What's so great about a Remington Nylon 66?

[Wheelgun Dunn]

The post ".22 Suggestions" had several recommendations for a Remington Nylon 66 and I have read an article that said if you see one buy it! 

WHY?

Wheelgun Dunn

[Ron J]

I never figure that out either.  People rant about them and there has been good press out on them but they don't do anything for me.   Like they say, "to each their own". 

[Hazcat]

Fastest cycling .22 semi ever, light as a feather, cutting edge in its day. pretty much a never clean other than run the bore occasionally, retro cool, fun to shoot, etc, etc, etc.

[m25operator]

No offense HAZ, The only thing I liked about them way back when, is the curved front sight blade reminded of a 600 Mohawk remington. My Mom worked with a guy who found out I did gunsmith work, had her bring me his basket case 66, He got it in pieces and gave it to me in pieces. I had never had one apart before, and was amazed these things ever worked. ( reputation is they do work well ) the barrel is not pinned or wedged or screwed in, it just kind of lays there in the reciever, captured by the stock. It reminds me a lot of a Marlin camp carbine in the way the stock is integral to the reciever and fire control parts. The triggers are mushy, and I admit, when I went and fired it, I just function tested it, I didn't even try for group.

But as I always say, that's why Baskin Robbins has 31 flavors.

As far as fastest cycling, I don't really see why, I think the cyclic rate would have a lot more to do with the rimfire round, than most actions it is shot in. I have had some 10/22's go full auto, and they're pretty fast.

My favorite .22, hard to say, probably my Model 41 S&W, my new to me model 18 S&W is becoming a favorite,
and my CZ .22 conversion for my AR15 is really fun. I have 2 10/22's one stock with a trigger job and 3x9 Leupold, the other for competition with a trigger job, Fajen thumbhole stock, 6.5x20 Leupold and Shilen barrel. I like them fine, only after the triggers have been worked.

The .22 I use the most, My Thompson Center Contender carbine, 16" barrel, it stays next to the back door for Squirrel duty, 62 at last count using Aquila Super Colibri, ammo. Very quiet

[Hazcat]

M25,

They have actually tested the cyclic rate against others and it beat 'em hands down (it's on the net some where).

As far as accurate.  They were shipped with a wooden block originally (if you get one of those it is worth a lot) as a shooter he hit something like 100,000 out of 100,020 thown, with a Nylon (marketing gimmick) so they must be accurate enough (no, not competition). 

Hell, they're just fun and different!

[Sponsor]

[tumblebug]

 1 Polymer anything.

[Hazcat]

1 Polymer anything.

Yep,  the original 'plastic fantastic'.

[twyacht]

http://www.chuckhawks.com/rem_nylon_rifles.htm

Interesting history and specs on the nylon 66, according to this it was discontinued by Remington in 1989. Wouldn't the evolution by the same manufacturer incorporate the success of one into another like the 10/22?

The 10/22 has also been around a long time with consistent and reliable design. Mine has the "plastic" stock with stainless barrel, with a 30 rd. clip of CCI's it rips as fast as I can pull the trigger.

Curious the article said the originals had a self-lubricating rail and advised against oil. However, my son-in laws old 10/22 which he cleans once a year whether it needs it or not ,,, Still drops squirrels and crows anytime. The crates of old .22 ammo that have gone through that rifle is a testament to a great design.

I think it would be harder to get a 66, and therefore more expensive as they "don't make em' anymore"

[Hazcat]

Twyacht,

If ya look around you should be able to pick up a good one for around 200.  If you just go to the auction sites your looking at 350.

[TAB]

I've shot hundreds of thousands of rounds thru mine, for well over a decade I shot atleat 1k round thru it a week.   In that time I cleaned it  3 times.  The only part i have ever replaced is the feed tube, but that was my fault I bent it.  It shoots circles around every factory 10/22 I've ever seen and a few that people had over a grand in.  There is a very good chance that the reason why comp stocks are popular to day is this gun.  It was the 1st gun release with one, one of the big selling features was a life time warrenty on the stock.  Rem has made good on that promise.      The only ammo I've every had a hard time cycling with is cb caps, they just don't have the  power need to cycle the bolt.  Other then that it has eatin every thing I have ever fed it.

I've killed thousands of ground squerrls with it. When I was a kid a local county use to trade ground squrrel tails for 22 shells...