Remington Nylon 66 - The Firearms Forum

silverhog · 12-28-2009, 09:01 PM

I purchased my Remington Nylon 66 back in 1978. A great shooter for sure. I never took it apart as I was told it was hell to reassimble. I have shot 10,000 rounds plus and never detailed it. I pulled it from my safe the other day after years of no shooting and neglect. It still was "Old Faithful!" It shot but I knew it need a cleaning. I got on line and found a site on You Tube that shows how to disassimble and reassimble. When I cracked the upper end open, it rained of many years of neglect. I spent three hours detailing this incredable ..22. When I pull back the bolt it does not crunch any more. My 66 will be passed on to my shooting buddy when I can no longer detail it again. A fantastic weapon for sure. This weapon is a true work horse!

Lotsdragon · 12-28-2009, 09:08 PM

Man you bringing back old memories I had the black and chrome one back in the day.Was fun and super light. Cant remember what I did with it, Dad may have it. I will have to call and ask.

mr.t7024 · 12-28-2009, 09:18 PM

I never owned one, wish I did. I have only heard great stories about that: awesome firearm. If I find one used, I will seriously contemplate it's purchase!

magnumhuff · 12-28-2009, 11:10 PM

Hey new here. Sorry to jack your thread. mrt, I have one that I may be getting rid of. pm me and we may have something.

Old Gun Guy · 12-29-2009, 09:50 AM

The Remington Nylons are exceptional guns. They are fun to shoot, and really stand up to rough handling. I have a "Black-Diamond" and a brown 66. I wouldn't sell either of them, and I always have my eye out for another "special" one.
Old Gun Guy

jim summers · 12-29-2009, 02:17 PM

I use to have one back in the day, i loved that little 22 wish i had never gotten rid of it, traded my brother for a 410 pump bad trade i would like to have another nylon but they have gotten pretty expensive anymore.

Telcotech · 12-29-2009, 06:29 PM

Two .22 rifles I always wanted were the 'Black Diamond" nylon 66 and a Browning...don't recall the model...but the one that loaded thru the stock..
Had a close friend back 25 yrs ago that had the '66' black/chrome .....we used to go hunting together alot back then. Happened to be at a gun show 4yrs. ago and a gentleman there had a table w/ 8 nylon 66's. The one that was rough....was the brown one and he was asking $750....I about feel over!! He had 2 'Black Diamonds' that were flawless......both were priced at $950.
I immediatly called my ol buddy....to see if he still had his.....he told me he traded it in 5yrs before at a gun shop for a Ruger 9mm.....plus $100.
Darn neared cried.....didn't realize how expensive these .22 rimfires were getting.....my dubby couldn't believe it either...
Guess I won't be getting one afterall..!!

TT

old semperfi · 12-30-2009, 08:56 AM

the guy at the gun show was nuts,between myself and my brother we have all the nylons.the black and crome has been commandeered by significant other.i keep a bolt action nylon in my truck for general use.i have eight different models of the nylons.i live in southern indiana and around here they go for anywhere from 100.00-400.00 no more unless almost mint. old semperfi

Helix_FR · 12-30-2009, 09:17 AM

My cousin just picked up a black diamond from a garage sale for 15 bucks. The old man selling it thought it was a BB gun and my cousin who also is not a firearms expert by no means bought it thinking it was a BB gun until he showed it to my uncle who is a fire arms lover and quickly became very envious. Lucky find.

Telcotech · 12-30-2009, 10:56 AM

to0-old semperfi...yes...I thought he was nuts also....but ya know....saw the old boy 3 wks later at another gun show and he was missing 3 of those nylon's....both black diamonds and brown stock....so he did mention he had been selling a few.....can't imagine paying over $400 for one myself......afterall....its just a .22 rimfire!!

and too Helix_FR.....that was quite a find for sure....there are deffiantly some buys to be found at garage sales!!.....

