Remington Nylon 66

[Bull Elk]

I sold my Black Apache chrome and have regretted it ever since. I'd like to find another as well as a Mossberg 46b .22.

[aghauler]

A common thing I see from those that have left CA for free states with smaller populations is that they have better gun rights but even with no roster or other CA laws the pricing and selection on used guns can be quite poor.

CA has a huge population so I still find a lot of interesting guns as people die off and their heirs dump them off. Still hard to pull off but I amaze myself sometimes with what I find when I put in the work.

I agree, from what I've seen here and traveling there are no real "deals" on pricing, only availability. With the advent of the internet EVERYONE knows where the pricing is, unless they don't do any research. Not like the old days when the you waited for the GUN LIST or the "real" Shotgun News to show up to see what was available and where the prices were!

LGS here (I visit just to laugh at pricing) heavy into C&R's, antiques and modern, NO real decent prices on C&R's, they have a back room FULL of Antiques and their employee break room is walled with Winchesters! They sell AR's of all kinds at $500, 3 racks full take yer pick! Badly pitted SKS's $400+.

[aghauler]

I sold my Black Apache chrome and have regretted it ever since. I'd like to find another as well as a Mossberg 46b .22.

Small LGS had a Black Apache Chrome fer $400 but wasn't in real good condition.

[Magilla26]

I got my first Nylon 66 for Christmas in 1961. Sweet gun but it got stolen out of my closet in college. I now have two Mohawk Brown 66's, one made in '59 and one in '68. I take one along with me when shooting ground squirrels (rats) in eastern Oregon. When my .223 gets hot I switch to the Nylon 66 and blast away.

[I Swan]

I've had many of the variants over the years including the rarest length bolt action and I have a Seneca green and a Apache Black and a Black Diamond still.

Never did get a gallery special, got close once. Had a lever action but it was in poor shape. Only lever action repeater ever made by Remington. I've never seen the smoothbore in person.

[AR22]

It was one I was always hoping to replace from my youth also. They have gotten so ridiculously priced in the last ten years however, that I have not done it yet.

They are starting to come down alot in my area now though. Just need to find one for sale from a estate or something at a reasonable price.

I do remember one thing about mine. Funny thing is not even Remingtons crappy ammo brand would work well in their own Firearm. I think they themselves even recommended against Remington brand ammo,LOL

I did have one of the rarest Nylon Models made about 10 years back. Model 10. It was a single shot Bolt Gun. Paid a 100.00 at a Garbage Sale. Guy on a Remington Forum I put it on to learn about it, offered me 800.00 for it, so I never even had a chance to Fire it.

[I Swan]

It was one I was always hoping to replace from my youth also. They have gotten so ridiculously priced in the last ten years however, that I have not done it yet.

They are starting to come down alot in my area now though. Just need to find one for sale from a estate or something at a reasonable price.

I do remember one thing about mine. Funny thing is not even Remingtons crappy ammo brand would work well in their own Firearm. I think they themselves even recommended against Remington brand ammo,LOL

I did have one of the rarest Nylon Models made about 10 years back. Model 10. It was a single shot Bolt Gun. Paid a 100.00 at a Garbage Sale. Guy on a Remington Forum I put it on to learn about it, offered me 800.00 for it, so I never even had a chance to Fire it.

You can't find a standard Mohawk Brown Nylon 66 for $200-300? What are you willing to pay? If I really wanted one I wouldn't let $50 or so hold me back. I have been seeing less of them but brown ones are still out there and available here and there without resorting to online purchases. They made about a million of them.

Good catch on the single shot I don't think I've ever seen one more than one or two times if that in person.

[echo1]

You can't find a standard Mohawk Brown Nylon 66 for $200-300? I have been seeing less of them but brown ones are still out there and available here and there without resorting to online purchases. They made about a million of them.

I picked up a mag fed 66 missing the bolt handle & mag for a hunnerd bucks a while back. The handle and 4 mags were about $75. It too was filthy, but runs good now. I'm happy. PAX

[Ford8N]

I always lusted for the black diamond that I saw for sale as a kid in a local Gemco. I finally found one at the Bakersfield gun show years ago. I got it for $100 otd from that ammo dealer Dixie. Cool guy.

