Rem Nylon 66 Found In Barn

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Hi Guys, it was my grandfathers Nylon 66, he has been gone for many years now. I am not sure what oil he used to pack it away but its now supper gummy, the bolt is really sticky but is moving now. The plunger in the back is stuck, it rotates a bit but cant get it out. It appears to be in good shape from the outside.
Does anyone know of a good gunsmith with experience on Nylon 66's in the London area. I would like to get this restored and in great working order. Thanks for your help.
 
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nice find... I'm a huge nylon 66 fan. Have you thought about picking up a can of synthetic safe crud buster and hitting the action with it? Head over to the nylon 66 forum; there are teardown directions there.
 
Its a nice little rifle, I cant get over how light it is. I did check out that forum but I think I rather have a professional do it. I hit the action with WD40 and that helped. What I got from that forum is dont detail strip it unless you know what your doing because they are a pain to get back together.
 
Trivia: when they first introduced these guns, if you bought a chainsaw you could also get the gun for $5 with it. Have one since day one from sales at grandfathers garage and it has been a great little gun. If a light green color and in your grand dads barn likely came via the same root. BUT where have those days gone?
Clinch
 
The "Seneca Green" version is the rarest, as it was discontinued in 1963. I started plinking with my grandfather in 1960 but it took until about 1965 to actually get the gun from him but no one will get it from me. Until the day I have no say! Glad you are going to bring it back to life as they are great little guns.
Clinch
 
Clinch said:
The "Seneca Green" version is the rarest, as it was discontinued in 1963.
Clinch
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Not actually true, although the seneca green is a rarer version the nylon 76 Trailrider , 66 bicentennial, 66 anniversary, all three models of bolt actions and the nylon 77 (Not the apache 77) all had lower production numbers.
 
As previous poster said, spray it with crud cutter, work action,
spray some more, then blow out with compressed air, then oil.
Give barrel and chamber a good cleaning, then try it.
That is what i think a gunsmith would do.
 
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As previous poster said, spray it with crud cutter, work action,
spray some more, then blow out with compressed air, then oil.
Give barrel and chamber a good cleaning, then try it.
That is what i think a gunsmith would do.
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Yeah thats what I have done but not fired it. I want more of a detailed cleaning than that.
 
Other than the trigger group, they are not difficult to take down. With the basic instructions you can find on the net, field disassembly (and then some) is a piece of cake.
 
More useless trivia. Back in the day, at the DuPont Nylon plant here, the employees could order these in the Cafeteria...:D
 
remember... due to the nylon parts in the action, these guns are designed to be run bone dry. Don't go crazy with the oil. Oh, forgot to add... there are a couple great video's on youtube on disassembly and reassembly as well.
 
My father-in-law has a Nylon 66. Great little plinker and I think it's fairly unique with the nylon used to reduce the need for lubrication. They can take a lot of abuse. He's not be tender with his!
 
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