Whats up with a Nylon 66?
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henschman
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There is a guy who comes to the Oklahoma gun shows who has racks and racks of them. He probably has 50 or 60 of them. None are any cheaper than $450. Some of the apparently rarer models with the tube protruding from the front of the stock for topping off are over $1000.
Dave Markowitz
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Look what I found today. It's an Apache 77 that I snagged at Cabela's in Hamburg, PA for $249 + tax. 
It came with one 10 round magazine. My father had a Nylon 11 back in the early 1970s and I seem to remember a leftover magazine lurking around which will fit this rifle. I checked Remington's online store and they still have the 10 shot mags for the box mag-fed Nylon rifles, too, so I'll pick up a few more.
It came with one 10 round magazine. My father had a Nylon 11 back in the early 1970s and I seem to remember a leftover magazine lurking around which will fit this rifle. I checked Remington's online store and they still have the 10 shot mags for the box mag-fed Nylon rifles, too, so I'll pick up a few more.
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Commmmme onnnnnnnn!!!!! People are selling them at high price because there is always somebody with to much money in their pocket... It's a 250$ to maybe 350$ rifle. No wonder why we pay to much for our rifles when owners encourage themselves saying that they own a premuim classic...
T.R.
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I recall back in the '60s that a new 66 sold for $49.99 plus tax. They're sturdy rifles but I wouldn't but one for any price because I like walnut stocks best of all.
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The Winchester 74 is a great rifle. I would take it over the Nylon any day.
gloucestergarand
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I snatched my Black Diamond up at the Fulda Rod and Gun...think I paid $95, back in 1981...my most reliable .22, when I can get it away from the wifey!
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That Apache 77 is a green clip fed version made for K-Mart. The Apache Black was the black and chrome tube fed 66. The Nylon 11 was a bolt rifle and used a different mag. Mags are still made for the 77.
Here's a quick primer on them in case anyone is interested.
Remington started making 66s in 1959. The name comes from the zytel plastic which was made by Dupont who owned Remington. That plastic was called nylon 66. They were very unique and decades ahead of their time.
The 66s were all tube fed through the stock rifles. Remington also made three different nylon bolt actions a single shot called the Nylon 10, a detachable mag version called the 11 and a tube fed under the barrel version which was the Nylon 12. They also made a lever action called the Nylon 76. The basic 66 was brown, the brown being called Mohawk Brown. One early and somewhat rare color for the stock was called Seneca green. They also made a black and chrome 66 called the Apache Black. A black stock with blue steel version came out in the 1980s called the Black Diamond. The diamond was black instead of white.
In 1970 Remington came out with brown detachable mag version called the Nylon 77, changed the name in 1972 to the Mohawk 10C which came with a 10 shot "clip". It was made until 1978.
The tube fed 66 pretty much ended production in 1987 but Remington resurrected the "clip" detachable box mag fed rifles exclusively for K-Mart. Instead of a brown stock it had a black matte finish on the metal, and a green stock with a black diamond. It was called the Apache 77. K-Mart sold them from 87-89.
If you have any questions about what you have let me know. I collect them and have a lot of info on them on my web site.
Here's a quick primer on them in case anyone is interested.
Remington started making 66s in 1959. The name comes from the zytel plastic which was made by Dupont who owned Remington. That plastic was called nylon 66. They were very unique and decades ahead of their time.
The 66s were all tube fed through the stock rifles. Remington also made three different nylon bolt actions a single shot called the Nylon 10, a detachable mag version called the 11 and a tube fed under the barrel version which was the Nylon 12. They also made a lever action called the Nylon 76. The basic 66 was brown, the brown being called Mohawk Brown. One early and somewhat rare color for the stock was called Seneca green. They also made a black and chrome 66 called the Apache Black. A black stock with blue steel version came out in the 1980s called the Black Diamond. The diamond was black instead of white.
In 1970 Remington came out with brown detachable mag version called the Nylon 77, changed the name in 1972 to the Mohawk 10C which came with a 10 shot "clip". It was made until 1978.
The tube fed 66 pretty much ended production in 1987 but Remington resurrected the "clip" detachable box mag fed rifles exclusively for K-Mart. Instead of a brown stock it had a black matte finish on the metal, and a green stock with a black diamond. It was called the Apache 77. K-Mart sold them from 87-89.
If you have any questions about what you have let me know. I collect them and have a lot of info on them on my web site.
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JTW Jr.
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After having this Nylon 66 for almost two years , totally forgot I had it until I saw this thread , I took it to the range today. Ran great and is pretty accurate. Nice off hand shooter.
Dave Markowitz
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I got to shoot my Apache 77 today. I like it. Ammo was mostly Federal bulk pack .22 LR high speed HPs. I did have a few malfunctions but I think they were ammo related.
I also put 9 CCI CB Longs through it. As expected the action did not cycle but it worked fine as a straight pull bolt action. Shooting the CB Longs through the Remington's 19" barrel sounded about like a Sheridan Blue Streak air rifle with 8 pumps in it, not loud at all.
I'm looking forward to receiving the extra magazines I ordered last night from Remington.
I also put 9 CCI CB Longs through it. As expected the action did not cycle but it worked fine as a straight pull bolt action. Shooting the CB Longs through the Remington's 19" barrel sounded about like a Sheridan Blue Streak air rifle with 8 pumps in it, not loud at all.
I'm looking forward to receiving the extra magazines I ordered last night from Remington.
Powerglide
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Well,
I snagged a nice Nylon 76 brown about a month ago.Was gonna sell it but just haven't had the guts yet!They are sweet for what they are and they ain't makin no more!
I snagged a nice Nylon 76 brown about a month ago.Was gonna sell it but just haven't had the guts yet!They are sweet for what they are and they ain't makin no more!
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