You’re a very calm, well-spoken man. I don’t understand why KZread would demonetize your videos.

@sartainja

4 жыл бұрын

Kenneth Bailey Because they are communist liberal big brothers.

@ChromeArty

2 жыл бұрын

Cause communism

@adrianotero7963

8 ай бұрын

Because they are videos about firearms.....if he was doing videos of pottery.....they would love him....

I remember when the Remington Nylon 66 was first advertised. It was sold as the most reliable and strongest .22 on the market in it's day. There was a photo of a top class shooter who had shot literally thousands of wooden blocks in the air without missing and without the rifle from malfunctioning. Also from memory the stock (one of the very first to be synthetic in a hunting rifle) was described as being made of 'zytel' but I could be wrong on that? Thanks once again for sharing!

@kelzer66

4 жыл бұрын

Zytel was the name that DuPont (who came up with the material for the stock) called nylon.

@Gunrunner223

3 жыл бұрын

Your right, DuPont called it Zytel. It was tough stuff.

@KJTUSKJTUS

2 жыл бұрын

Love my nylon 66. Was made in 72, owned by my grandpa passed down to my uncle, given to my dad, passed down to me. Been shooting it since a young kid, never once had an issue with it. And was always heaps of fun

@calescapee9642

Жыл бұрын

Tom Fry was the guy who shot the wooden blocks.

@calescapee9642

Жыл бұрын

Zytel was also used to make TuffWheels for our Schwinn bikes back in the 70s.

My father bought a Mohawk Brown when they were first released for sale, if it has had 3-4 boxes (50 rnd) I'd be surprised. I'm 65 and still have it and the original sales receipt. I use it for critter control and it does very well! Great fun rifle to shoot.

I recently inherited a basket case Seneca Green Apache 77 that I put back together and it looks close to new. Apparently the Apache 77 in Seneca Green was built exclusively for Kmart and sold only through Kmart, making them quite rare. It has a black diamond and black grip cap, fore end cap and butt plate spacers and all the metal is in a matte black finish. I saw one that recently sold for over $600! I used to pay $40 for them! I don't care about what I could sell it for, as it was my late brother's and I will remember him everytime I shoot it. Besides, they're a blast to shoot and I grew up with both the 77s and 66s.

@robertdepalma5604

Жыл бұрын

my kmart apache77 is actually a camo green like the shotgun case shown in the video

I have my Dad's Seneca Green rifle and I have one I bought in 1980 in Apache Black and chrome. They are 2 of my most cherished firearms. My Dad's is the one I learned to shoot with and the rifle my Dad taught me about gun safety. If you are not sure which model you have look on the pistol grip. I also purchased a Mohawk brown model 66 and a 10C, which has the detachable magazine. Take care.

Thanks for the Nylon 66 memories. I returned from service in the Navy in 1966 and entered college. A buddy of mine owned a model 66 and I enjoyed shooting it. If memory serves me right it had the Mohawk brown stock.

@UnitedStatesOfGuns

4 жыл бұрын

I took mine out to the woods - what a great .22! Hope you decide to get one.

My dad gave me his Seneca green 66 when I was about 12. DF stampings show it was made in September 1959. The extractor broke a couple years after it was mine so it sat idle for 30+ years after that. I ended up fixing it a few years ago. Still has a Weaver C4 scope with the "TIP-OFF" mounts, that don't tip off. Never understood that, lol. It almost ended up in the trash during it's decades long down time on the IR list. I'm happy that I hung on to it all these years.

@UnitedStatesOfGuns

3 ай бұрын

I'm glad you did too. A touch of Ballistol on the mount usually frees everything up. Be careful not to get any on the scope though...it can work its way inside the scope. Nice rifle!

@mn5503

3 ай бұрын

@@UnitedStatesOfGuns Nope, the "TIP-OFF" is designed to be a solid non tipping mount with no moving parts. It's makes no sense but that's what they named it!

Thank you for making the channel. Keep it comming. God bless. Happy thanksgiving.

