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#1 ·
I bought a Remington nylon 66 a couple days ago and completely went thought the gun and cleaned it, (Looked like it wasn't ever cleaned, took 4 hours) I am having problems with the bullets not ejecting out right and getting cough up on the bolt. happens almost every time if not 1 out of 3 shots.

I am using Remington ammo.

Any thoughts? Thanks
 
#5 ·
A nylon 66 is a bear to get back together correctly after once taking it completely apart! :eek:

It is possible something didn't go back right, or was left out of the assembly. Might want to check it over again.
 
#31 ·
A nylon 66 is a bear to get back together correctly after once taking it completely apart! :eek:

It is possible something didn't go back right, or was left out of the assembly. Might want to check it over again.
I have four Nylon 66, first 22 rifle I even bought, and they are pussycats to take apart and clean. A cinch. Very reliable. Never missed my 10/22 after I sold it.
 
#6 ·
It was a bear to get the trigger and all the springs back together but after watching some youtube videos, it wasn't bad. I found after looking at some schematics I am missing all the extractor parts (Extractor plunger, extractor and extractor spring). ordered the parts today, should fix the problem.
 
#7 ·
I just inherited a Nylon 66 in immaculate shape about a month ago. I did the same thing as you did and pulled up some YouTube videos to figure out how to disassemble/reassemble the gun. It's not intuitive, but once you see how it's done it's quite easy.

Missing the extractor/ejector parts could certainly make a difference! My first .22 was a Winchester 190. When I first started shooting it, the gun threw the brass quite a distance (as anyone next to it quickly found out). In later years I found it dropped the brass nicely just to my side. It turned out the back end of the ejector had broken, leaving only a nub, which made it eject perfectly. :)
 
#8 ·
I bought one a year ago, and again used youtube videos for dissasembly. Also check out nylonrifles.com which is a great site for info on these guns.

Don't lube any metal/nylon contact points. You'll be further behind in the end. I never lube my Nylon and it still shoots fine. Just wipe it out really good. Any other help, see the forum on the above site.
 
#9 ·
I have the 66 MB that I used to hunt squirrels and starlings with when I was a senior in high school back in '74. Have never lubed it. Every now and then there would be a cleaning of the bore and mild disassembly.....nothing like ya'll are talking about because it's been retired for occasional shooting since youtube came out:D
 
#17 ·
Does anyone have one?
Also, does the 77 clip interchange?
(I found one if those)
Trying to be helpful here, LB, not nit-picking, but the Remington Nylon 66 had a tubular magazine in the butt, holding 14 rounds.

What does the grip cap on your rifle say? If "MOHAWK" over "10C", then yes, the Nylon 77 magazine will fit. If not, you need to tell us more about what you have.

The Old Guy
 
#16 ·
Back in the mid 60's

I had a 66. My father was amazed at the amount of ammo I was going thru. One day he went out with me and he saw that ever time I pulled the trigger the broken sear made it a full auto. He got it then and so did I:eek: It was pretty cool at 14 or 15 having a full auto 22. Amazing cyclic rate!
 
#19 · (Edited)
I purchased a Nylon 66 with lawn mowing money in 1973. It was my only .22 for years and then I really got into competitive shooting and the little brown rifle has mostly rested in the corner of the gun vault for the past two decades.

However, my club recently resurrected an old fun match called Rapidfire Rimfire. The shooter engages four strings of six silhouettes and an RO starts a watch when he fires his first shot and stops it when the last critter in a row of six falls. The shooter gets three seconds subtracted from a string's time if he cleans the row (six for six). One's score is his aggregate time.

I pulled the old Nylon 66 out and gave it a go in the May match. Some of the kids had never even heard of let alone seen one of these Dupont specials. They were kinda shocked by the results in the open sight class:


