In 1978 I bought my first gun when I was just a 12-year old gun nut; an Apache Black Nylon 66. Stupidly sold it in college. Once I got into my late 20's, I started searching for one. Found a few, but they were too expensive for my young family budget. Finally, in 2019, I found one at a gun show and snatched it up. It is just as much fun as it was when I was 12. This video reminds me I need to take it out tomorrow and put a few rounds through it.
Bought mine about 1964 at a country store that sold everything from groceries to work clothes to bologna sandwiches to guns and ammo…gave $49 for it…sold it about 1976 like a fool…bought another of the last ones produced about 1985 or so which I still have..they are a great innovative little rifle…can’t understand why Remington doesn’t bring it back…they would see a million more of them and get back in the black…
Sorry to hear about your pops. My Popz passed away last Dec 9th, he gave me his Nylon 66 years ago when I was still young and dumb, had it in a storage unit along with an old 20 ga he also gave me and ended up loosing the storage unit and the guns through neglect and a misunderstanding on my part. I literally cried watching this vid and knowing I lost them still tears me apart. May God richly bless you and yours, brother. 🙏❤️
When Band of Brothers came out in 2001, I was a kid and I was SO convinced that grandpa’s brown Nylon 66 was an M1 Garand for whatever reason. The 66 became the first rifle I had ever fired as a kid, and the first rifle I owned myself…was a 1942 M1 Garand. Still have both.
I'm a lucky guy I have three of these. Two of them do not have a serial#. The first one was a mail order and was shipped to the house, how many of you remember those good old days? They could always referb the tools and offer them again. Parting lines and cores can all be made good as new. New posts and bushings and run another million or more.
This is the first rifle I ever shot over 40 years ago. Today that rifle now belongs to me and I hope one day to pass it down to my son like my father did for me.
I was born in ‘55. My father gave the Mohawk Brown to my older brother and the Apache Black to me in the early summer of ‘66. He had a Sporting Goods store (mostly skiing) and a FFL. I still have my “66” and it still works like brand new. I have had and do have other .22 rifles, but the “66” is still my go to plinking gun.
Nylon 66 is the 1st gun I bought with my own money as a teenager; 1960 or 61. I put thousands of rounds through it & my 4 brothers likewise while I was away in college, Peace Corps service, & US Army service. I'll never even consider getting rid of it. My all-time favorite .22LR. Thanks for showing it!
Bought one in Apache Black back in 1961. Recently acquired onother one in Mohawk Brown. Fired thousands of rounds through these rifles and they still work great.
The Nylon 66 is my favorite .22 rifle. Amazing how accurate and reliable they are for being a pipe strapped to a plastic stick. These rifles paved the way for all of the polymer pistols we use today.
My grandma and moms favorite gun. My mom always wanted one. I was telling my now father in law about it and he said he had one but it was broken. Bought it from him for 100 bucks. Took it apart and it must of never been cleaned. I cleaned it and gave it to my mom for Christmas. I never seen her cry with so much joy
My dad had the Mohawk Brown model in the 70’s. He’d squat down, put me between his legs and hold the gun, I’d aim and squeeze the trigger the best a young boy could. I loved that gun. It’s the first gun I remember shooting. He traded it to a Bear Whitetail Hunter compound bow. I wish we still had it.
I have one. It has a black nylon stock and chrome barrel and receiver cover. I have had it for about 57 years. It still looks like new. My first rifle.
@@michaelsix9684 The video said the mold was crazy expensive back then, and decided to stop manufacturing when the mold wore out. We’ve come a long way with synthetics in recent years, maybe Remington should revisit the Nylon 66!
As a teenager in the 70's, we had the use of a Nylon 66 from a friend of my father's (the rifle belonged to his son whom had passed away) and we learned about manual of arms, marksmanship and safe gun handling with that rifle. Over the years I have looked at several different Nylon 66 models, but held out because I wanted a really nice--non banged up and abused-- one for myself. This weekend, in a local small town pawn shop, I found a PRISTINE Mohawk brown version which had just come into the shop that morning. Needless to say, it went home with me. It will have a Redfield 4X scope installed upon it and will have a new life hunting squirrels and varmints. Just as Remington intended, all those decades ago.
Wife still has hers complete with the product tag attached to the trigger guard and booklet. No box but like new condition. Purchased in 68 for $45 dollars at a sporting goods store in New Mexico.
I just received this as a gift from my mother for Christmas, it was my late grandfather's dove hunting rifle. I'm extremely excited to go shoot it and will definitely take care of it so I can pass it on to my son's.