@UnitedStatesOfGuns

4 жыл бұрын

Happy Thanksgiving! Psalm 23 - God Bless

Thank you sir for this video. I’ve owned a nylon 66 for years that I bought early in my collecting career when I knew less and always assumed it was a Mohawk brown, because I only owned the one. Due to you I was able to compare different models and come to find it is a Seneca green. Proud to own this fine firearm.

@UnitedStatesOfGuns

4 жыл бұрын

Hello TDW - scarce and valuable - glad you have one; people are looking for them. Nice when the "glass" ring turns out to be a diamond. : )

We agree, you shouldn’t have anything demonetized because everything you say is straightforward historical fact about the particular firearm. What we need is a competition to this platform that’s owned by free speech and two A freedom loving individuals. This would take off and be so successful that it would leave this one in the dust. Keep up the good work, your presentations are always top tier.

Thank you for your time and sharing your knowledge and love of fire arms.its always a pleasure to watch and listen to a gentleman like your self who has a passion for collecting fine firearms.

@UnitedStatesOfGuns

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jasson - my privilege to share.

@davidatticus5179

4 жыл бұрын

Complete concordance on that remark, Jasson, this channel is a joy for devotees of firearms with no axe to grind, and no need for 'tacticool' posing. Would that there were more presenters as knowledgeable and classy as this gentleman -- informative, humble, and generally (it seems to me), good natured. Now, if I could just persuade him for a thorough review of the classic Browning Auto5.....surely there is one in that vault, yes?? 😏

Excellent video. I too, as several of your viewers have mentioned, remember when these were in gun stores and Department Stores of the day, K-Mart is where I saw them. I had several Remington catalogs and recall deciding that when I got one, it would be a Nylon 77 in Mohawk Brown. Of course, I was in High School, or College, at the time, so I did not have any extra money to buy one, so that purchase never materialized. But I do remember the catalog, listing both the Nylon 66 and 77 (clip fed). If my memory is correct the Apache Black was a more expensive option, as was the lever-action version. I do not recall the Seneca green version, but that was likely not highlighted in the catalog. I think your comment about people wanting to buy and/or collect what they have a connection to is exactly correct, and I have no doubt that my own interests are heavily influenced by what my Father had and what I used and saw when I was young.

Wonderful videos and collection of arms. They're right in line with my preferences of rifles

Cool video. Never knew about the Seneca Green version. Neat! My dad passed down his to me. We shot it a lot in the early 70's when I was young.

Hey USOG, Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family!

I have a Seneca Green 77 circa 1987. It was my fathers. Funny story is my mother thought my father had too many firearms (is there such a thing as too many?!) anyways my father bought it and wrapped it up as a Christmas gift and told my brother "this is what you are giving me for Christmas, don't tell your mom" :D and if you want to talk about rare my father also had an original Remington 600 in .223 that came from the factory Remington custom shop in 1966. It was and is the only one known to exist. He purchased it from the widow of a judge at an estate sale in 1967. He had to sell it in 1993 when my mother was very sick and medical bills were tough. He paid $100 in 1967 and sold it for $3,500 (which was a steal) in 1993. The buyer bought it only from seeing poloriods my father mailed to him and a series of phone calls. My father found the buyer after reading an article by the guru of the model 600 in Guns and Ammo magazine. My father called information in the state the article said the guy was from and got ahold of the guy. The guy had every caliber of the model 600, except 1..... .223.

New subscriber thanking you for educating me on the color variations. Nice work !

@UnitedStatesOfGuns

2 жыл бұрын

You're most welcome!

I think you it was my first rifle I purchased in 1968 good service from it and you have now transported me through time and space by posting this thank you very much for a moment I was young again and recalling good times I am in your debt sir

@UnitedStatesOfGuns

4 жыл бұрын

You're most welcome. Always a good memory to lift the spirits especially is one owns guns. : ) All the best to you.

