Although it is rough I have a gallery model, shorts only with a cable mount on the underside of the fore end. It is a lot of fun but shorts cost too much per box these days. Be Well, Rustyzipper.
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I had one of the box magazine version, the Nylon 77 Apache. Worst gun I've ever owned. Terrible trigger, terrible accuracy and terrible functioning. Hated it and it hit the road quickly.
Only rifle I ever had that would not hold zero with a scope between shooting it and taking home and taking if out again. The way the receiver cover screws onto to plastic receiver let the zero move. The scope mounts to sheet metal receiver cover and cover has two screws to hold it in place but no way to lock it into one position. The receiver and cover needed dimples to securely locate receiver cover to receiver so it wouldn't shift around once screws were tightened.
A '66 was my first rifle. That gun has had A LOT of bullets through it and is still going strong 35+ years later. My kids are using it now and love it too. It may not be bench rest accurate but was always more than accurate enough. I can remember some unbelievable shots with it and incredible tales of adventures!
I might have added a scope for a brief stint but it was and still is irons only. The rifle points great and still cycles smoothly. It definitely has a fondness for full power loads. I have other. 22s but for plinking the '66 is hard to beat.
From the article: "In 1962 with dies and molds supplied by Remington, CBC began production of their Nylon 66 just three years after Remington began the 66 in the states. This equipment was new and not worn out castoffs."
Only rifle I ever had that would not hold zero with a scope between shooting it and taking home and taking if out again. The way the receiver cover screws onto to plastic receiver let the zero move. The scope mounts to sheet metal receiver cover and cover has two screws to hold it in place but no way to lock it into one position. The receiver and cover needed dimples to securely locate receiver cover to receiver so it wouldn't shift around once screws were tightened.
I found that out the hard way when I was 14, didnt find out the reason until the internet. Worked great with open sights tho.
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The nylon 66 was not really designed to be a super-accurate rifle and the dovetails for the scope mounts were likely were there just because by the time it was introduced most all rimfire rifles were being dovetailed. I doubt that the designers were very concerned with its accuracy with a scope mounted. It was, and still is, a great plinker rifle with open sights, it points very naturally, and operates near flawlessly with little to no maintenance. I have seen some that appear to never have had a speck of maintenance from the day were made but they still operate just fine. I have owned quite a few over the years and I always scoped them with something like a Weaver K-4 and they performed well enough that they kept the local gopher population under control. As long as the receiver cover screws were tight the ones I owned would shoot as well as any other semi-automatic of the era.
IMO Remington is making a mistake by not re-introducing them - I honestly believe that there would still be a huge market for them.
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Nylon 66 I have 3 different kinds of Nylon 66 rifles, but cannot remember ever shooting one.
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Without doubt the best all-around .22 ever produced. Made when Remington focused on making a good product instead of a good profit. The newly arrived Beancounters killed the design over mould replacement and introduced the dreadful Viper. Its difficult now to find ones in good condition,. Nylon 66's, like the VW Beatle of the same era were not marketed to a casual crowd. Both tended to be used hard with little attention.The Nylon variants like the 77, 12, 76 and such did not do especially well. The 66 however firmly instilled itself in the hearts of genuine outdoorsmen. There is some disagreement as to whether the 66 gallery special or the 76 Apache black is more scarce. Without doubt, the White Nylon 66 is the most rare of them all, with only one known example
Without doubt the best all-around .22 ever produced. Made when Remington focused on making a good product instead of a good profit. The newly arrived Beancounters killed the design over mould replacement and introduced the dreadful Viper. Its difficult now to find ones in good condition,. Nylon 66's, like the VW Beatle of the same era were not marketed to a casual crowd. Both tended to be used hard with little attention.The Nylon variants like the 77, 12, 76 and such did not do especially well. The 66 however firmly instilled itself in the hearts of genuine outdoorsmen. There is some disagreement as to whether the 66 gallery special or the 76 Apache black is more scarce. Without doubt, the White Nylon 66 is the most rare of them all, with only one known example
This is pretty funny and naieve. The nylon 66 was Remingtons most profitable .22 ever and was designed specifically with maximum profit in mind. The most expensive part of the nylon 66 was the barrel. Other than the barrel and breech bolt, the rest was mostly moulded plastic, cheap stampings and springs. I saw a complete breakdown of all the parts and what they cost Remington to produce when the gun was first introduced and the profit margin would have made Daisy and Crosman green with envy.
