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Category - Remington Rifles - Nylon - Remington Rifles - Rimfire

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Remington Rifles - Nylon
Remington Rifles - Rimfire

Mohawk Brown Remington Nylon Model 66MB 66 MB .22 Semi Automatic Rifle Made in June of 1960 C&R Ok

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Another “ESTATE” firearm listing brought to you from Dust 2 Dollars who prides themselves on showing the complete gun in high quality pictures along with a detailed description for your consideration. D2D has completed over 35,000 offerings during the past 22 years of business!

We offer you a “Mohawk Brown” Remington Nylon Model 66 MB .22 Semi Automatic Rifle…. C&R ok!

This is for a Remington Nylon 66 "MB" Mohawk Brown 22 semi automatic rifle. The date code on the barrel is “PG” which makes this rifle being manufactured in June of 1960. There is no serial number on the rifle since they weren’t required at that time. The rifle is all original and in fine condition with an excellent bore with no issues. The stock has some marks, dings and wear as shown in the pictures. But there are no cracks or repairs. The metal shows use mark from the last 62 years of life.
Interesting is that Remember making the Nylon 66 was a risky gamble for at the time. The actual DuPont material was structural Zytel Nylon 101 which was a member of the Nylon 66 family of plastics. The prototype rifle was tested fired 75,000 times with a malfunction rate of only 0.005 percent. Refinements to this prototype continued through the summer and fall of 1955. Testing continued to ensure there would be no distortions during molding and that stock shrinkage would not occur after the rifles were assembled. On May 2, 1958, Remington changed the model designation from Model 555 to Nylon 66. The final model was approved by management on December 17, 1958. Around 4,500 Nylon 66s were made in late 1958 for shipment with a retail price in January 1959 of $49.95. The Nylon 66 was called the “Gun Of Tomorrow” and advertising heavily by Remington. Remington ads said: “This is the rifle trappers depend on from Hudson Bay to the Everglades. The only .22 that Alaskan fisherman find able to withstand the attacks of corrosive sea spray and to protect their nets from marauding sea lions! Remington claimed “lubricant-free” nylon ball bearings throughout the mechanism eliminate the need for lubricants of the functional parts of this rifle.
In 1959, Tom Frye who was a field representative for Remington set out to surpass Ad Topperwein’s world record (set in 1907) of shooting 72,500 2½" wooden blocks as they were tossed into the air while missing only nine. Frye used three Nylon 66 rifles and maintained an average pace of 1,000 shots per hour (one shot every four seconds) for 13 consecutive eight-hour days. When finished he had shot at 100,010 blocks and hit 100,004, missing only six! The rifles were cleaned only five times during the Marathon trial. I would like to see that record broken today, wouldn’t you?


This will be shipped fully insured UPS Ground to your FFL for $50. It will be shipped in a double walled foam lined cardboard box that we have manufactured for us so that your gun arrives safe.

Payment to be made by USPS Money Order or Cashier’s Check.
All firearms come with a 3-day inspection from D2D’s.
 

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Rifle Caliber: .22 Long Rifle