Nylon 66 too collectible to shoot?

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As the owner of a Remington Nylon 66 what is the concensus on using one as a regular shooter. I know these are considered very durable and reliable and they can be had on the used market for around $300 now, with around 1 million made by Remington between ‘59 and ‘89.

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But are they becoming a collector’s piece? I am seeing if it would be better left at home in the safe vs taking it out to shoot and what everyone thinks of that. Thanks.
 
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Id shoot it, some do well some dont. Mine was a 2" at 50yd gun, still killed a lot of stuff, but if If id been concerned with "collectability" it woulda been easy to just put it back in the case and ignore it knowing it shot like that.
 
If I could get $300 for a Nylon, I'd sell it instantly and laugh gleefully all the way to the bank. A friend gave me one for free, and I sold it for $150.
 
Continue to have the fun of shooting it, take care of it and still enjoy any collector’s appreciation down the road - if it becomes a collector, that should all happen at the same time. In turn, I would not trade some incremental value for the fun, time seems to increase velocity as you age.
 
Collectible? Some three weeks ago a hunting buddy of mine tried to give me one, barely shot, LNIB, bought in the 80's, gathering dust ever since. A "time machine". He didn't like it enough to put even a box of ammo through it. I politely declined. I don't want a gun I don't particularly like so it's better that he sells it himself.

Guns are supposed to be shot so go ahead and have fun with it.
 
Anything they made a million of is not exactly rare, no matter what the guy behind the counter at the gun store might say. Shoot it. Besides, it’s plastic so it’s got a durable stock, and I’ve never seen a 22 with a shot out barrel. If you just love the thing, buy a 2nd one as a backup/safe queen.
 
D.B. Cooper said:
If I could get $300 for a Nylon, I'd sell it instantly and laugh gleefully all the way to the bank. A friend gave me one for free, and I sold it for $150.
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Exactly what I thought when I read it. I see them for less pretty often. They are neat and as a kid I used one for many thousands of rounds. Never shot great but was fairly reliable and we were using the cheapest ammo money could buy. Dads Ithaca was a far better shooter. Id take a 10/22 over a 66 and I despise a 10/22. Same for the savage 64 and the marlin/glenfield/westernfield etc etc. Local (ish)gunstore has two brown Mohawks for 300. They had three a year ago and finally sold one. They are known for being the highest place around. I prefer pump or lever actions though in a rimfire.

The only thing I'd worry about is hurting the stock. Id shoot it and enjoy is history. Stocks can't be fixed like wood and Surely parts are getting harder to find at this point. I have a savage 124 with a similar stock that cracked. Never heard of the 66 having issues though
 
It's a Nylon 66, in the standard Mohawk Brown. Keep shooting it and pass it down to your heirs. They're only collectible if in absolutely mint condition, or if they're the rare Seneca Green version. Getting $300 for any Apache Black, Mohawk Brown, or black diamond Nylon 66 can be a stretch, unless somebody just really has to have one. Some of the other Nylon-series guns can go for more, again because they're rarer, and again they have to be in very good or better condition, which many of them aren't.

crestoncowboy, I've had a bunch of Savage/Stevens guns with the Tenite stocks pass through my hands, and a few different Nylons. They're completely different material compositions from what I can tell. You're right, the Tenite stocks are pretty notorious for cracking or reacting to certain chemicals applied to them. Whatever formula Remington/Dupont used on the Nylon-series guns seems infinitely more durable. Maybe not as stable as more modern polymer compositions, but still pretty good.
 
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Whatever formula Remington/Dupont used on the Nylon-series guns seems infinitely more durable. Maybe not as stable as more modern polymer compositions, but still pretty good.
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Yeah. I agree. It doesn't feel the same at all and I've never seen an issue. Id be a bit more careful about it if I wanted to preserve them in pristine shape. The one I grew up shooting actually got left on the spoiler of an early 80s Nissan car outside in the weather for over a year by the owner. Was there through summer heat and snow/rain. The stock was fine. The gun was pretty much ruined.

And yeah I've actually never seen a 124 or similar savage stock that hadn't cracked.
 
Steve S. said:
Continue to have the fun of shooting it, take care of it and still enjoy any collector’s appreciation down the road - if it becomes a collector, that should all happen at the same time. In turn, I would not trade some incremental value for the fun, time seems to increase velocity as you age.
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When it does become a "collector", I believe we will all be dead, and quite unable to collect any profit.
 
Yeah, certainly not a collectible now, and it is hard to see a time when it would be. Shoot it!
 
IMHO theres a big diff between a " range toy " and a hunting gun.

Think hunting is of more risk of dings and dents.

But then i hunted w a 1022 spc, a Coly Python, TC Hawken Silver Elite and got a 4 digit #1.

What the heck do I know?

I know this, want to shoot a groundhog this coming summer w an artillery Luger.
 
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