TT

Zane71464 · 12-30-2009, 08:08 PM

I have one that my dad had when I was a kid. As a kid, we shot, shot, and shot that thing and only oiled what we could...it was never dissasembeled.
About 7-8yrs ago I got it out and thought well...I'll totally take it apart and clean it. Bad decision at the time...never seen so much "stuff" that was in there; seeds dirt you name it. Worked about 1/2 that night to get it back together till frustration took over. Got up the next morning and FINALLY re-assebled it. What a job it was. However, I get it out from time to time and shoot a few rounds tru it and it's still as acurate as it ever was! I dont know what the value is exactly on one, but the one I have is priceless to me. Just a great 22.

shawnc · 12-30-2009, 08:40 PM

Man you guys are bringing back some memories. i own a brown nylon 66 that my dad gave me when i was like 6 so that puts it at 31 plus years as it was no where near new when i recieved it but i will say this to my knowledge its only been cleaned once in all these years. a few years ago my brother and i had been shooting it all day and decided to disassemble it and totaly clean and lube the gun up well after about 3 hours of fighting it and some time spent on the web looking for assembly instructions we finally gave up and i took it to a gun shop the next day for help, they showed me how to put it back together and been shootin it ever since. after all these years ofabuse and neglect this is still the most accurite fire arm ive ever fired and believe me thats along list. You can talk about the prices on these guns at gun shows all you want but my opinion is they are priceless bucause they dont make them like this anymore.

medalguy · 12-30-2009, 11:03 PM

These have become quite collectible in the last few years and some models command prices of over $1,000. Anybody out there got a smoothbore model? That's one I still need for my collection.

valkyrie · 01-01-2010, 06:05 PM

I have a smooth bore. Bought it at a pawn shop to get rid of sparrows in garage. I would much rather have a 66 or 77 .Talk to me if your interested.

UncleFudd · 01-10-2010, 09:03 AM

The best 22 ever made IMHO.
I have the original brown one that I bought in 59 for $65 and it is still as accurate as the day it came from the store.
I have only had it apart one time and it never fails.
It will accept any ammo I want to shoot through it and does not burp.
I now have nine of them and two of the 77s and will be giving one to each of my grandchildren as they become old enough to have one. I give two away to two of them this month and looking forward to the experience. I gave one to my wife, one to my daughter and her husband and one to my son and his wife already.
I have never paid more than $250 for any of them and just bought two last week (brown ones) for $150 each and they are both like new. In fact I was really surprised at how good they were.

UF

Zane71464 · 01-10-2010, 11:44 PM

Hey, I found this site in In this forum that some one had posted, but anyways I bookmarked it and it is a MUST for all Nylon 66 owners!!! I can't remember who posted it? But I do thank them.

http://www.nylonrifles.com/NylonRifles/Home/Home.html

Zane71464 · 01-11-2010, 01:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zane71464

Hey, I found this site in In this forum that some one had posted, but anyways I bookmarked it and it is a MUST for all Nylon 66 owners!!! I can't remember who posted it? But I do thank them.

http://www.nylonrifles.com/NylonRifles/Home/Home.html

Originally Posted by Old Gun Guy
Tom,
I think you will find a wealth of information on this website; www.nylonrifles.com
Old Gun Guy

Old Gun Guy is who posted that on the Nylon 66 rifles, which he was 100% correct; "a wealth of information on this web site"!

Zane

tinbender · 02-09-2010, 08:59 PM

Nice rifles

Woodie · 02-11-2010, 11:50 PM

I have a Black diamond 76 lever I got for my 14th birthday on February 12 th 1962. Huh 48 th gun birthday! Funny
I just found out how much these two year only models are selling ( being asked for). I liked mine as a kid but i haven't thought it to be every special in the last 40 years. i've probably only shot it a few times in those 40 years. When i was doing a lot of shooting I was in to pistols and shot guns. Now since i partially disabled i really enjoy shooting the 22's , the new .17HMR I got and the 10/22 to .17Hm2 I've got to get put together. The auto's are a bit easier for me to handle at this point. iI've decided I'm going to buy a SS Model 60 Marlin soon. and I want to talk to someone who has a magnum research maglite .17HM2 I want one if they function well ( Good?)
I think if I could ever find some one who wanted to trade a Good H&K 300 with scope and clips I'd like to talk a deal if they were interested in my Black Nylon 76 or maybe one of my other guns- plus or minus cash depending. So if anyone knows of some one wishing / looking please let me know.
Thanks Woodie

TROB · 02-12-2010, 11:35 AM

i should probably clean mine too. thanks for reminding me!

oldobie · 02-18-2010, 07:12 AM

I grew up in central Nebraska and had a Brown 66. A bunch of my buddies and I would walk the cut corn fields (farmers left about 1 foot of the stalks in the field to trap the snow) and flush the birds to one end. If they flew up some of us had shotguns, if they ran and stopped we would head shoot them with the 66. Those were the good days back in 62-63. I remember that 3 of us all bought brown 66's at the same time in the "hardware" store.

