Remington 22 lr Nylon 66
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Rod B
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The charging,or cocking handle is the plastic piece that protrudes from the bolt on the right side of the receiver.
This part pulls out & then the two screws can be removed to take off the metal receiver cover. Its impossible to remove the cover while the handle is in place.
Rod. :wink:
This part pulls out & then the two screws can be removed to take off the metal receiver cover. Its impossible to remove the cover while the handle is in place.
Rod. :wink:
other than take the cover off, do NOT take this rifle to pieces- there's lots of folks both on this board and others that have and have had severe difficulty getting it back together- you can take the barrel off (hanger and screw, ) but that's it- either blow everythig clean with compressed air or wipe it off, but don't go any further- also don't forget these are supposed to operate almost dry- ie the nylon is self lubricating, so MINIMAL oil
I wouldn't get into the trigger components but the receiver cover, bolt, recoil spring and barrel are no brainers and really all that is necessary for general maintenance (#### the rifle first and put safety on before doing anything). I agree with using minimal oil or better yet a dry lube such as graphite and it will run through a heck of alot of rounds without needing a cleaning.
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Boy, I'll say. I have two of the clip fed versions (they are great guns for kids, light, accurate enough), and exercise in frustration once you're trying to put them back together. - dan
if anyone has one of these that they can't put back together, please feel free to sell it to me cheap 
Seriously though, I have a complete assembly/disassembly manual somewhere (its not the greatest mind you) but if you can't find what you need in the above links and were stuck on a certain section I could scan in the applicable page or two and send it to you.
Seriously though, I have a complete assembly/disassembly manual somewhere (its not the greatest mind you) but if you can't find what you need in the above links and were stuck on a certain section I could scan in the applicable page or two and send it to you.
I don't really want one, I was just kidding. Great little guns though. There's one in the exchange now
Okay, I'll post this, but please don't flame on me...
I picked up a used Nylon 66 on the E&E forums earlier this year, and I've had mixed experiences with it. While it is advertised as virtully indestructable, someone had really trashed this one; the condition was "poor". Anyhow, my dad worked with plastics in injection-moulding, and I've helped him at the factory a fair bit, so I thought I'd give it a shot...so to speak.
The front sight was gone, and so was the charging handle but, worst of all, the buttstock had an ugly crack (deep) that went down into the handle. So:
1) I first tried to epoxy the sucker back together, but that was a miserable failure. Not one to be deterred, I used my secret weapon: Gorilla glue. The sucker stuck together hard and fast, and there was not too much goop on the outside, either (I scraped off the excess). I was going to spray-paint the entire buttstock, but I figured I might just sell the Nylon after all, and so I didn't want to unfairly cover up the "glue-meld", solid though it may have been.
2) The missing bolt-handle was replaced (rather ingeniously, I think) by a "dremelled" dowel. I noted the bolt-handle's slot was not circular, so sanding down the dowel was trial-and-error (got it on the second dowel/try). I "magic-marker-ed" the dowel black. In any event, it cocks now, so I'm happy - so far.
3) In the spirit of do-it-yourself, I used a matchstick to replace the front sight, and cut notches into it as a crude graduated sight. I also "painted" another dowel with my younger sis's red nail polish to use as an "alternate" front sight.
Now, to shoot it...
It turns out that, no matter the ammo (Remington Goldern HP's, American Eagle 40-grain solids, and even CCI Stingers), the sucker refused to cycle more than one round at a time (i.e. first shot was perfect, but then feeding jam for second round). This was even though the first shot's casing ejected perfectly, all the time, and so this got tiring quickly...
Having said this, I still loved the awesome muzzle-flash from the CCI Stingers out of this mutt!
I guess my question now is this: do any of you know someone in southern Ontario who might be able to take a look at this reasonably inexpensively, or should I just list it back on the E & E at something like $40.00 shipped?
I really do like the piece, but I also kind of like the notion of it being a firearm passed around and improved by the CGN community: a "more-macho" version, or a "Gunhood of the Travelling Nylon", if you will. I am open to suggestions...
I picked up a used Nylon 66 on the E&E forums earlier this year, and I've had mixed experiences with it. While it is advertised as virtully indestructable, someone had really trashed this one; the condition was "poor". Anyhow, my dad worked with plastics in injection-moulding, and I've helped him at the factory a fair bit, so I thought I'd give it a shot...so to speak.
The front sight was gone, and so was the charging handle but, worst of all, the buttstock had an ugly crack (deep) that went down into the handle. So:
1) I first tried to epoxy the sucker back together, but that was a miserable failure. Not one to be deterred, I used my secret weapon: Gorilla glue. The sucker stuck together hard and fast, and there was not too much goop on the outside, either (I scraped off the excess). I was going to spray-paint the entire buttstock, but I figured I might just sell the Nylon after all, and so I didn't want to unfairly cover up the "glue-meld", solid though it may have been.
2) The missing bolt-handle was replaced (rather ingeniously, I think) by a "dremelled" dowel. I noted the bolt-handle's slot was not circular, so sanding down the dowel was trial-and-error (got it on the second dowel/try). I "magic-marker-ed" the dowel black. In any event, it cocks now, so I'm happy - so far.
3) In the spirit of do-it-yourself, I used a matchstick to replace the front sight, and cut notches into it as a crude graduated sight. I also "painted" another dowel with my younger sis's red nail polish to use as an "alternate" front sight.
Now, to shoot it...
It turns out that, no matter the ammo (Remington Goldern HP's, American Eagle 40-grain solids, and even CCI Stingers), the sucker refused to cycle more than one round at a time (i.e. first shot was perfect, but then feeding jam for second round). This was even though the first shot's casing ejected perfectly, all the time, and so this got tiring quickly...
Having said this, I still loved the awesome muzzle-flash from the CCI Stingers out of this mutt!
I guess my question now is this: do any of you know someone in southern Ontario who might be able to take a look at this reasonably inexpensively, or should I just list it back on the E & E at something like $40.00 shipped?
I really do like the piece, but I also kind of like the notion of it being a firearm passed around and improved by the CGN community: a "more-macho" version, or a "Gunhood of the Travelling Nylon", if you will. I am open to suggestions...
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66s usually work really well. Cycling only single rounds is definitely unusual.
These rifles are an absolute pain to detail strip, and reassemble. I will not attempt it without a guide. I have transplanted parts from one into a new stock a few times, and it can be frustrating.
To make an improvised cocking handle, pinch a .22 Magnum fired case to an oval, and tap it in.
It is my understanding that the nylon can be solvent welded using carbolic acid.
Haven't checked the current catalogue, but Brownells has sold repro. cocking handles.
$40 shipped would be a good deal for someone looking for a parts set.
These rifles are an absolute pain to detail strip, and reassemble. I will not attempt it without a guide. I have transplanted parts from one into a new stock a few times, and it can be frustrating.
To make an improvised cocking handle, pinch a .22 Magnum fired case to an oval, and tap it in.
It is my understanding that the nylon can be solvent welded using carbolic acid.
Haven't checked the current catalogue, but Brownells has sold repro. cocking handles.
$40 shipped would be a good deal for someone looking for a parts set.
I think it's time for me to "hock" it for 10/22 funds, unless someone knows of a good Nylon gunsmith in Southern Ontario?
P.s. Does the problem sound fix-able; has it ever been heard of?
