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Customize a Nylon 66?

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has anybody here done it?

The idea just popped in my head and i was thinking... what could the possibilities be?

I've seen alof of beefed up 10/22's and accessories like fiberforce "dragunov" type stocks... does anybody make stuff for the Remington Nylon 66?
 
I ma not aware of any aftermarket items for the Nylon 66. Your best bet would be to sell me the 66, take the proceeds and buy a 10/22. :)
 
if not to markmc753, then sell it to me. :D



The nylons are just too damn nice, IMO to try to customize Arctic Assault. Plus there wasn't really enough of them made, compared to a Ruger 10/22 or other rifles to justify the aftermarket stuff...

Hard to make a Drag stock for a rifle with a magazine in the stock...


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Yeah, I'd say sell it to Mark or Db, save lots of heartache all the way around. I don't know how you could mod a 66, much less why. The beauty of the nylons was that they work forever without cleaning or proper care. They just keep going. That, coupled with the light weight makes them one of the best BOB guns ever produced, IMO.

UK,
I didn't know there were a bunch across the pond, but if they're cheap and readily available, buy several and part them out on ebay. You could make a fortune (if int'l shipping's reasonable) and supply us so we don't have to cannibalize the limited supply we have over here. I could use a replacement front sight....:rolleyes:
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markmc753 & db tanker: PM me if you're interested in a 94%+ 'Black Diamond' 66. Pics available.

UK Roe Hunter: I was under the impression that owning about anything semiautomatic in the way of firearms is so thoroughly restricted and vehemently discouraged in the UK that it is next-to-impossible for law abiding folks to jump through all of the hoops successfully. I had also thought that confiscations of formerly-legal examples post proscription would've depleted the numbers a good deal, regardless of make or model.

How is it that the Nylon Remmies seem to have survived in sufficient numbers to be "two-a-penny"? Pray enlighten us.
 
How is it that the Nylon Remmies seem to have survived in sufficient numbers to be "two-a-penny"? Pray enlighten us.
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The U.K. ban applies to centerfire semi-autos, not rimfires. Our friends on the other side of the pond can own all the evil-looking 10/22s, G22s, and rimfire AKs and ARs they want.
 
Nylons don't lend themselves very well to customization. On the other hand, they've gained collector value quite handsomely. A previous suggestion to purchase a 10/22 is a good one. There's a gigantic aftermarket for 10/22 accessories.

For heaven's sake, don't attempt disassembling the Nylon. You'll be sorry.

Before cobbling your Nylon, take a run through the various online auction sites, and get an idea of their value and demand. Good luck.
 
is this skinny little scope rail on mine useful? It looks like i might find some crossman BB rifle scope that might attach... no one has mentioned that :p

P.S., When did they cut off manufacturing for Nylon 66's?
 
it will take a standard rimfire scope mount...I haven't tried on mine as I prefer the factory iron sights on it. :)


But I have seen a few of the semi's and one lever scoped with bushnells and they all looked fairly rugged for the viscious recoil that the .22 is famous for. :D


Keep it and have some fun with it! :)

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facts i could find about the rem nylon

as per an article in Guns & ammo, complete book of rimfires :

- Introduced in 1959. named after the number of the last color they blended that gave the gun stock the look of wood grain, nylon 66

- All totaled of the different models 1,050,336 Remington nylon 66's were manufactured between 1959 and 1989.

- the butstock, reciever and forearm are two pieces of injection molded nylon glued together. the nylon makes the rifle "self lubricating". the reciever just has a metal cover for the cover and a metal bolt, barrel, firing pin and some springs inside.

- weight, 4 Lbs, barrel 19 9/16ths inches, mag holds 14 LR shells

- in 1959 a man named Tom Frye used 3 rem nylons to shoot 100,010 rounds at thrown blocks 2 1/2" square. he only missed 3 blocks and in the end each rifle had fired 33,000 rounds without being cleaned.