He said that he regrets drilling his for sling mounts. I put a rapid fire crank on mine once & realized that I should have used the nylon screws instead of the metal ones that scratched up the guard.
Mine is a fully restored 1961. My mom used it to defend herself from an intruder in 1963 while pregnant with me. 6 years later, I was shooting it. We probably have 100k rounds through it. had it redone to hand down to the next 2 generations, or more.
best .22 ever had. And will have. always shoots. always shoots accurate , I mean way more accurate than any .22 Iv shot. It may be because it fits me well but I think its just that great of a rifle..............
I have two of the Mohawk Brown, one I bought new in 1971 at a Western Auto in Winslow AZ. The other is still NIB with all paperwork, hang tags, box and the yellow DuPont "ZYTEL" sticker on the buttstock it was made in August of 1966 pre serial number. Got it from a local dealer a few years ago for $99!
I inherited mine from my husband. He got it in 1963 for making Marksman in the Boy Scouts. It's in really good shape I guess. I found your video looking for how to load and chamber it.
Did not know how valuable my little Nylon 66 has become. Thanks for the info. We grew up with the lever action and I bought an Apache Blk model in early seventies.
My dad has one in Apache Black. As a kid I thought it felt like a toy and largely ignored it in favor of the steel and wood of his, now mine, Remington 514. I'll have to give it another shot as an adult.
I had an Apache as a boy and it was great fun. Lots of memories. I can't remember what happened to it, must have sold it or gave it away. Now I am a senior and have a Mohawk two Apaches. Took them and the grandson to the range for his first trip last week. They shot very accurately and were easy for him to handle. I'm on the look out for Seneca model.
I bought my Nylon 66 in 1987 at he recommendation of the local Ace Hardware manager. This was the first gun I ever owned. It still runs perfectly. Thanks for giving us the history behind this gun.
I found one at a pawn shop that the previous owner had disassembled and couldn't get back together again. He used tape to hold some of the parts in place, so at least everything was still there. I managed to assemble it properly (not easy, BTW) and it's been a great shooter ever since.
My first gun was a brown Nylon-66 just like that one...Got stolen from a storage shed during one of our moves when I was a teenager...Miss that wonderful rifle...
I have been picking them up at gun shows for the last 10 years!! I have the 1976 edition with the Engel on it!! And I have the K mart. One and the Seneca green!! And all of them but the lever action!!! And still looking !! In my opinion they are the best 22 ever made. I have ten or so I never shoot just because they are in great shape!! But I always have one as my Daley shooter!!
My first firearm. Had it for 30 years. I shot over 20k rounds through it and it hasn't had a single jam. NOT A SINGLE FAILURE. This is the AK-47 of rimfires.
Around 1976 or so, a guy came to me at work and said, "I hear you know a lot about guns." Well, some. "I took my gun apart and I can't get it back together." Next day we went out into the parking lot where he handed me a barrel, a nylon stock, and a cardboard box full of parts. It included an exploded parts picture which wasn't really an assembly drawing but it was all I had to go by. One spring really eluded me. It was labeled in the drawing as "spring" and I could tell what it was meant to return, but it wasn't at all obvious what it anchored to, so I just picked something. I finally got it together and fired it a few times. When I disassembled it for the last time the anchor point of spring became obvious. It took me about a week of head scratching but I did make it a complete gun again.
My first gun was the Brazil version. Still have it and shots great. Shot probably 10,000 rounds or more through it. It’s my grand sons favorite gun to shoot. I do have an actual nylon 66 and love it too. I cannot tell the difference between the two
I have a Mohawk brown 66. It was given to me by my uncle and I love shooting it. I had a guy offer me money about 15 years ago at the range. I'm so glad I didn't sell it.
Fist rifle I bought when I turned 18 in 1971 . The first time I took it out shooting it got so hot the barrel would rattle in the stock. I have no idea how many rounds have been through it but it taught my 4 kids how to shoot. Went through it a few years ago and cleaned it and replaced some springs , it is teaching some of my Grandkids to shoot know.
My uncle bought one in 1970 when he came back from Vietnam he did 4 tours there he passed away a couple of years ago it is still in our family and it is deadly accurate one of my most favorite guns to go shoot
Mom and Dad gave me mine in 1962 when I was 17. Still works like it was brand new. I only wish someone made a receiver peep sight that did not require replacing the front sight. Once we finally rid ourselves of the legislative atrocity/tax dollar sponge/civil right prior restraint called the Dodd Anti-Gun Act of 1968 and subsequent add-ons, the Model 66s with serial numbers may become a more expensive collectable variant.