Without doubt the best all-around .22 ever produced. Made when Remington focused on making a good product instead of a good profit. The newly arrived Beancounters killed the design over mould replacement and introduced the dreadful Viper. Its difficult now to find ones in good condition,. Nylon 66's, like the VW Beatle of the same era were not marketed to a casual crowd. Both tended to be used hard with little attention.The Nylon variants like the 77, 12, 76 and such did not do especially well. The 66 however firmly instilled itself in the hearts of genuine outdoorsmen. There is some disagreement as to whether the 66 gallery special or the 76 Apache black is more scarce. Without doubt, the White Nylon 66 is the most rare of them all, with only one known example
This is pretty funny and naieve. The nylon 66 was Remingtons most profitable .22 ever and was designed specifically with maximum profit in mind. The most expensive part of the nylon 66 was the barrel. Other than the barrel and breech bolt, the rest was mostly moulded plastic, cheap stampings and springs. I saw a complete breakdown of all the parts and what they cost Remington to produce when the gun was first introduced and the profit margin would have made Daisy and Crosman green with envy.
Which brings up the question of why do they not re-introduce it? The financial shape Remington is in right now they could use a high-profit 22.
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Still had lots of fun with the Nylon 66s that I owned. Sold the standard model but still have the abused looking Gallery Model. Actually in this case neglected is the word. I should just shoot a brick of ammo through the gallery for old times. Wasn't there a bolt model somewhere or am I just thinking of the 77 in a twisted way? Be Well, Rustyzipper.
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Without doubt the best all-around .22 ever produced. Made when Remington focused on making a good product instead of a good profit. The newly arrived Beancounters killed the design over mould replacement and introduced the dreadful Viper. Its difficult now to find ones in good condition,. Nylon 66's, like the VW Beatle of the same era were not marketed to a casual crowd. Both tended to be used hard with little attention.The Nylon variants like the 77, 12, 76 and such did not do especially well. The 66 however firmly instilled itself in the hearts of genuine outdoorsmen. There is some disagreement as to whether the 66 gallery special or the 76 Apache black is more scarce. Without doubt, the White Nylon 66 is the most rare of them all, with only one known example
This is pretty funny and naieve. The nylon 66 was Remingtons most profitable .22 ever and was designed specifically with maximum profit in mind. The most expensive part of the nylon 66 was the barrel. Other than the barrel and breech bolt, the rest was mostly moulded plastic, cheap stampings and springs. I saw a complete breakdown of all the parts and what they cost Remington to produce when the gun was first introduced and the profit margin would have made Daisy and Crosman green with envy.
Did that "complete breakdown" happen to mention what the original cost of the molds for the stock was? I have heard it stated that at the time they were the most advanced molds of the type ever made. Do you have any insight on the cost to share?
Friend has a 66 that is a utility/farm gun and works well for the purpose. It has a lot of nighttime raccoons to it's credit, treed by his dog when they raid his sweet corn. When I was in high school a classmate had a 76 that was darn sure minute of pop can....we shot it a lot.
With so many reports of both good and bad accuracy, I'm starting to wonder if the good came from iron sights and the bad from scoped guns (the Nylon didnt have a good base to mount to IIRC).
We shot the one I grew up with the open sights, and it was accurate. At 25 yards or so, my uncles would knock down pretty much every empty 12ga hull they set up, with a steady pop-pop-pop-pop..... Even I went 50/50 once I learned where to aim, and I was just a little kid who didn't shoot more than a BB gun when I wasn't with them.
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My buddies and I all had nylon 66’s in 1965. They shot great for our needs. (Rabbits, squirrels, grouse, crows, tin-cans, etc.)
In later years we mostly navigated to 10-22’s, as that was the new fad. The 10-22’s didn’t shoot any better or worse, for our purposes, but we felt better because we were following the trend.
Loved that old 66....
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