put many fun rounds through it. He still has it. Having said that, I think the Marlin 60/795 or the Ruger 10-22 are better rifles. You can buy a 60 at Walmart new for $150.

 

[Adenn1]

Got this Nylon 66 for my son's b-day. Made in 1960...and in excellent shape. Darn fine shooter.

 

[DMH]

Thought that I would add some photos and ask if you bought the rifle or not?







DMH

 

[jeepnik]

Save yourself some aggrivation and take the scope off. While the receiver is grooved for a scope mount, the nylons are not rigid enough for a scope and you'll be poor groups.

True, but they weren't meant for shooting small groups. But, with a scope, they will shoot minute of bunny all day long.