Thanks for the memories!

Rifle is still in the family, my youngest (51 yrs old) brother still has it.

Snakedriver · 02-18-2010, 07:21 AM

As a kid I had a Remington Model 512 .22 bolt action that was a great shooter. When the Model 66's came out I wanted one in the worst way, but it never worked out. Dad always thought I'd just waste ammo if I had a semi-auto.

I sure wish it had come to pass, I know they are great guns and it would be good to have one.

silverhog · 05-30-2010, 09:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zane71464

I have one that my dad had when I was a kid. As a kid, we shot, shot, and shot that thing and only oiled what we could...it was never dissasembeled.
About 7-8yrs ago I got it out and thought well...I'll totally take it apart and clean it. Bad decision at the time...never seen so much "stuff" that was in there; seeds dirt you name it. Worked about 1/2 that night to get it back together till frustration took over. Got up the next morning and FINALLY re-assebled it. What a job it was. However, I get it out from time to time and shoot a few rounds tru it and it's still as acurate as it ever was! I dont know what the value is exactly on one, but the one I have is priceless to me. Just a great 22.

silverhog · 05-30-2010, 09:27 PM

My nylon 66 is as brand new since I have cleaned it completly. This weapon will feed me when SHTF.

Zane71464 · 05-31-2010, 03:08 AM

Their awesome rifles IMO. I have one on my bench right now that I'm getting ready to disassemble and replace/buy some parts for.

12-28-2009, 09:01 PM	#1
silverhog Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 4	Remington Nylon 66 I purchased my Remington Nylon 66 back in 1978. A great shooter for sure. I never took it apart as I was told it was hell to reassimble. I have shot 10,000 rounds plus and never detailed it. I pulled it from my safe the other day after years of no shooting and neglect. It still was "Old Faithful!" It shot but I knew it need a cleaning. I got on line and found a site on You Tube that shows how to disassimble and reassimble. When I cracked the upper end open, it rained of many years of neglect. I spent three hours detailing this incredable ..22. When I pull back the bolt it does not crunch any more. My 66 will be passed on to my shooting buddy when I can no longer detail it again. A fantastic weapon for sure. This weapon is a true work horse! --> Last edited by silverhog; 12-28-2009 at 09:05 PM.. Reason: Miss spelling

12-28-2009, 09:08 PM	#2
Lotsdragon Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Potosi, Mo Posts: 813	Re: Remington Nylon 66 Man you bringing back old memories I had the black and chrome one back in the day.Was fun and super light. Cant remember what I did with it, Dad may have it. I will have to call and ask. __________________ "First comes smiles,then lies.Last is gunfire" Roland Deschain

12-28-2009, 09:18 PM	#3
mr.t7024 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Near a brook & pond in Ma Posts: 734	Re: Remington Nylon 66 I never owned one, wish I did. I have only heard great stories about that: awesome firearm. If I find one used, I will seriously contemplate it's purchase!

12-28-2009, 11:10 PM	#4
magnumhuff Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Nor CAl. Posts: 3	Re: Remington Nylon 66 Hey new here. Sorry to jack your thread. mrt, I have one that I may be getting rid of. pm me and we may have something.

12-29-2009, 09:50 AM	#5
Old Gun Guy V.I.P. Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: N. Utah Contributor Posts: 489	Re: Remington Nylon 66 The Remington Nylons are exceptional guns. They are fun to shoot, and really stand up to rough handling. I have a "Black-Diamond" and a brown 66. I wouldn't sell either of them, and I always have my eye out for another "special" one. Old Gun Guy

12-29-2009, 02:17 PM	#6
jim summers Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: I reside in southern Indiana, you can almost step out of my back door and be setting on Patoka Lake Posts: 1,056	Re: Remington Nylon 66 I use to have one back in the day, i loved that little 22 wish i had never gotten rid of it, traded my brother for a 410 pump bad trade i would like to have another nylon but they have gotten pretty expensive anymore. __________________ To Whom Much Is Given, Much Is Required.