- of all of the .22 rimfire rifles of bolt, semi auto, slide action, single shot rifles made by remington the Nylon 66 had the fewest warranty issues.

- the original price for one when first on the market was $49.95, now good specimens can go for up to $300.

hope you enjoyed. -Eric
 
A cheap scope or even a red dot could be a lot of fun (they're always fun) and would help quench your desire for modding the 66. However, you probably don't want to spend a lot. 1) they're not known as tack drivers, and B) because the barrel and receiver aren't made together, you'll probably have issues with your scope retaining zero.
(I know, someone out there scoped one in 1960 and it's held perfect zero for 47 years, and it's still a tackdriver. I'm speaking more statistically. :p )

***pauses and thinks....***

Hmmm, upon reflection, and 8x32x50 scope with a 4 inch sun shade would look super cool on a Nylon 66. The bigger and longer the scope, the cooler the look. :evil: Anybody got a picture of that setup?
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- Introduced in 1959. named after the number of the last color they blended that gave the gun stock the look of wood grain, nylon 66
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Just a slight correction to the above, but I believe Nylon 66 (AKA Nylon 6, AKA Zytel for all you Glock fans) is the polyamide the gun is mostly made of.
 
I seem to sort of very vaguely remember a rumor that when the original Nylon 66 molds wore out, Remmy didn't want to spend the money for new molds. So, the Nylon XX lines ceased production.

I do also sort of remember the ads with Tom Frye sitting on a pile of wood blocks with holes in them, while holding one of the Nylons he used.
 
In the UK, Nylons go for about $80. Loads of them around having been used for pest control in years gone by, but now all replaced by Ruger 10/22s.
 
I had one of these when I was growing up (~12-18)that I always lugged along when I went fishing. If the fish weren't biting, I'd have a snake/turtle hunt. I must have put 100,000 rounds through it and never even though to take the cover off the receiver. I can only imagine what it looks like in there. My dad and brother had one each as well.

I need to grab it next time I visit the folks and take it apart. I love those rifles. Thanks for bringing up the good memories.
 
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By Joe Demko : Why did Remington cease production? Lack of sales? Profit margin too small? Tooling worn out?
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they said in the article that the machinery was wearing down and they they didnt think it would be worth it to remake them at that time cause ruger was having good luck with the 10-22 with all the add on accessories and such.

Note: i wasnt asked , but my favorite was the Apache Black.
 
I mowed lawns in 1973 to come up with about $60 and had my Dad take me to Peck Hardware to do the paper work to buy my Nylon 66 in "Mohawk Brown". Still have it to this day. Unlike most folks. I actually cleaned mine occasionally. The way you could easily remove the barrel made it a cinch to clean the 16" inch tube from the chamber. I guess it has fired at least 25,000 rounds. Never a jam. The only blemish on it is a scratch on the receiver when I let a big Army surplus screw driver slip out of one of the receiver plate screws and run across the smooth surface :fire:. Always used a quarter for the task after that.

I tried putting a scope on it for a year (Weaver V-22) but it would walk the poi after several rounds (such as in a good plinking session at the gravel pit). It actually worked fine for hunting when you only took a shot or two at a squirrel or rabbit. There are many theories about why the Nylons are not good scope performers. I think it is because the thin sheet metal receiver cover would heat up after multiple repeat shots and shift the front of the scope to one side. I would let it cool down and the original poi would return. But, after I got a Marlin 783 .22 Magnum in the Summer of 75 and pulled the scope for my new "Varmint" rifle, I returned to shooting the Nylon with the open sights and never looked back.

So, the Limey is classin the 10/22 over the Nylon:D . Well maybe after tricking em out. But, I would run with two shooting buddies in high school that had 10/22s. My open sighted Nylon 66 would group better than their Rugers and their rifles jammed all the time.

Caution: don't take apart the internal mechanism of the Nylon 66. Me and the two aforementioned clowns took my 66 all apart once and it took the better part of a long summer day and six hands to finally get it back together. :eek:
 
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