Shoulda mentioned, my bad. I came up with the trick of using it as a single-shot by placing a cartridge on the ejection port and operating the bolt handle and letting it slap forward into battery. Great for working with new shooters where you don't want to load the magazine.
I have 2 of them. I have my Father's which is the Seneca green and no serial number. This is the one my Dad took me out in the woods and taught me how to shoot and all about gun safety. The one I bought in 1980 at K-Mart in Ogden Utah when I was in the Air Force is the Apache Black model. I still have the factory box for mine. They are still in good shape and are two of my most cherished rifles. Thanks for the video and take care.
Dad bought me one as a teenager and it put a pile of squirrels and rabbits on the table until it was stolen about 15 years later. I was devastated. Then several years later an uncle gave me his before he passed. I treasure that one and will pass it on to my son when I go.
Nylon 66 was available from Sears back in the day. It was the first gun I ever shot. When I was about 8 years old in the early 70's, my grandpa took me out and showed me how to load and shoot one that he had. I remember it being a bit long for me but I was able to adapt and hit the pop cans I was aiming at.
First rifle I ever fired as well in about 1998 or 1999. Identical to the one in the video. Grandpa’s as well, he’s left it to me and now it will be the first rifle my 5 year old fires when the time comes.
My dad's first rifle was a CBC produced One from the early '90s. His dad bought it at a hardware store in Virginia. My father still around so it's not mine yet but I grew up shooting squirrels with it I never had a problem with it except for rusting in Florida's humidity. Great little gun still do this thing
I did a disassembly are full cleaning on one of these decent little rifles exactly once. I now recommend you hose them out with G96 Gun Cleaner and use an air compressor to blow the excess oil and gunk out of the action. Wipe off the residue on the outside of the receiver, reassemble and the rifle will be good to go for another couple or three thousand rounds.
I love the Nylon 66, first rifle I ever shot. it was my Dads, he bought it new in 1960. He passed in 2017 and now I have it. Cool little rifle, Dad always said if you miss with that Nylon 66 its your fault. Great video, thanks for sharing.
I was 15 at the time, 1959, and asked dad if I could get a Nylon 66. To my surprise dad said yes. That was a get summer. The best part is I still have the gun. It has been a great shooter. The only issue I've had was the disconnector broke. You were right Keith, the internals are a bit of a mouse trap. UA-cam has a few step by step videos that will get you through in fine shape. According to the production stamping on the barrel P F 45 = June 1959.
I got my first Nylon 66 just last year, an original Mohawk Brown Remington made in 1972. So it's as old as I am. A little cleaning and it was running perfectly once more. It's quickly become my favorite .22 rifle ever. So light and slender. They're known to have fired 30,000 rounds without cleaning, and Alaskan trappers found they were one of the few, or perhaps only, autoloading rimfire rifles that would function reliably in the extreme cold.
I have my fathers 1963 Black and Chrome nylon 66. Still shoots great today. My mom gave it to him for Christmas that year. Have a pic of him holding it that morning.
I have a Mohawk Brown Nylon 66 made in August 1959. It was my grandfather’s - he was a grocery salesman and he won it in a promotion. It still shoots true, and in hundreds of rounds (some really cheap and/or old) it has not misfired even once. I absolutely love shooting it, owning it, and having a connection through it to my grandfather’s world in 1959.
I was gifted a new Mohawk 10 C with the detachable 10 round box magazine in the earliest 1970's and it is brown (not any shade of green). It is an awesome 22LR and I still have it along with the Instruction Folder And Parts List. And, oh yeah, I still use it..
When i served in the Royal Military Police in Northern Ireland in the early 1970s one of the infantry battalion commanders carried one of these as personal weapon in place of 9mm Browning HP.
The Nylon 66 was my first firearm when I was about 15 years old. My dad bought it for me used at a local second hand store. My friend's and I shot more rounds through it than I can remember and loved every single one. Back then 50 cents was the price of a box of ammo at the local hardware store. Best 50 cents I ever spent. Unfortunately I traded it in on a 22 bolt action rifle to be able to use it for hunting in Pennsylvania. I have regretted it ever since. I tried to replace it with another for a few years with no luck. I have a accumulated a very large gun collection over the decades since my first firearm but none have brought me more enjoyment and just plain fun than my Remington Nylon 66. I am now 71 and the Nylon 66 is long gone but my fond memories still remain.