12-29-2009, 06:29 PM	#7
Telcotech V.I.P. Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: North Central Iowa Posts: 256	Re: Remington Nylon 66 Two .22 rifles I always wanted were the 'Black Diamond" nylon 66 and a Browning...don't recall the model...but the one that loaded thru the stock.. Had a close friend back 25 yrs ago that had the '66' black/chrome .....we used to go hunting together alot back then. Happened to be at a gun show 4yrs. ago and a gentleman there had a table w/ 8 nylon 66's. The one that was rough....was the brown one and he was asking $750....I about feel over!! He had 2 'Black Diamonds' that were flawless......both were priced at $950. I immediatly called my ol buddy....to see if he still had his.....he told me he traded it in 5yrs before at a gun shop for a Ruger 9mm.....plus $100. Darn neared cried.....didn't realize how expensive these .22 rimfires were getting.....my dubby couldn't believe it either... Guess I won't be getting one afterall..!! TT

12-30-2009, 08:56 AM	#8
old semperfi Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: i live in southern indiana,old country boy at heart Posts: 1,506	Re: Remington Nylon 66 the guy at the gun show was nuts,between myself and my brother we have all the nylons.the black and crome has been commandeered by significant other.i keep a bolt action nylon in my truck for general use.i have eight different models of the nylons.i live in southern indiana and around here they go for anywhere from 100.00-400.00 no more unless almost mint. old semperfi

12-30-2009, 09:17 AM	#9
Helix_FR TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Imperial, MO Posts: 3,628	Re: Remington Nylon 66 My cousin just picked up a black diamond from a garage sale for 15 bucks. The old man selling it thought it was a BB gun and my cousin who also is not a firearms expert by no means bought it thinking it was a BB gun until he showed it to my uncle who is a fire arms lover and quickly became very envious. Lucky find.

12-30-2009, 10:56 AM	#10
Telcotech V.I.P. Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: North Central Iowa Posts: 256	Re: Remington Nylon 66 to0-old semperfi...yes...I thought he was nuts also....but ya know....saw the old boy 3 wks later at another gun show and he was missing 3 of those nylon's....both black diamonds and brown stock....so he did mention he had been selling a few.....can't imagine paying over $400 for one myself......afterall....its just a .22 rimfire!! and too Helix_FR.....that was quite a find for sure....there are deffiantly some buys to be found at garage sales!!..... TT

12-30-2009, 08:08 PM	#11
Zane71464 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Ohio NRA Member Contributor Posts: 5,372	Re: Remington Nylon 66 I have one that my dad had when I was a kid. As a kid, we shot, shot, and shot that thing and only oiled what we could...it was never dissasembeled. About 7-8yrs ago I got it out and thought well...I'll totally take it apart and clean it. Bad decision at the time...never seen so much "stuff" that was in there; seeds dirt you name it. Worked about 1/2 that night to get it back together till frustration took over. Got up the next morning and FINALLY re-assebled it. What a job it was. However, I get it out from time to time and shoot a few rounds tru it and it's still as acurate as it ever was! I dont know what the value is exactly on one, but the one I have is priceless to me. Just a great 22.

12-30-2009, 08:40 PM	#12
shawnc Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 19	Re: Remington Nylon 66 Man you guys are bringing back some memories. i own a brown nylon 66 that my dad gave me when i was like 6 so that puts it at 31 plus years as it was no where near new when i recieved it but i will say this to my knowledge its only been cleaned once in all these years. a few years ago my brother and i had been shooting it all day and decided to disassemble it and totaly clean and lube the gun up well after about 3 hours of fighting it and some time spent on the web looking for assembly instructions we finally gave up and i took it to a gun shop the next day for help, they showed me how to put it back together and been shootin it ever since. after all these years ofabuse and neglect this is still the most accurite fire arm ive ever fired and believe me thats along list. You can talk about the prices on these guns at gun shows all you want but my opinion is they are priceless bucause they dont make them like this anymore. Last edited by shawnc; 12-30-2009 at 08:41 PM.. Reason: spelling

12-30-2009, 11:03 PM	#13
medalguy Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 585	Re: Remington Nylon 66 These have become quite collectible in the last few years and some models command prices of over $1,000. Anybody out there got a smoothbore model? That's one I still need for my collection.

01-01-2010, 06:05 PM	#14
valkyrie Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: S.IL Posts: 2	Re: Remington Nylon 66 I have a smooth bore. Bought it at a pawn shop to get rid of sparrows in garage. I would much rather have a 66 or 77 .Talk to me if your interested.

