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The largely synthetic construction meant that the Nylon 66 could operate without any added lubricants. This made it popular in arctic regions, and indeed there have been many reports of indigenous peoples killing large animals, such as moose, with a .22 LR fired from a Nylon 66. Some have speculated
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The 77 Apache version has a bright green stock and was sold by K-Mart. The Seneca Green is a dull colored green and, in some lighting conditions, Seneca Green is difficult to distinguish from the more common brown. This version was also made with a detachable 10-round magazine which, in contrast to
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the standard version, was often unreliable. FIE of Brazil also made a copy of the tube magazine model, but many of these had quality control issues. The standard U.S.-made tube magazine model could reliably cycle hundreds of rounds without cleaning, provided high-velocity ammunition was used.
233:. Zytel is DuPont's brand name for nylon resins. This compound was ultimately used to produce the stock and receiver. After the Nylon 66 proved to be successful, Remington also marketed a series of bolt-action and lever-action rifles using Nylon stocks.
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Remington began numbering this model in 1967. Serial numbers for 1967 ran from 410000-419011. For 1968 the numbers ran from 419012–473710. These 1967–1968 serial numbers were located on the bottom of the barrel, about 3" back from the muzzle.
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to come up with a plastic that could replace both the wooden stock and the receiver. The specs given to DuPont called for a material that could be formed into any shape desired but that also had a high tensile impact and flexural strength.
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Remington asked chemical engineers at
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The Nylon 66 was fitted with leaf sights and a grooved receiver that could accommodate a mount for a telescopic sight. It was available in several colors, such as "Mohawk Brown", "Apache Black", and "Seneca Green".
370:: Gallery Special 1962–1981 (.22 Short only, Brown stock, blue steel receiver/barrel). Shell deflector. Counter cable attachment on bottom of stock. A few were known to have been Apache Black.
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439:"Nylon 66 Autoloading Rifle"
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1444:.300 Remington Ultra Magnum
815:M2010 Enhanced Sniper Rifle
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956:R5 Remington Gas System
670:M1903 Springfield rifle
631:firearms and cartridges
522:Remington Model History
111:4 lb (1.8 kg)
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665:Remington–Keene rifle
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1454:8mm Remington Magnum
1414:7mm Remington Magnum
820:Modular Sniper Rifle
675:Pattern 1914 Enfield
485:on December 5, 2013.
44:Semi-automatic rifle
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445:on 16 December 2012
237:Design and features
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1074:Model 11-48
1023:Pump-action
993:Single shot
830:Pump-action
647:Bolt-action
505:youtube.com
449:30 December
82: built
1519:Categories
1469:.35 Whelen
1306:Cartridges
1241:Model 1890
1236:Model 1875
1231:Model 1858
1089:Model 1100
961:Model R-25
941:Model 7400
896:Model Four
873:Model 7600
587:0811722805
420:References
386:Nylon 66BD
380:Nylon 66AB
374:Nylon 66SG
368:Nylon 66GS
362:Nylon 66MB
85:1,050,350
74:1959–1989
1251:Derringer
1114:Versa Max
1084:Model 878
1051:Model 887
1046:Model 870
976:Automatic
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936:Model 742
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921:Model 552
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858:Model 572
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800:Model 798
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765:Model 700
760:Model 673
755:Model 660
750:Model 600
745:Model 582
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735:Model 580
730:Model 521
725:Model 513
720:Model 512
715:Model 511
710:Model 504
629:Remington
331:Nylon 10C
231:Zytel 101
130:Cartridge
23:Nylon 66
1259:Model 95
1218:Revolver
1198:Model 51
1176:Handguns
1079:Model 58
1069:Model 11
1041:Model 31
1036:Model 17
1014:Shotguns
906:Model 24
891:Nylon 66
843:Model 14
705:Model 34
700:Model 30
576:(1988).
538:Cabela's
357:Variants
350:716,492
342:221,000
334:128,000
299:Nylon 77
278:Unknown
96:variants
90:Variants
71:Produced
63:Designer
1193:1911 R1
1162:SPR 310
1157:SPR 220
1152:SPR 210
1147:SPR 100
1109:SPR 453
901:Model 8
695:Model 7
690:Model 6
685:Model 5
501:(video)
413:Bolivia
326:56,000
318:54,000
310:42,500
302:15,000
294:10,268
212:History
141:Barrels
1364:6mm BR
1329:.22 BR
1292:XP-100
1142:SPR 94
1137:SPR 18
638:Rifles
584:
410:
286:3,792
223:DuPont
202:Tenite
174:was a
150:Action
135:.22 LR
116:Length
1279:Other
1208:RM380
966:RSASS
399:Users
267:Model
184:stock
176:rifle
582:ISBN
451:2012
170:The
108:Mass
93:see
40:Type
1203:R51
192:410
80:No.
1521::
1119:V3
951:R4
536:.
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503:.
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459:^
428:^
208:.
188:22
621:e
614:t
607:v
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