I picked one of these up this week.
While perusing through cleaning and assembly videos, a review by our own Hrfunk pops up...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwwdFhpCvNs
Anyone else have one?
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Nylon 66
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we have had one decades .... my guess is it's their stainless model .... no clue where the serial number is so I can't lookup a date of manufacture .... factory sights are terrible .... actually even worse .... its the only rifle I've ever owned that I simply can't hit with it .... the only reason I have kept it is it belonged to my Father .... I have a good 22 scope in the safe, may mount it and see what happens
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That was my dream rifle as a youngin. Never did get one. Have my dads Remington 550-1 with Weaver 4x. A beautiful tack driver. Still like the nylon tho. It was 'cool'.
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That's an Apache model...the same one I picked up.
If yours has no serial number, it is likely pre-1968. There is a 2-letter date code on the left side of the barrel, just ahead of the rear sight...that will tell you the build date. Mine is DX, which translates to September 1973.
If yours has no serial number, it is likely pre-1968. There is a 2-letter date code on the left side of the barrel, just ahead of the rear sight...that will tell you the build date. Mine is DX, which translates to September 1973.
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Apache model, thanks, good to know .... ours has 3 letters > J K R and the numbers > 55 .... do you happen to know what that means 
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"J" can be either 1962 or 1989.
"K" can be May, or 1963.
"R" can be November, or 1968.
As far as I know, Remington codes state the month first, then the year. There is no "J" in the month codes, so moving on to the K (May) and R (1968), suggests a May 1968 build. "55" is most likely an inspector's stamp. I have read that it is not unusual to see 3 or 4 letters if the rifle has been back to Remington for service, as the service year code would be added as well.
There is another way to confirm an early 1968 build...In 1967, Remington started putting serial numbers on the bottom of the barrel, rearward of the front sight (the barrel may have to be removed to see it, but this is very easy to do). In December of 1968, they started putting the serial number on the stamped receiver cover.
"K" can be May, or 1963.
"R" can be November, or 1968.
As far as I know, Remington codes state the month first, then the year. There is no "J" in the month codes, so moving on to the K (May) and R (1968), suggests a May 1968 build. "55" is most likely an inspector's stamp. I have read that it is not unusual to see 3 or 4 letters if the rifle has been back to Remington for service, as the service year code would be added as well.
There is another way to confirm an early 1968 build...In 1967, Remington started putting serial numbers on the bottom of the barrel, rearward of the front sight (the barrel may have to be removed to see it, but this is very easy to do). In December of 1968, they started putting the serial number on the stamped receiver cover.
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thanks for your efforts .... May of 1968 sounds good to me .... we bought it used for Dad to deal with rabbits in his garden .... I'd bet it hasn't fired a box of ammo since we bought it in the mid to late '70's
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.. first firearm I ever fired. Dad got one with S&H Green Stamps (who remembers those?) when I was just a kid. Mohawk brown. I got it when dad passed away and it now belongs to my nephew. Great gun.
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Oh yes I remember S&H green stamps. A lot of our early married life house hold items were obtained using them.
Oh yes I remember S&H green stamps. A lot of our early married life house hold items were obtained using them.
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Re: Nylon 66
Great little rifles. The one in the video belongs to my wife, and she loves it. I think she prefers it to her much newer model 597 even though the latter is fitted with a scope. The Nylon 66 was ahead of its time. Lightweight, fun, and minute-of-rabbit accurate. It's hard to ask much more of a .22 rifle.
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