01-10-2010, 09:03 AM	#15
UncleFudd Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Phoenix, Az Contributor Posts: 549	Re: Remington Nylon 66 The best 22 ever made IMHO. I have the original brown one that I bought in 59 for $65 and it is still as accurate as the day it came from the store. I have only had it apart one time and it never fails. It will accept any ammo I want to shoot through it and does not burp. I now have nine of them and two of the 77s and will be giving one to each of my grandchildren as they become old enough to have one. I give two away to two of them this month and looking forward to the experience. I gave one to my wife, one to my daughter and her husband and one to my son and his wife already. I have never paid more than $250 for any of them and just bought two last week (brown ones) for $150 each and they are both like new. In fact I was really surprised at how good they were. UF

01-10-2010, 11:44 PM	#16
Zane71464 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Ohio NRA Member Contributor Posts: 5,372	Re: Remington Nylon 66 Hey, I found this site in In this forum that some one had posted, but anyways I bookmarked it and it is a MUST for all Nylon 66 owners!!! I can't remember who posted it? But I do thank them. http://www.nylonrifles.com/NylonRifles/Home/Home.html Last edited by Zane71464; 01-10-2010 at 11:47 PM.. Reason: more info

02-09-2010, 08:59 PM	#18
tinbender Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1	Re: Remington Nylon 66 Nice rifles Last edited by tinbender; 02-09-2010 at 09:01 PM..

02-11-2010, 11:50 PM	#19
Woodie Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: New York State in the country Broome County Posts: 39	Re: Remington Nylon 66 I have a Black diamond 76 lever I got for my 14th birthday on February 12 th 1962. Huh 48 th gun birthday! Funny I just found out how much these two year only models are selling ( being asked for). I liked mine as a kid but i haven't thought it to be every special in the last 40 years. i've probably only shot it a few times in those 40 years. When i was doing a lot of shooting I was in to pistols and shot guns. Now since i partially disabled i really enjoy shooting the 22's , the new .17HMR I got and the 10/22 to .17Hm2 I've got to get put together. The auto's are a bit easier for me to handle at this point. iI've decided I'm going to buy a SS Model 60 Marlin soon. and I want to talk to someone who has a magnum research maglite .17HM2 I want one if they function well ( Good?) I think if I could ever find some one who wanted to trade a Good H&K 300 with scope and clips I'd like to talk a deal if they were interested in my Black Nylon 76 or maybe one of my other guns- plus or minus cash depending. So if anyone knows of some one wishing / looking please let me know. Thanks Woodie

02-12-2010, 11:35 AM	#20
TROB Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 13	Re: Remington Nylon 66 i should probably clean mine too. thanks for reminding me!

02-18-2010, 07:12 AM	#21
oldobie Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Milwaukee Posts: 25	Re: Remington Nylon 66 I grew up in central Nebraska and had a Brown 66. A bunch of my buddies and I would walk the cut corn fields (farmers left about 1 foot of the stalks in the field to trap the snow) and flush the birds to one end. If they flew up some of us had shotguns, if they ran and stopped we would head shoot them with the 66. Those were the good days back in 62-63. I remember that 3 of us all bought brown 66's at the same time in the "hardware" store. Thanks for the memories! Rifle is still in the family, my youngest (51 yrs old) brother still has it. __________________ Old Obie Last edited by oldobie; 02-18-2010 at 07:14 AM.. Reason: added info

02-18-2010, 07:21 AM	#22
Snakedriver Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: SW. Florida Posts: 1,219	Re: Remington Nylon 66 As a kid I had a Remington Model 512 .22 bolt action that was a great shooter. When the Model 66's came out I wanted one in the worst way, but it never worked out. Dad always thought I'd just waste ammo if I had a semi-auto. I sure wish it had come to pass, I know they are great guns and it would be good to have one. __________________ Fear is a reaction..........Courage is a decision

05-30-2010, 09:27 PM	#24
silverhog Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 4	Re: Remington Nylon 66 My nylon 66 is as brand new since I have cleaned it completly. This weapon will feed me when SHTF.

05-31-2010, 03:08 AM	#25
Zane71464 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Ohio NRA Member Contributor Posts: 5,372	Re: Remington Nylon 66 Their awesome rifles IMO. I have one on my bench right now that I'm getting ready to disassemble and replace/buy some parts for. __________________ Two Words; "Simple Man", song by Charlie Daniels sums up my thoughts on a "few things"!