One of one million plus

[PapaG]

Bought a mint Nylon 66 out of a long time friend's estate Sunday. I remember when they were introduced. For some reason I never had one. Read the history and had forgotten about Topperwein's record being broken with them. Also I remark about how few came through the shop as there were over a million made.
I has a period correct Bushnell small dia scope that is relatively clear and almost looks right.
Yes, I'm going to shoot it and remember John's Clark Gable smile under that iconic mustache every time I squeeze the trigger. Wish I could have afforded the Model 12 trap gun.

 

[WestKentucky]

It’s nice to have a tangible item that’s connected to a close friend or relative. When I touch my grandpas marlin 336 it’s almost like I’m back as an 8 yr old kid sitting on the tailgate of the old Mazda b2000 at the edge of a cornfield. I hope the rifle gives you the same flood of memory and emotion of the good times.

 

[Rubone]

Good way to remember your friend. I've had a Nylon 66 for over 45 years. It reminds me of a simpler time in my life!

 

[I6turbo]

That's great that you have your friend's gun to remember him by, and remind you of times past, and time that you spent together.

My older brother had a Mohawk Brown Nylon 66 from the time I was about 12 or so. I shot it quite a bit, and remember thinking it was a weird gun (obviously, for the times), but I admired it in some ways. I recall that it was also pretty accurate with the little Weaver scope he kept on it. I think I felt about the Nylon 66/77 back then like I feel about Glocks and other plastic guns today; I understand them as tools where their advantageous characteristics (corrosion resistance, light weight... is there anything else?...) may make them worthwhile choices for some applications, but I don't connect with them like I do with more traditional guns. For example, when my brother had the Nylon 66, and before I got my used 1966 10/22 (that I still have today), I would usually pass over the Nylon 66 in favor of my Dad's Remington 121 when I went to the closet to grab a rifle.

My brother also had the Apache Black semi-auto and the clip/magazine-fed Nylon 77 a few years later, and I believe he still has all of them. This thread makes me want to shoot one of them again for the memories.

 

[CapnMac]

They are easy to love--other than when being taken down for deep cleaning (watch the YT videos, first).

The company, CBC even made a faithful replica, which they called the "Black widow." If only in black. Don't see many of those, either.

My LGS had a brown Nylon 66 in the used rack at US$650, it found a new home in a month or so.