Yes, I finally detail stripped and cleaned my Remington Nylon 66 22LR. Its not quite as bad as the title reads, as I have always cleaned the bore and chamber, and attempted to place some oil where it could be useful. This rifle was never disassembled until now. Moreover, this rifle has seldom been fired since the early 70’s. Only since I retired four years ago have I dug it out to shoot it some. The rifle has been super reliable and only recently did a I have a few FTfeed issues (that maybe have been cheap ammo related).
When my dad bought it for me 57 years ago (this month) for my birthday, he sternly advised me to not disassemble the rifle as it was a new, high tech design that did not require the normal lubrication. So I listened. Decades later I was lectured from guys more knowledgeable about firearms than me that the Nylon 66 was very difficult to disassemble and warned me not to detail strip and clean it. So I listened.
Please understand that I am the type of owner that takes loving care of all my, mostly vintage firearms. When I get a new firearm. It gets studied, detail stripped, cleaned, inspected and lubed. I gently clean and lube every firearm after a range trip, without exception. So I am not the sort of owner that abuses his firearms. Having some time on my hands during this covid-19 isolation, I decided it was time to see what was inside the Nylon 66 and found a few nice instructional videos on taking this rifle down. The videos helped immensely. Actually they made it easy peasy.
As expected, I found dried, hard grease and plenty of spent powder gunk inside. I also discovered that this rifle is mostly plastic or nylon and of a fairly unique design. After a through cleaning and careful lube I got it back together and took it to the range. It cycled smooth as silk with 100% perfect function. What a great day this this dear old friend.
Attached is an adv that appeared in Guns and hunting July 1961. I am not sure about their accuracy claim, but darn there "greaseless bearing" claim is spot on.
When my dad bought it for me 57 years ago (this month) for my birthday, he sternly advised me to not disassemble the rifle as it was a new, high tech design that did not require the normal lubrication. So I listened. Decades later I was lectured from guys more knowledgeable about firearms than me that the Nylon 66 was very difficult to disassemble and warned me not to detail strip and clean it. So I listened.
Please understand that I am the type of owner that takes loving care of all my, mostly vintage firearms. When I get a new firearm. It gets studied, detail stripped, cleaned, inspected and lubed. I gently clean and lube every firearm after a range trip, without exception. So I am not the sort of owner that abuses his firearms. Having some time on my hands during this covid-19 isolation, I decided it was time to see what was inside the Nylon 66 and found a few nice instructional videos on taking this rifle down. The videos helped immensely. Actually they made it easy peasy.
As expected, I found dried, hard grease and plenty of spent powder gunk inside. I also discovered that this rifle is mostly plastic or nylon and of a fairly unique design. After a through cleaning and careful lube I got it back together and took it to the range. It cycled smooth as silk with 100% perfect function. What a great day this this dear old friend.
Attached is an adv that appeared in Guns and hunting July 1961. I am not sure about their accuracy claim, but darn there "greaseless bearing" claim is spot on.