Mine is ( was ) in Apache Black with the white diamonds and chrome plated.I mentioned (was ) because of the jackass who conned me into thinking that he was a Gunsmith. He ruined the stock, so much so that it is beyond repair. I had been given this rifle back when I was a teenager in the 1960's. The Nylon 66 was a wonderful plinking rifle for me, I never used it for hunting simply because I am not a hunter. Nothing at all wrong wth hunting in my view, but I prefer to have somebody do that for me,.so I can enjoy the meat LOL. I AM hunting, these days, for a replacement stock for my Nylon 66 in Apache Black,.but I'm in Canada, so this makes my hunt almost futile. Thank you for showing these again, I do enjoy your videos.

@UnitedStatesOfGuns

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Reg - I'll keep an eye out for a parts gun - or a stock. You could also try Western Gun Parts in Alberta and Saskatoon Gunsmith Shoppe. There are quite a number of Nylon 66s that turned into parts guns due to their owners taking them apart for cleaning - and they never worked again. The stoaks are around.This is a .22 I suggest should not be taken apart - I just use spray cleaners and after thousands of rounds...no issues. Best of luck!

@regsparkes6507

4 жыл бұрын

@@UnitedStatesOfGuns Thank you for this lead,..I will follow up as soon as I can, tomorrow. I hope I able to find what I need. Cheers!

@Goodsnout

3 жыл бұрын

@@UnitedStatesOfGuns These guns are VERY easy to take apart and reassemble for cleaning. You just need a penny and a quarter (either US or Canadian). Cock the rifle and engage the safety. Pull out the bolt handle and remove the two receiver cover screws with your penny. (these screws have dished slots designed to be removed with a penny. A steel screwdriver will mar them). Then lift off the receiver cover and then take out the ejector, which will probably just fall out. Put the bolt handle back in! Then loosen the barrel retaining screw with your quarter (or penny) until it's almost (but not quite) free. Then push on the screw to lift the block and slide out the barrel. Now finish taking out the barrel screw and lift out the TWO piece barrel retaining block. Then pull out the bolt handle and ease out the bolt and it's return spring and guide rod. Finished! Now you can clean the bore from the chamber end, clean the bolt with solvent and a tooth brush and brush off the guide rails and other parts in the plastic receiver. You can then spray the rails, internal parts and bolt with silicone or any thin lube. Wipe down the barrel and receiver cover with a silicone cloth or oily rag. Then just put it all back together in reverse order. It may sound complicated but it's really not hard at all. Just remember to put the bolt handle in before you slide out the barrel and don't lose the ejector that can (and usually does) fall out after the receiver cover is lifted off.

I’ve known about them but have never seen one up close. Not what I envisioned. Nice firearm! Nice presentation!

This is hands down the humblest and non egotistical firearm channel on KZread. It's a pleasure to watch.

@UnitedStatesOfGuns

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! My privilege.

I am picking up a chrome barreled Apache Nylon 66 tomorrow i always wanted one, great video sir!

@UnitedStatesOfGuns

4 жыл бұрын

Bravo - beauty - one of the nicest .22s ever.

Thanks again for another very informative video. Oh my, the old Remington Mod 66 ! I remember when these first came out and people absolutely hated them. They were saying, " How dare Remington to use nylon in place of a wood stock." I've seen some that were exposed to excessive heat have warped stocks. Back then it was almost shameful to show up at the range with the Model 66. Hindsight is 20-20. Now that I look back, I should have bought up everyone I came across.

@JoseyWales44s

Жыл бұрын

Haha...of course the wood stocks exposed to excessive heat would just catch fire. I have had Nylon 66's , Marlin Model 60's and Ruger 10-22's since I was a child; love them all.

You did a wonderful job showing the difference between the colors. Your mentioning of sentimentality is exactly what I think makes this particular .22 so popular today, much like the Winchester gallery guns, and that is something that one can't really put a price on. I agree with your thoughts on selling firearms that are really scarce. Such guns don't come up for sale often to begin with, and most of them are likely already owned by those who collect that particular firearm or by the family that bought it in the first place. So, once a scarce gun is sold it is good luck finding another one. Anyway, while I know that tomorrow isn't Canada's Thanksgiving have a Happy Thanksgiving.

@UnitedStatesOfGuns

4 жыл бұрын

So true - guns take a lot of people back in time and to better times.

