Very, very early Remington Nylon 66

[Dframe]

First rifle I ever bought. Still have it and that's why I've never felt any need for a 10-22

 

[rszwieg]

I remember when every kid wanted a Nylon 66. I wanted one but grew up using borrowed or hand me down .22s, usually single shots.

Finally I decided to buy my own .22 but the 66 had been discontinued so a 10/22 got the nod.

Now I see them going for $350-$400 and nostalgia is fine but I'll stick with the Ruger.

 

[351 WINCHESTER]

The nylon 66 was purpose designed and built by Remington to be the most trouble free .22 semi auto ever. I had several over the past 45 years and I never had a problem with any of them. Never had a jam that was not ammo related. My first nylon went thru hell and was never cleaned. God only knows how many rounds I put thru that thing. I wish I would have kept it.

 

[Tenncvol]

Received mine as a Christmas present in 1962 and it still shoots great.

 

[gopguy]

The 66 was a pretty tough gun but it's not indestructible. I have one sitting in my safe with the stock broken in half across the grip area. Other than that it's in great shape mechanically and cosmetically. Just a light bump and it broke completely in half. Nice smooth break, no cracking away from the break at all. I blamed it on aging plastic. No replacement stocks are available that I have been able to find. I'm eventually going to find a way to repair it that looks good.

Looks like Dupont still makes Nylon Zytel-101, I wonder what else it was used in and how well that is holding up after more than half a century...

 

[Edarnold]

I can't believe that we "fielded" a scoped nylon in Viet Nam or any other place. Anyone who has put a scope on one knows that they are not scope friendly. The barrel is not affixed to the receiver and groups are pretty bad.

That would news to my old Nylon 66, which with a 4x scope and Mini-mags would consistently group into an inch at 50 yards. Then again, I kept the screws that secure the barrel and the receiver cover tight, and never stripped the gun for routine cleaning. My gun also chambered the rounds well, I've seen some that would shave lead in chambering which will wreck your accuracy immediately.
Given the light weight and very quiet action, I could see the 66 as ideal for adapting to a suppressor. Same as the S&W model 39 " hush-puppy ", the spooks adapted what was available to fill a mission need.

 

[H&R Glock]

AMEN- 351 Winchester

I bought one for my wife back in the 60's. Paid $44 for it brand new at retail. It always worked, never jammed once. Was quite accurate if you did not have a tight grip on the forearm. Pulling on the forearm, you could actually see the barrel move around. Sold it 40 years later for $75. Ouch.
Bought a "Black and Chrome one again in 2010 for $75. Have never fired it. Now I find the black and chrome model is a collectors piece?

 

[gopguy]

They are indeed, you can probably get $300 or so for that one.