I have an Apache Black with white diamonds, Nylon 66. I've had the rifle since 1970. In fact, at one point it was stolen from me in a burglary. About a year later, the police recovered it and returned it to me. It showed a few new scratches and dings when I got it back, but still worked fine. According to the manufacture date codes (stamped on the barrel) mine was made in 1962. The odd thing is the date code is supposed to be two letters, but mine has three letters. The first one being the code for 1962. The second letter is the code for the month of September. The third letter corresponds to the code for the month of November. I don't really understand the three letters being stamped on the barrel, but in fact, they are there. It's really an accurate, reliable shooter.
Hello everyone this nylon 66 I bought this rifle in 1967 for $49.99 I saved up my lawn mowing money . And I still shoot this 22 lr still today it's in perfect condition. I haven't got the box .
I still have a nylon 66. Been a favorite of mine since I bought my first in 1964 for $49.95. If the triggers weren't so mushy they'd be incredibly accurate, they do well as is !
I got a used one for my birthday as a teenager in the 80's, exactly as the one in the video. As an adult I moved to a place where lots of gophers, Richardson ground squirrels, came up in the spring. That old 66 finally got seriously put to use and boy it was so much fun.
Yes, I have a Nylon 66. I have fond memories of when I was around 8 or 9 and my grandfather would shoot snakes with his Nylon 66 on False River in Louisiana. I am now 71 and I have that Nylon 66 from my grandfather. I don’t really care what it is worth, it will stay in the family for years to come. Thanks for the video.
Always wanted one of these as a kid, as befitting the space race it had a very futuristic look...they also made one in black and chrome called the apache, never saw the green version
First rifle I shot as a kid in the early 1960's. It disappeared with my dad over the years and it brings back good memories. Amazingly, my daughters gave me an excellent used Nylon 66 Mohawk Brown for Christmas a couple weeks ago! Have shot it over 450 rounds since then and field stripped/cleaned it four times.
My Dad bought my brother and I both a Nylon 66 in black in the late 70s. They have consecutive serial numbers. I love this rifle and still shoot it all the time.
In 1978 I bought my first gun when I was just a 12-year old gun nut; an Apache Black Nylon 66. Stupidly sold it in college. Once I got into my late 20's, I started searching for one. Found a few, but they were too expensive for my young family budget. Finally, in 2019, I found one at a gun show and snatched it up. It is just as much fun as it was when I was 12. This video reminds me I need to take it out tomorrow and put a few rounds through it.
Bought mine about 1964 at a country store that sold everything from groceries to work clothes to bologna sandwiches to guns and ammo…gave $49 for it…sold it about 1976 like a fool…bought another of the last ones produced about 1985 or so which I still have..they are a great innovative little rifle…can’t understand why Remington doesn’t bring it back…they would see a million more of them and get back in the black…
My dad had one forever, he passed away this year and I received his firearms. Now is an important part of my own collection.
Sorry to hear about your pops. My Popz passed away last Dec 9th, he gave me his Nylon 66 years ago when I was still young and dumb, had it in a storage unit along with an old 20 ga he also gave me and ended up loosing the storage unit and the guns through neglect and a misunderstanding on my part. I literally cried watching this vid and knowing I lost them still tears me apart. May God richly bless you and yours, brother. 🙏❤️
11 years ago for my dad and I still cherish his
Same thing happened to me. My dad passed and i was given is Black Apache 66 Nylon.
Our fathers had Good taste Enjoy !!!!!
Had a Nylon 66 when I was a boy in the early 70's. Can't believe how collectible they've become. Wish I still had mine.
@Mr. Cool so did I must have shot a million rounds through it
Had one as a lad too. Didn't care for the coarse sights but functioned fine
@Doc Holliday Have you seen the video of Jerry miculek letting his daughter shoot her Mom's XP 100?
regret I didn't buy one in the 70s, such a great rifle
I got one for Christmas in the late 70s put thousands of rounds through it I don’t think it ever jammed once wish I had kept it
When Band of Brothers came out in 2001, I was a kid and I was SO convinced that grandpa’s brown Nylon 66 was an M1 Garand for whatever reason. The 66 became the first rifle I had ever fired as a kid, and the first rifle I owned myself…was a 1942 M1 Garand. Still have both.
I'm a lucky guy I have three of these. Two of them do not have a serial#. The first one was a mail order and was shipped to the house, how many of you remember those good old days? They could always referb the tools and offer them again. Parting lines and cores can all be made good as new. New posts and bushings and run another million or more.
This is the first rifle I ever shot over 40 years ago. Today that rifle now belongs to me and I hope one day to pass it down to my son like my father did for me.