[jyo]

Probably 30+ years ago, I traded a used pocket knife for a well-used Nylon 66---by well-used, I mean the little rifle had been fired about a million rounds with little to no cleaning---still, it shot just fine---right to point of aim with most bulk HV ammo, but the trigger pull was hard and the front edge of the trigger was sharp (I fixed that). Well, I got JB Wood's book on taking apart 22 rifles and proceeded to take it apart for cleaning---never again---a bunch of tiny springs and such---a real pain in the arse to put back together as well! The rifle was slim and lightweight, and despite my cleaning and reassembly, it continued to function just fine.
One day my long-time shooting buddy (RIP) came to me and wanted to buy this rifle---he explained that it was the only rifle his wife could hold-up and shoot because she was injured in a car crash---they were moving to SW Texas and he explained that this would be a huge favor to him---as these rifles were not collectable at that time, I sold him the Nylon 66 for a reasonable price and his widow still shoots it to this day.
I had two other 22 rifles---an older Ruger 10-22 Deluxe Sporter and a Belgium made 22 Auto from the early 60s, I didn't feel like I was lacking in 22 rifles, but, the Nylon 66 had been my "teaching" gun to start people off on shooting and I started to miss it. I looked around and suddenly Nylon 66s were "collector" items demanding really high prices---especially for a nice example. I stopped thinking about getting another one until one day at my club range, an older gentleman approached me and said he was selling off a few of his guns as he said he had far too many---and there it was---a near perfect Mohawk brown 66 in 99% percent condition---he was quite reasonable about the price, and I still have it---it shoots right to point of aim with most HV ammo and runs 100%---it's my wife's favorite gun, and one of my favorites as well---it ain't goin' nowhere...

[aghauler]

Probably 30+ years ago, I traded a used pocket knife for a well-used Nylon 66---by well-used, I mean the little rifle had been fired about a million rounds with little to no cleaning---still, it shot just fine---right to point of aim with most bulk HV ammo, but the trigger pull was hard and the front edge of the trigger was sharp (I fixed that). Well, I got JB Wood's book on taking apart 22 rifles and proceeded to take it apart for cleaning---never again---a bunch of tiny springs and such---a real pain in the arse to put back together as well! The rifle was slim and lightweight, and despite my cleaning and reassembly, it continued to function just fine.
One day my long-time shooting buddy (RIP) came to me and wanted to buy this rifle---he explained that it was the only rifle his wife could hold-up and shoot because she was injured in a car crash---they were moving to SW Texas and he explained that this would be a huge favor to him---as these rifles were not collectable at that time, I sold him the Nylon 66 for a reasonable price and his widow still shoots it to this day.
I had two other 22 rifles---an older Ruger 10-22 Deluxe Sporter and a Belgium made 22 Auto from the early 60s, I didn't feel like I was lacking in 22 rifles, but, the Nylon 66 had been my "teaching" gun to start people off on shooting and I started to miss it. I looked around and suddenly Nylon 66s were "collector" items demanding really high prices---especially for a nice example. I stopped thinking about getting another one until one day at my club range, an older gentleman approached me and said he was selling off a few of his guns as he said he had far too many---and there it was---a near perfect Mohawk brown 66 in 99% percent condition---he was quite reasonable about the price, and I still have it---it shoots right to point of aim with most HV ammo and runs 100%---it's my wife's favorite gun, and one of my favorites as well---it ain't goin' nowhere...

Great Story!

[586L-Frame]

Congrats, Aghauler...
On obtaining a replacement
Remington Nylon 66 in
Mohawk Brown!!!

[aghauler]

Congrats, Aghauler...
On obtaining a replacement
Remington Nylon 66 in
Mohawk Brown!!!

Wasn't my story, I've had my current Mohawk for 20+ years, have had another couple which I sold and a KMart version which I sold also. Kept this one as it has the vintage scope on it and it's a great shooter. Always on the lookout for more at "reasonable" prices though. That one Mohawk at Cabela's ABQ, NM fer $599 is just a little "beyond" ridiculous. I think they have it confused with the more rare versions, but then they have a rack of Mosins for $350 each!

[586L-Frame]

My apology...
Jyo was the post.
I love my Black & Chrome Apache,
and my recent purchase of a Mohawk Brown Nylon 66.
I too own a Rossi Pump Action .22lr carbine but with the short barrel. All fun plinkers.

[aghauler]

My apology...
Jyo was the post.
I love my Black & Chrome Apache,
and my recent purchase of a Mohawk Brown Nylon 66.
I too own a Rossi Pump Action .22lr carbine but with the short barrel. All fun plinkers.

LGS had and Apache Black (white diamond) sometime back they wanted $400+ for it but the receiver cover wasn't in very good condition. They tried to tell me it was the rarest version, I just said uh huh. Isn't the black diamond the more rare? I'll have to printout my reference material and carry it with me!

No apology needed!