Remington Nylon opinions

Aww boyzzo, yer in chit now.
Be will'in tuh bet it was Mike frum Kanmore sett'in yew up for a bait gun.
Next thing you know, he'll arf it back along with the rest yer ker-pows.

Rimfire Central may have some info awn'err iff'in nutt'in pawps up'ear.
 
Yup posted there too. Wasn't Mike, just a good ol boy named Barrie at a gun show. Shiney silver at a white diamond price. Have lusted after one of these for 40 years and seen way too many white diamond ones overpriced 'cuz they were "rare" (1 million made over 20 years). This one stood out even if some Bubba jazzed it up with some bling.

But yer rite, got me a mystery to solve
 
Find me a nylon 66 that has even a decent trigger and can hold zero between outings with a scope on those grooves in the separate receiver and I'll like it alot more. For me, i got rid of my nylon 66 and prefer semis like the 10/22, mossberg 151 and even the norinco jw20. Each of these has a far better trigger and can be scoped so that they hold zero. The nylon excells as an open sighted trunk gun, its a very light, super durable almost never jamming gun. As long as you can live with its short comings no doubt you'll like it. But it's not a perfect design.
My deal breaker was slowly working that creeping trigger while trying to shoot shotgun shells off hand at 25 yards. Talk about frustrating and exhausting. And having to resite the scope each time before I shot it. Oh, and having to be careful how i held the stock so the point of impact wouldn't change between shots. Once i tried a Brno model 2 the nylon got the boot with no regrets. When i miss a shot, i prefer it to be my fault.
 
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I had a great deal of fun with friends and a black tube fed nylon 30 years ago.
Though I have fond memories of that day, when the time came to start buying, I chose 10/22's & heavy barreled bolt guns.
 
I know the Nylon is religion for many...don't want to offend.
I tried a couple and just couldn't fall in love with the nylon stock & action. Prefer walnut and steel.

That said, I know they're a very reliable and durable design etc.


LarryG said:
Find me a nylon 66 that has even a decent trigger and can hold zero between outings with a scope on those grooves in the separate receiver and I'll like it alot more. For me, i got rid of my nylon 66 and prefer semis like the 10/22, mossberg 151 and even the norinco jw20. Each of these has a far better trigger and can be scoped so that they hold zero. The nylon excells as an open sighted trunk gun, its a very light, super durable almost never jamming gun. As long as you can live with its short comings no doubt you'll like it. But it's not a perfect design.
My deal breaker was slowly working that creeping trigger while trying to shoot shotgun shells off hand at 25 yards. Talk about frustrating and exhausting. And having to resite the scope each time before I shot it. Oh, and having to be careful how i held the stock so the point of impact wouldn't change between shots. Once i tried a Brno model 2 the nylon got the boot with no regrets. When i miss a shot, i prefer it to be my fault.
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I have one I got new in about 1979. My cousin got one the same time; he got his with a clip, mine has a tubular mag. The clip is unreliable; the tubular mag is first rate! It still shoots great, I have won a couple of competitions with it, and this is after it killed over 1000 racoons and shot many more thousands of rounds through it, and m FIL used it for his grouse gun for 20 years. It still looks good too!

I will never sell it. Ever.
 
i bought the clip feed version in the early 70’s,Mohawk 10c. Feeds beautifully, no problem with either clip. As my first gun I still treasure it. New clips are now available, there’s talk about buying them on the rimfire forum in the states,some buy on EBay. 5 and 10 shot magazines.
 
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I had a Mohawk brown version I bought new at zellers for $70 in the 1970s when I was 16.Walked into the store plunked my money down and walked out with the gun and a couple of boxes of ammo,no paper work to fill out,no license to show and no one thinking it strange a 16 year old buying a gun by himself.Boy have things changed .
 
Mine was a coulda,shoulda, woulda purchase to get one I missed from long ago. As long as it will hit tin cans at 25 and 50 yards I'll be happy. Still trying to find out why a November 72 model would have silver diamonds, not the white ones
 
Meroh said:
I have one I got new in about 1979. My cousin got one the same time; he got his with a clip, mine has a tubular mag. The clip is unreliable; the tubular mag is first rate! It still shoots great, I have won a couple of competitions with it, and this is after it killed over 1000 racoons and shot many more thousands of rounds through it, and m FIL used it for his grouse gun for 20 years. It still looks good too!

I will never sell it. Ever.
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Holy crap...you sure got your money's worth! :cool:
 
chasseur said:
I had a Mohawk brown version I bought new at zellers for $70 in the 1970s when I was 16.Walked into the store plunked my money down and walked out with the gun and a couple of boxes of ammo,no paper work to fill out,no license to show and no one thinking it strange a 16 year old buying a gun by himself.Boy have things changed .
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Mine was bought at Woolco and I was 15 with mom leaning over my shoulder
 
had one and carried it in a gun rack in my Gramps oldest ranch pickup. The stock actually would bend away from the window side sun beating down on it. It gets hot in Pallisers Triangle. Reliable gun it was, and was once made or assembled in Canada.
 
My dad has one...can't remember if it is the Nylon 66 or Nylon 77 (I always get the two mixed up). He's had it since the late 60's if I recall correctly. His is the one that is DMB fed (vs. the tubular mag in the buttstock) and has the reddish nylon stock and blued receiver/barrel/etc. I love it...his seems to be plenty accurate and reliable (but it doesn't like CCI Stingers), and is just a wonderful little rifle to shoot. He did have the tubular magazine version to begin with...but sold it to buy the detachable mag fed version instead (for road grouse hunting). His example is in pristine condition...and has taken alot of grouse over the decades.
 
Mine was the first brand new gun I bought with money from a part time job, about 70 bucks if I remember correctly in the mid to late 1970's, light and reliable but plastic!, sold it off after a couple years, like wood and steel.
 
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had one and carried it in a gun rack in my Gramps oldest ranch pickup. The stock actually would bend away from the window side sun beating down on it. It gets hot in Pallisers Triangle. Reliable gun it was, and was once made or assembled in Canada.
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The Made in Canada versions featured barrels manufactured by Canadian Arsenals in Mississauga ON. (Long Branch factory)





 
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