I have 8 of these guns all styles they all work as good as the day they were made
Excellent example of American firearms engineering and production. "There is a great future in plastics." The Graduate
I was born in ‘55. My father gave the Mohawk Brown to my older brother and the Apache Black to me in the early summer of ‘66. He had a Sporting Goods store (mostly skiing) and a FFL. I still have my “66” and it still works like brand new. I have had and do have other .22 rifles, but the “66” is still my go to plinking gun.
Yes, I have my nylon 66 about 50 yrs now. Don't be jealous
Nylon 66 is the 1st gun I bought with my own money as a teenager; 1960 or 61. I put thousands of rounds through it & my 4 brothers likewise while I was away in college, Peace Corps service, & US Army service. I'll never even consider getting rid of it. My all-time favorite .22LR. Thanks for showing it!
agreed, well said. My favorite gun. So accurate, so easy to maintain, so everything.........peace......
Bought one in Apache Black back in 1961. Recently acquired onother one in Mohawk Brown. Fired thousands of rounds through these rifles and they still work great.
Had one since 1964, Christmas gift from my mother. Fine shooter indeed.
I have one identical to this one,great little gun
Best rifle Remington ever made.
The Nylon 66 is my favorite .22 rifle. Amazing how accurate and reliable they are for being a pipe strapped to a plastic stick. These rifles paved the way for all of the polymer pistols we use today.
One of the greatest .22 rifles I've shot. So much fun.
@@gogoguero ditto.............best .22 ever for me as well...........
It shoots like a dream
My grandma and moms favorite gun. My mom always wanted one. I was telling my now father in law about it and he said he had one but it was broken. Bought it from him for 100 bucks. Took it apart and it must of never been cleaned. I cleaned it and gave it to my mom for Christmas. I never seen her cry with so much joy
My dad had the Mohawk Brown model in the 70’s. He’d squat down, put me between his legs and hold the gun, I’d aim and squeeze the trigger the best a young boy could. I loved that gun. It’s the first gun I remember shooting. He traded it to a Bear Whitetail Hunter compound bow. I wish we still had it.
I have one. It has a black nylon stock and chrome barrel and receiver cover. I have had it for about 57 years. It still looks like new. My first rifle.
such classic design, rugged, and will never understand why they stopped making it
@@michaelsix9684 The video said the mold was crazy expensive back then, and decided to stop manufacturing when the mold wore out. We’ve come a long way with synthetics in recent years, maybe Remington should revisit the Nylon 66!
@@terrysaunders2026 I would buy one in a heartbeat..........peace........
Nylon 66 was the first firearm I purchased for myself. Still have it after 52 years and no one is going to get it from me at any price.
As a teenager in the 70's, we had the use of a Nylon 66 from a friend of my father's (the rifle belonged to his son whom had passed away) and we learned about manual of arms, marksmanship and safe gun handling with that rifle. Over the years I have looked at several different Nylon 66 models, but held out because I wanted a really nice--non banged up and abused-- one for myself. This weekend, in a local small town pawn shop, I found a PRISTINE Mohawk brown version which had just come into the shop that morning.
Needless to say, it went home with me. It will have a Redfield 4X scope installed upon it and will have a new life hunting squirrels and varmints.
Just as Remington intended, all those decades ago.
Wife still has hers complete with the product tag attached to the trigger guard and booklet. No box but like new condition. Purchased in 68 for $45 dollars at a sporting goods store in New Mexico.
I'll beat what you paid for it. I'll pay you $70 lol
Nice...
@@JW--dc8ri I'll double what they paid for it, $90 cash on the barrelhead! 😄😄😄
I'll pay $500
@@brandonhouston3683 we may talk. I'll ask the wife.
Such a great little gun. Why did Remington stop making them ? I wish they'd bring them back.
I just received this as a gift from my mother for Christmas, it was my late grandfather's dove hunting rifle. I'm extremely excited to go shoot it and will definitely take care of it so I can pass it on to my son's.
Dove hunting with a 22? That’s illegal
@@jamesdyer744 shut up old man
This is one of Jerry Miculek's "all-time" favorite guns. He still shoots them today!
He said that he regrets drilling his for sling mounts.
I put a rapid fire crank on mine once & realized that I should have used the nylon screws instead of the metal ones that scratched up the guard.
Hey Jerry I have a never fired one Mohawk in box with Tasco scope
Best auto .22 Remington ever produced.
Mine is a fully restored 1961. My mom used it to defend herself from an intruder in 1963 while pregnant with me. 6 years later, I was shooting it. We probably have 100k rounds through it. had it redone to hand down to the next 2 generations, or more.