Great video The lighting was good. I could clearly see the difference Thanks for posting

@UnitedStatesOfGuns

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Christopher!

I saw this video and I knew that I owned a Nylon 66 but I could. It remember what color. Based on your description and the side by side I was pretty sure my is a Cenica Green tune fed. I just verified and I am the proud owner of a Cenica Green Nylon 66. It’s place in my collection just moved up a bit 😀 Thank you for your videos they are great. Keep the content coming.

@UnitedStatesOfGuns

4 жыл бұрын

Bravo - you've got the gem! The one my friend had just sold yesterday for $900. - it was mint tho. I'm keeping mine.

Great job, thank you!

I've seen those damn things and thought bs because because I couldn't see the difference by looking at pictures. Now I know and I'll buy the next one. Thanks for the video.

I also have a Seneca green Nylon" Apache 77" with removable 10 round magazine model. Mfg. in 1987.

@UnitedStatesOfGuns

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Barry - not easy to find - and I didn't even know they existed for sure.

Bought a Nylon 66 brand new as a kid in about 1965. Still have it. Great rifle! Some of the Seneca green rifles were more green than others.

@UnitedStatesOfGuns

4 жыл бұрын

Great that you kept it and you answered a mystery; many people wondered if the "green" was always the same. Now we know. Thank you!

@donbaker7152

8 ай бұрын

Probably the K-Mart green version. Only sold by them

Those Seneca Green's are beautiful when you view one out in the sunlight. 1974 Dad purchased my Nylon 66 in the Apache Black/ chrome colors. Wish I had chose the pistol version to go with it .

@UnitedStatesOfGuns

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Billy - the sun is the ticket - hope people read your post

The Gun Digest standard illustrated for 2008 had an awesome center coverage on the Rem. Nylon 66 ++ thanks for the info..

I collected this rife and would send it to Remington to be re blued . I got to know the lady at Remington and she would ask me if I wanted a new nylon stock for free. I now have all my rifles that look like they just came out of the box . I remember when they were sold for $49 . The green model were exclusively sold at Kmart .

Useful education 👍 thanks !

Funny this popped up on my feed. My uncle received one of these for a wedding present in 74 when he got out of the army. He then gave it to me back in 98. It was the first gun I shot back in the late 70,s. Yesterday I took it out with my daughters to do some target practice. Both are in love with it. 3 generations, 46 years later it still going strong. Yeah it’s the exact color as the one you have.

@UnitedStatesOfGuns

4 жыл бұрын

Great story and family history - thanks for sharing - these shoot so well, are so light and reliable; just about the perfect .22

Good Video Ive got a Black Apache that was given to me when my dad passed . I love firing it .

@UnitedStatesOfGuns

Жыл бұрын

Hi Doug - I'm glad you have that rifle. A gun like that - the hands that handled and the hands that will....one of the few truly meaningful things IMHO. God Bless

Of course I love this video. Me and my brother just inherited like six 22 rifles and I had him to just pick one for and he picked this green your showing. I am going to clean it really good and get a case for it. The lighting was really good.

@UnitedStatesOfGuns

Жыл бұрын

That's good news Herbert!

I just got through cleaning and fixing a nylon 66 the spring on the receiver cover was missing so I made one, it runs good now.

I bought a Black Diamond (all Black, even the Diamond) in the late 80's. Still looks brand new... the last I checked it was worth over $900. Jealous of your Seneca Green though.......

I have one, stamped 1972, sat in my dads closet for years. other than a little scratches, looks new.

nice video. I ended up with a Marlin 75C when I turned 18. I still have it. it still shoots nice groups. came with a scope ( 4 power, bushnell I think). handy rifle ( or carbine with it's 18 inch barrel.

Here in the UK in the 80s my dad brought me a Nylon 66 new for my 15th birthday to learn to shoot with , brown of course. Wish I had that fab little rifle now, hours of fun plinking and sniping bottle tops,😁😁

@UnitedStatesOfGuns

Жыл бұрын

Hello Rule 303 - Breaker Morant - one of the best. Hope you find another 66 - not sure if they're legal in the Realm these days but if so - hope you find one.

