What's a Nice Nylon 66 Sell For Now?

[Lone Star]

I like Remington's Nylon 66 and the clip-fed version, the M77. I had to sell mine awhile back, and am sort of looking for another.

Has anyone got an idea of what one in NRA Excellent or better condition sells for today? (These are discontinued models.)

I saw one at a gun show for $175, but it had minor pitting and some rust that might or might not clean off. That was an absurd price for the condition!

Who here has Nylon 66's or 77's? Do you like them?

Thanks,

Lone Star

 

[HarryB]

I've seen them from $125 asking price on up at several shows. The detachable mag model was the first firearm I ever used. Its still in my dad's safe.

 

[Rupestris]

I have a 66. I've seen a couple at shows that were marked $125 as well. Some as high as $150. Of course these were at shows and the price was probably not set in stone.
As for liking the rifle. Oh, yeah. Without a doubt, its a keeper. The one part of the rifle I don't like is that there is no sling mounts but the rifle is light enough that its not a buden to carry.

 

[glocksman]

I like my Nylon 66 much more than my Ruger 10/22.
Accurate, reliable, good trigger pull, easy to maintain and lightweight.
The only drawback is the propensity of the receiver cover to rust if not well cared for.

I'm thinking of sending my cover and barrel off to Robar for a Polymax or NP3 treatment. After that, the gun should last forever.

 

[Lone Star]

Glocksman-

Good point about the metal receiver cover: I had to watch that, too. I used Break-Free after I discovered it, and that helped, but Remington steels are usually more apt to rust than other brands of firearm in my experience, and this is particularly true of that cover. It needs watching!

The barrel, however, seemed to be less inclined to rust, if well maintained.

Thanks, all.

Lone Star

 

[Jaywalker]

Regarding the detachable magazine version, I heard years ago from Remington that it had a problem. Since the plastic stock was a bearing surface, there was no real support for the external magazines, and pressure on them would damage the stock. They recommended that I use only 5-round mags in mine, since the shorter mag put less leverage on the stock than the 10-round mags did.

Damage was evidenced by a "wandering zero," and had to go back to the factory. The replaced the "stock," (lifetime warranty) they said, but it appeared when I got it back from tham that the only original piece was the receiver cover.

The tubular magazine did not suffer from this and stayed in production much longer.

Jaywalker

 

[glocksman]

Damage was evidenced by a "wandering zero," and had to go back to the factory. The replaced the "stock," (lifetime warranty) they said, but it appeared when I got it back from tham that the only original piece was the receiver cover

Legally, the receiver cover is the firearm.


You can get every other part from Numrich or other sources via mail order, but you need to have an FFL order you a receiver cover.

BTW, my Nylon 66 was made in June 1975.

 

[444]

I bought one new in box about two years ago for a little over $100. Something like $125 but I don't remember exactly.

"The one part of the rifle I don't like is that there is no sling mounts but the rifle is light enough that its not a buden to carry."
If you look in the manual that came with the rifle, there was a sling set up you could buy from Remington back in the day. I bought it, and have it on the Nylon 66 that I got for my 12th birthday. Who knows if you can still get one, but odds are, you can't