Bought mine in 1963 passed it on to granddaughter great little rifle
My dad had one when he was younger then I got it as a young pre teenager and still have it today.
When I was a boy, in the 60's, every combine and pickup truck in southeast Missouri seemed to have a Nylon 66 or variant thereof in it somewhere.
best .22 ever had. And will have. always shoots. always shoots accurate , I mean way more accurate than any .22 Iv shot. It may be because it fits me well but I think its just that great of a rifle..............
Still have my Nylon 66 bought new in 1972. Apache Black. Still runs like a top and still my favorite .22!
love Apache Black
I have two of the Mohawk Brown, one I bought new in 1971 at a Western Auto in Winslow AZ. The other is still NIB with all paperwork, hang tags, box and the yellow DuPont "ZYTEL" sticker on the buttstock it was made in August of 1966 pre serial number. Got it from a local dealer a few years ago for $99!
They had the black one called apache. I had both of them. Wish I still had them.
I inherited mine from my husband. He got it in 1963 for making Marksman in the Boy Scouts. It's in really good shape I guess. I found your video looking for how to load and chamber it.
I got mine for Christmas when I was 13 years old I'm 68 now so you know how old my gun is it's never jammed
Did not know how valuable my little Nylon 66 has become. Thanks for the info. We grew up with the lever action and I bought an Apache Blk model in early seventies.
A neighbor had an Apache. Same as above but black with chrome receiver. Slick looking rifle.
My dad has one in Apache Black. As a kid I thought it felt like a toy and largely ignored it in favor of the steel and wood of his, now mine, Remington 514. I'll have to give it another shot as an adult.
I had one when I was a teen in the 70s, back when a box of 50 long rifles was 88 cents.
Glad I watched this video, I inherited a 66 in excellent condition and had no idea of its collector value, thanks!
I had an Apache as a boy and it was great fun. Lots of memories. I can't remember what happened to it, must have sold it or gave it away. Now I am a senior and have a Mohawk two Apaches. Took them and the grandson to the range for his first trip last week. They shot very accurately and were easy for him to handle. I'm on the look out for Seneca model.
I bought my Nylon 66 in 1987 at he recommendation of the local Ace Hardware manager. This was the first gun I ever owned. It still runs perfectly. Thanks for giving us the history behind this gun.
got mine around 1977, it also still runs good............peace.........
I found one at a pawn shop that the previous owner had disassembled and couldn't get back together again. He used tape to hold some of the parts in place, so at least everything was still there. I managed to assemble it properly (not easy, BTW) and it's been a great shooter ever since.
I still have one, it was the first gun I ever purchased myself. (50+ years ago) Still have it to this day.
Awesome review, Thank You
My first gun was a brown Nylon-66 just like that one...Got stolen from a storage shed during one of our moves when I was a teenager...Miss that wonderful rifle...
This was the rifle I learned to shoot with as a child.
Wish they would produce a new version of it. I think it would still sell.
My first rifle at 9 years old
I have been picking them up at gun shows for the last 10 years!! I have the 1976 edition with the Engel on it!! And I have the K mart. One and the Seneca green!! And all of them but the lever action!!! And still looking !! In my opinion they are the best 22 ever made. I have ten or so I never shoot just because they are in great shape!! But I always have one as my Daley shooter!!
I still have my nylon 66 that I bought new in 1977. A great little rifle and it is still in excellent condition after thousands of rounds.
I got one in apache black from a friend about a decade ago. Definitely my favorite firearm I own.
My first firearm. Had it for 30 years. I shot over 20k rounds through it and it hasn't had a single jam. NOT A SINGLE FAILURE. This is the AK-47 of rimfires.
Around 1976 or so, a guy came to me at work and said, "I hear you know a lot about guns." Well, some. "I took my gun apart and I can't get it back together." Next day we went out into the parking lot where he handed me a barrel, a nylon stock, and a cardboard box full of parts. It included an exploded parts picture which wasn't really an assembly drawing but it was all I had to go by. One spring really eluded me. It was labeled in the drawing as "spring" and I could tell what it was meant to return, but it wasn't at all obvious what it anchored to, so I just picked something. I finally got it together and fired it a few times. When I disassembled it for the last time the anchor point of spring became obvious. It took me about a week of head scratching but I did make it a complete gun again.
I've had two of these...the Apache Black (black stock, chrome barrel/receiver) and Mohawk Brown. Great rifles.
got one. good shooting rifle.
My first gun was the Brazil version. Still have it and shots great. Shot probably 10,000 rounds or more through it. It’s my grand sons favorite gun to shoot. I do have an actual nylon 66 and love it too. I cannot tell the difference between the two
Good to hear. We have a NIB Brazilian version in the armory. I think it even has the box.