I forgot there were two different versions of that rifle, tube and clip fed! Well done sir, love your videos.

@bwanabwana9523

4 жыл бұрын

Zechnar Williams , they made a lever action one also

@stanleycronk4136

2 жыл бұрын

@@bwanabwana9523 A classic now worth their weight in gold, no doubt.

@glennruscher4007

2 жыл бұрын

@@stanleycronk4136 Or gasoline?

@user-vg3yc6gk5f

Жыл бұрын

@@bwanabwana9523 And a bolt action.... tube fed, magazine fed, and a single shot.

Very informative thak you. I just purchased an Apache Black that I found in a pawn shop.

@UnitedStatesOfGuns

Жыл бұрын

Good on you - you'll find the rifle excellent - I can't bring myself to sell mine.

@danstone4893

6 ай бұрын

I very much like your informative videos. Always look forward to new ones.

Great videos 👍

I bought a used Nylon 66 in 1963 when I was about 12. I was having trouble with other semi-automatic .22 rifles jamming. I put about 20 cases of shells through this rifle without one single jam or misfire. The only problem I had with it was it was so light. It was hard to keep it steady. I put a scope on it, which really showed any jitter. I am not sure why I sold it but I regret not keeping it! I replaced the green stock with the black stock because I thought black was cooler!

@UnitedStatesOfGuns

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Allan - I had the same happen to me. I taped a couple of lead strips to the bottom of the forend - which is hilarious looking back - but I had a lot of health problems and loved the gun. I shoot my 66 every week still. Hope you get another one. Guns are time machines. God Bless.

@50buttfish

Жыл бұрын

Remington tested the Nylon 66, for malfunctions by shooting 100K rounds, while the weapon was upside down. PROOF of reliability.

The 66's are collectable, seen some of the nicer ones going for $300+ over the last year at the local gun shows. Not my cup of tea but definitely increasing in value. On another point, at a recent show, I saw one of the mini-1903's, the Savage 1920, in 300Sav. The guy wanted $2k for it. A beauty but not that much. Anyways, I had a flashback as I looked at it and could hear your review in my ears as I looked it over. Take care and have a great Thanksgiving!

@UnitedStatesOfGuns

4 жыл бұрын

The Savage is nice but that's a steep price - as you noted. Thank you and have a Happy Thanksgiving!

Sorry to be a couple of years late on this correction, but having owned one way back when and wishing I had it today, The mag fed (10 .22s/l/lr) was officially the Model 66 C. Came with a single (also nylon) mag that was very rugged and dependable. (and impossible to find extras!!) Mine actually accidentally got nicked by a hatchet while camping and still never missed a beat. don't remember why I sold it, but I had my own FFL back then and someone must have had a need for it and came up with the right offer! These days I have an Iver Johnson (Erma) lever action for my .22 plinking and it just isn't as much fun, but is a better training rifle for cheap practice with my Rossi lever action "brush gun" in .38/.357 magnum. The 2 lever actions are virtually identical in size balance and weight. Go pop bunnies at 100 or so feet with the .22 and then repeat with the bigger "critters" using the .357 magnum loaded with Hydrashocks. The "man stopper" Hydrashock drops whitetails easily at out to 50 or so yards. (The rifle is accurate to 100 yards, but my eyes aren't any more and a brush gun with a scope is about useless.)

Years ago I had a friend who’s father was a gunsmith. My friend showed me a nylon 66 that was a prototype nylon 66 that had an aluminum barrel with all the Remington stamping on the barrel.

@UnitedStatesOfGuns

4 жыл бұрын

So interesting - the guns that are out there that I never thought of never cease to amaze. An aluminum barrel - it must have weighed...nothing. Awesome idea. Thanks for the note.

@garyelsik3376

4 жыл бұрын

I’m 67’now, was probably around the late 1970s when I saw and shot this rifle. I’m retired from Celanese America’s chemical plant in Bishop Texas. We had/have a 600 yard rifle range so everyone was shooting during our off hours. Yes, I remember the rifle being light as a feather. I also remember the rifling almost non existent because of one, being aluminum with no steel liner. Two, Bobby and his shot the heck out of the rifle. His dad being a gunsmith with a brick and mortar store beloved guns were made to shoot not just look at.

