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My hunting buddy bought one new in the early 70's. It's now our camp gun. We use it for plinking and shooting squirrels for dinner often. Very reliable no matter what we feed it. You can't go wrong with one.
Fall seven times, stand up eight.
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Remington Nylon 66 is the roughest, toughest, most trouble-free 22 automatic made.
This is the 22 rifle that set an accuracy record on over 100,000 consecutive hand-thrown wood blocks . . . only six misses and not a single malfunction.
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700LH,
Wow, looked at that whole link. Really brings home how much we have regressed over the years! Look at all the "weapons" openly advertised!
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I bought mine many years ago and shot a full case of .22 CCI's through it ... then, gave it to my godson.
Missed the rifle so badly that I bought another. So far, I've shot TWO cases (10,000 rounds) through it without cleaning the rifle and it is still shooting reliably.
I love the Remington Model 66 rifles.
Blessings,
Steve
"God Loves Each Of Us As If There Were Only One Of Us"
Saint Augustine of Hippo - AD 397
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Has anyone ever experienced problems feeding cheap bulk lead bullet 22lr in their Nylon 66? Mine will sometimes run a full magaizne, then other times I'll only get 5-6 shots off before I get a failure to feed. When I switch to a copper plated brand I don't have that problem? Any ideas? Dirty magazine tube? Really tiny burr somewhere? Not that it matters, like everyone else I can't find hardly anything in .22 anywmore.
Other than that little inconvenience, I love my Nylon 66.
Geno
The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men.
In it is contentment
In it is death and all you seek
(Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni)
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you will be hard pressed to find a better and reliable 22 than the Nylon 66
A Doe walks out of the woods today and says, that is the last time I'm going to do that for Two Bucks.
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The only .22LR ammo that I have had trouble feeding in the Nylon 66 is the Russian Junior brand with the heavy waxy lubricant.
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Isn't the 66 the one that has the tendency to fire 2-3 shot bursts over time? I know my cousins had a 22 semi auto with a plastic stock ( I just assumed it was a Nylon 66) and it would shoot at least on 2-3 shot burst per magazine. Cyclic rate has to be in the thousands per minute as it is almost imperceptible.
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Isn't the 66 the one that has the tendency to fire 2-3 shot bursts over time? I know my cousins had a 22 semi auto with a plastic stock ( I just assumed it was a Nylon 66) and it would shoot at least on 2-3 shot burst per magazine. Cyclic rate has to be in the thousands per minute as it is almost imperceptible. Sure wish mine would do that 
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Never experienced that with mine.
The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men.
In it is contentment
In it is death and all you seek
(Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni)
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This is getting me tempted to buy one a friend is selling. Its super clean to the point I almost wouldn't shoot it beyond the range.
I had one that had a defective mag tube latch so I traded it off. Doh... My dad bought it for $50 when Kmart closed them out.
Other than that, How was the show Mrs. Lincoln?
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How much does your friend want for his Nylon??? I'll buy it if you don't want it
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I bought one new when I was 15, that was 40 yrs ago. I shot thousands upon thousands of rounds through it and its still going strong. very accurate with iron sights.
I killed a truck load of rabbits and squirrels with it, even a few quail flying, (once upon a time I could shoot well). back in the day a Remington pro held the record for aerial targets with one, I thought I could shoot as good as him (lol). I would practice by flipping hickory nuts in the air and busting them. even got where I could do multiples but keep in mind I shot it a LOT.. not a better knock around gun ever made..
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I bought mine in 1971 and don't know how many thousands of rounds have been stuffed down the tube. I don't ever remember cleaning it very often. An incredibly fun rifle to own and shoot, rugged and easy to carry.
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1. Never tell everything that you know.
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How much does your friend want for his Nylon??? I'll buy it if you don't want it This thread is making me temped to call. I'll check...
Other than that, How was the show Mrs. Lincoln?
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Bought one at a yard sale once that had been used like a bat on a tree stump, shattered stock.
Finally found a used stock after several months searching.
That gun was a fun one to take apart and put back together to change stocks.
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One word of warning to left hand shooters. The Nylon 66 will spit hot powder in your face. I developed a flinch so bad that I got rid of the gun. That fact and the weak scope dovetail are the only negatives on the 66. They will shoot forever.
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When they came out new you couldn't give me one for free. Six months ago I paid $500.00 for one. Go figure.
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I shot mine yesterday, Federal Gold Medal match made one quarter sized ragged hole (10 shots) @ 50 yards. The sights are somewhat crude but they still shoot!
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I bought one for $50. that the side plate metal had rusted thru. I filled it with bondo and painted it black, got $150 from a friend that had to have it. Still have new one in the box just in case the creek rises.
Just notified that local gun shop just got 13000 rounds of 22lr in. Knowing the owners it's $100.a brick.
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