Maybe we’ll bring it out for the Xmas party or something.
I have a Mohawk brown 66. It was given to me by my uncle and I love shooting it. I had a guy offer me money about 15 years ago at the range. I'm so glad I didn't sell it.
Fist rifle I bought when I turned 18 in 1971 . The first time I took it out shooting it got so hot the barrel would rattle in the stock. I have no idea how many rounds have been through it but it taught my 4 kids how to shoot. Went through it a few years ago and cleaned it and replaced some springs , it is teaching some of my Grandkids to shoot know.
My 66 about the same year and about the same history!
I took my nylon 77 completely apart when I was about 15 years old. Took me forever to get it back together. Great gun. Use it as my trapline rifle.
My late father(72 this year rip) bought this rifle when he turned 18.first 22 I ever fired. One of my prized possessions. Good times
I inherited one of these recently, and gave it to my grandson. I'm betting he'll enjoy that for years.
My uncle bought one in 1970 when he came back from Vietnam he did 4 tours there he passed away a couple of years ago it is still in our family and it is deadly accurate one of my most favorite guns to go shoot
Mom and Dad gave me mine in 1962 when I was 17. Still works like it was brand new.
I only wish someone made a receiver peep sight that did not require replacing the front sight.
Once we finally rid ourselves of the legislative atrocity/tax dollar sponge/civil right prior restraint called the Dodd Anti-Gun Act of 1968 and subsequent add-ons, the Model 66s with serial numbers may become a more expensive collectable variant.
Shoulda mentioned, my bad. I came up with the trick of using it as a single-shot by placing a cartridge on the ejection port and operating the bolt handle and letting it slap forward into battery. Great for working with new shooters where you don't want to load the magazine.
my favorite gun. Very accurate, light, tuff. Wish I had a couple more of them......
I have 2 of them. I have my Father's which is the Seneca green and no serial number. This is the one my Dad took me out in the woods and taught me how to shoot and all about gun safety. The one I bought in 1980 at K-Mart in Ogden Utah when I was in the Air Force is the Apache Black model. I still have the factory box for mine. They are still in good shape and are two of my most cherished rifles. Thanks for the video and take care.
Dad bought me one as a teenager and it put a pile of squirrels and rabbits on the table until it was stolen about 15 years later. I was devastated. Then several years later an uncle gave me his before he passed. I treasure that one and will pass it on to my son when I go.
The visible styling has always stuck in my mind as the ideal rifle
Nylon 66 was available from Sears back in the day. It was the first gun I ever shot. When I was about 8 years old in the early 70's, my grandpa took me out and showed me how to load and shoot one that he had. I remember it being a bit long for me but I was able to adapt and hit the pop cans I was aiming at.
First rifle I ever fired as well in about 1998 or 1999. Identical to the one in the video. Grandpa’s as well, he’s left it to me and now it will be the first rifle my 5 year old fires when the time comes.
Had one. When I was younger saved up my money and had my mom get it for me. This was in the late seventies. Wish to this day that I had never sold it.
My dad's first rifle was a CBC produced One from the early '90s. His dad bought it at a hardware store in Virginia. My father still around so it's not mine yet but I grew up shooting squirrels with it I never had a problem with it except for rusting in Florida's humidity. Great little gun still do this thing
I did a disassembly are full cleaning on one of these decent little rifles exactly once. I now recommend you hose them out with G96 Gun Cleaner and use an air compressor to blow the excess oil and gunk out of the action. Wipe off the residue on the outside of the receiver, reassemble and the rifle will be good to go for another couple or three thousand rounds.
I love the Nylon 66, first rifle I ever shot. it was my Dads, he bought it new in 1960. He passed in 2017 and now I have it. Cool little rifle, Dad always said if you miss with that Nylon 66 its your fault. Great video, thanks for sharing.
I was 15 at the time, 1959, and asked dad if I could get a Nylon 66. To my surprise dad said yes. That was a get summer. The best part is I still have the gun. It has been a great shooter. The only issue I've had was the disconnector broke. You were right Keith, the internals are a bit of a mouse trap. UA-cam has a few step by step videos that will get you through in fine shape. According to the production stamping on the barrel P F 45 = June 1959.
I got my first Nylon 66 just last year, an original Mohawk Brown Remington made in 1972. So it's as old as I am. A little cleaning and it was running perfectly once more. It's quickly become my favorite .22 rifle ever. So light and slender. They're known to have fired 30,000 rounds without cleaning, and Alaskan trappers found they were one of the few, or perhaps only, autoloading rimfire rifles that would function reliably in the extreme cold.