RAPIDFIRE RIMFIRE MATCH

Time in seconds, shooter, rifle, scope if applicable, ammo

Optically Sighted Class

30.93 seconds Dwight Pilkilton, Ruger 10/22, Weaver V-16, CCI SV
34.68 David Malone, Ruger 10/22, Simmons 22 Mag 3-9, CCI SV
34.91 Danny Creasy, Winchester 190, Simmons 4-12, Aguila SV
39.71 Ricky King, Ruger 10/22, Nikon ProStaff 3-9X40
44.43 Peary Willard, Ruger 10/22, Barska AirRifle 3-17, Federal 510
53.90 Willie Rhodes, Ruger 10/22, BSA Sweet 22 3-9X40, CCI Blazer
61.25 Ben Broyles, Ruger 10/22, Tasco 3-9, CCI Blazer
66.85 Thomas Reed, Ruger 10/22, Bushnell 3-9, CCI SV
76.66 John Warfelli, Remington 597, Tasco 3-9, Winchester Super X
78.17 Paul Enlow, Ruger 10/22, Simmons 3-9, CCI MiniMag HP
84.78 Grayson Campbell, Ruger 10/22, Nikon 2-7, CCI 240
85.15 Mike, Savge Mk II, Bushnell 3X, Federal Auto Match
107.62 Lana Medlin, CZ 452 American, Sightron, CCI SV
116.06 Reece Stewart, Ruger 10/22T, Nilon 2-7, CCI Seconds
122.45 Bill Parkhurst, Ruger 10/22, Leupold 3-9X33 EFR VX II, CCI SV

Open Sight Class

39.96 Danny Creasy, Remington Nylon 66, Aguila HV
52.76 Ricky King, Ruger 10/22, CCI SV
61.57 Bill Parkhurst, Henry H001T, CCI Blazer
64.71 Mike, Marlin 39, Federal Auto Match
88.35 Willie Rhodes, Henry Lever Action, CCI Blazer
102.54 Peary Willard, CZ Lux, Federal 510 B
129.82 Paul Enlow, Henry Lever, CCI CB Shorts
 
#21 ·
Hi Folks, I'm new here. This thread got my interest.

I bought a 66, used, in 1961. I was 16 years old. I still own that rifle and carry it on my daily 2 mile walk, everyday, 365 days a year. It has had thousands of rounds through it with narry a hitch. I probably haven't had to thoroughly clean it more than a dozen times in the 51 years that I have owned it. Run a patch or two through the barrel and brush out the powder and junk and it's good to go. Only oil the outside, the action is self lubricating and oil in there just causes problems. It's certainly not a target rifle but accurate enough to serve well as an all-around plinker/hunter. I have seen people talking trash about 66's on other forums but I have only good things to say about this one. In my humble opinion, Remington came up with a real winner with the 66. I have 50+ other guns and would part with most all of them before the 66.

It's my understanding the Remington stopped production of the 66 only because the tooling was wearing out and it was not economically practical to replace it. They built a bunch of them!

Thanks for letting me share this with y'all. Have a happy day.

Bob
 
#24 ·
There actually was a military model of the Nylon 66. I am not sure what happened to them but I have seen cases of them in the past. Back in the day we taught a shooting technique termed "quick kill" first with modified daisy bb guns (no rear sights) and later with nylon 66 (OD color). A lot of rounds went through them and the extractors were a weak point. Stone it to bring the edge back and heat treat it to solve the problem.
 
#25 ·
That sounds like a good competition. Would be a great father and oh ah grandson thing. Will bring it up at our club for review. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" never bad student, only bad teacher "
 
#27 · (Edited)
I bought one NIB for apx $75.00 back in 1970's.? It's the Black Diamond Model Nylon 66 with a Chrome BBl & Receiver. I killed many of a Varmint using either CCI Stingers or Rem Yellow Jackets.? Out to 100 Yds Great gun.? The only Peeve that I have is that you cannot mount a scope on it's receiver.? It does not hold properly,? It slips & slides etc. So I gave up & use the iron sights on it & it works great,? Even with my aging Eyes.? This is one rifle that will be passed down to my sons & theirs also,? Long after I am gone.? This rifle is easy to field strip & clean. I have never had one Jam in it ever.? I lube it with just some Spray Silicone,? Works great because the inner parts are made of Nylon,? The Silicone is all that is need to keep it running non stop. Shame that Remington Stopped making them.? I would stack the 66 up against any of the Rimfires that Remington is putting out today.?
 
#28 ·
I have a 66 that was allowed to get a bit of rust in the bore. Still shoots, but not as accurate as before. Tried Numerichs for a new barrel, no luck, still waiting to hear from them. Anyone know where a new barrel, or a used rifle could be found. I'd consider a beat up rifle as long as the barrel is in good shape.
 
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