I still have mine from the 70’s! And it still looks so fine!
I have my fathers 1963 Black and Chrome nylon 66. Still shoots great today. My mom gave it to him for Christmas that year. Have a pic of him holding it that morning.
I have a Mohawk Brown Nylon 66 made in August 1959. It was my grandfather’s - he was a grocery salesman and he won it in a promotion. It still shoots true, and in hundreds of rounds (some really cheap and/or old) it has not misfired even once. I absolutely love shooting it, owning it, and having a connection through it to my grandfather’s world in 1959.
I was gifted a new Mohawk 10 C with the detachable 10 round box magazine in the earliest 1970's and it is brown (not any shade of green). It is an awesome 22LR and I still have it along with the Instruction Folder And Parts List. And, oh yeah, I still use it..
I still own a Mohawk Brown nylon 66... Great rifle...Sorta sits in the closet now but it's in mint condition.
It was my FIRST rifle I ever owned.
NOTHING but great memories with it !!!!!!
Thank you so much for these videos! I inherited my grandfathers rifle and would have never been able to get it taken apart and cleaned if not for you.
When i served in the Royal Military Police in Northern Ireland in the early 1970s one of the infantry battalion commanders carried one of these as personal weapon in place of 9mm Browning HP.
Great video! Brought back memories. :-) I had a new Nylon 66 bolt action rifle when I was 13, way back in 1963. Wish I still had it!
The Nylon 66 was my first firearm when I was about 15 years old. My dad bought it for me used at a local second hand store. My friend's and I shot more rounds through it than I can remember and loved every single one. Back then 50 cents was the price of a box of ammo at the local hardware store. Best 50 cents I ever spent. Unfortunately I traded it in on a 22 bolt action rifle to be able to use it for hunting in Pennsylvania. I have regretted it ever since. I tried to replace it with another for a few years with no luck. I have a accumulated a very large gun collection over the decades since my first firearm but none have brought me more enjoyment and just plain fun than my Remington Nylon 66. I am now 71 and the Nylon 66 is long gone but my fond memories still remain.
I have an Apache Black with white diamonds, Nylon 66. I've had the rifle since 1970. In fact, at one point it was stolen from me in a burglary. About a year later, the police recovered it and returned it to me. It showed a few new scratches and dings when I got it back, but still worked fine. According to the manufacture date codes (stamped on the barrel) mine was made in 1962. The odd thing is the date code is supposed to be two letters, but mine has three letters. The first one being the code for 1962. The second letter is the code for the month of September. The third letter corresponds to the code for the month of November. I don't really understand the three letters being stamped on the barrel, but in fact, they are there. It's really an accurate, reliable shooter.
Hello everyone this nylon 66 I bought this rifle in 1967 for $49.99 I saved up my lawn mowing money . And I still shoot this 22 lr still today it's in perfect condition. I haven't got the box .
I still have a nylon 66. Been a favorite of mine since I bought my first in 1964 for $49.95. If the triggers weren't so mushy they'd be incredibly accurate, they do well as is !
I got a used one for my birthday as a teenager in the 80's, exactly as the one in the video. As an adult I moved to a place where lots of gophers, Richardson ground squirrels, came up in the spring. That old 66 finally got seriously put to use and boy it was so much fun.
I have never been close to one, but I bet a big strength is powder residue not sticking to the nylon.
More videos like this PLEASE!
Remember these being 29.99 at the hardware store when I was a kid. Always wanted one and can't believe how collectable and expensive they are today.
Yes, I have a Nylon 66. I have fond memories of when I was around 8 or 9 and my grandfather would shoot snakes with his Nylon 66 on False River in Louisiana. I am now 71 and I have that Nylon 66 from my grandfather. I don’t really care what it is worth, it will stay in the family for years to come. Thanks for the video.
Amazing.
Always wanted one of these as a kid, as befitting the space race it had a very futuristic look...they also made one in black and chrome called the apache, never saw the green version
First rifle I shot as a kid in the early 1960's. It disappeared with my dad over the years and it brings back good memories. Amazingly, my daughters gave me an excellent used Nylon 66 Mohawk Brown for Christmas a couple weeks ago! Have shot it over 450 rounds since then and field stripped/cleaned it four times.
My Dad bought my brother and I both a Nylon 66 in black in the late 70s.
They have consecutive serial numbers. I love this rifle and still shoot it all the time.
They are cool little 22s. We had one when I was little, and we used it all the time around the farm.