Mine is Apache Black. I love it and am proud to own it. It is still in near-mint condition even though it has had a few hundred rounds fired through it.

Excellent video and you always share such interesting tidbits. We have the 77 in Mohawk brown and curved box plastic magazine. Might you advise where we can search for an extra magazine or two? Ours is minty and so clean from being in a safe but I think it should be enjoyed. Not sure if it’s ever been fired and that’s another question for you, does using these fantastic rare implements diminish the collector value? We will make a leather sleeve to go over the stock like we’ve done for other rifles - with extra rounds holder strip sewn in. This to prevent scratches. We thank you and hope to hear back from you regarding our quest to find extra magazines.

Awesome video! I've been wondering what the green one looked like. I heard jerry miculek talk about them on his video about his nylon 66 that he's had since they came out

That's my first rifle I got for x-mas 1985..great semi-auto 22.

@UnitedStatesOfGuns

4 жыл бұрын

Great first rifle! Hope you still have it!

I got my 66 on my 16th birthday and stil have it today at age 77 and it still hit everything I shoot at, love my gun

I just got my first nylon from my gpa today it was his first gun and mine but the color is black with a black diamond he also has a seneca green but wouldn't let it go for whatever amount of money you throw at him.... But man i cant wait to plink this thing!!!

I have a Green one, box mag fed, still with the original box. So, where can I find a replacement interrupter?

I have the green Remington apache 77 '22 Long can you do a video of a take down and clean for personal information?

Your comments on money versus having a cool gun are spot-on! I had a guy try to give me $1,000 for my average condition, no-serial number Mohawk Brown nylon. I turned it down on the spot. The Nylon is not for sale. Sure I could go buy another with the money, but it would not be MY Nylon. I told him that 1K cash would buy him almost any nylon he wanted, nicer than mine.

@UnitedStatesOfGuns

2 жыл бұрын

That's the trick - a fine gun that's yours is more than just a gun. IMHO

I have seen some Seneca Green 66 rifles that were actually green in color. So now I am wondering what exactly was that? Nice collection you have there. One unique feature on the 66 was loading the rifle through the stock. I have the Apache black model with chrome barrel/reciever. I bought it for the novelty part of it but it is actually a very fun gun to shoot also.

@user-vg3yc6gk5f

Жыл бұрын

If it was actually green it was the Kmart Apache 77.

@northdakotaham1752

Жыл бұрын

@@user-vg3yc6gk5f from my research there were actually two different green stocks used. The K-Mart model was a bright green, Seneca Green was much darker. I have never see either other than in photos. I have the Apache Black model and still enjoy shooting it. Always works!

I have a Seneca green, mag fed, so a 77 and a 66 in Apache black but without the white diamonds on forearm. It has the diamond shape but not white! A close friend had the lever action when we were teens. I think it was called the 76.

I had the green back 57 years ago. I't's amazing now how much it's worth now. I remember when Jef beezos was selling out of his parents garage too. But who knew what would happen with that

I recently bought the magazine fed one at a pawn shop for $250 its in excellent shape and shoots reliably seems very avcurate for open sights. Had an apache nylon 66 when i was 13 one of my first rifles wish i still had it. Have sincebought a Remington 541t which is very accurate a squirrels worst nightmare. I,v slayed many tree rats with it. Have since picked up a Anshultz 1422 what a piece of art i really like the 22 cartridge it,s a fun round in all sorts of configurations cheap or exspensive handgun or rifle.

This video inspired me to take a closer look at my Apache 77. I haven't looked at it closely in more than 25 years but had always thought that it was/is green. It sure looks like the Seneca Green you show in this video. It is definitely not brown or black. I bought it new from a KMart (?) store in Kennewick, Washington for about $50, as near as I can remember, in the 80s. It was a sale item. I really like to shoot it. I don't have an interest in selling it but thought that you may be interested to know that there is at least one Seneca Green hiding out in the desert region of the evergreen state of Washington.

@UnitedStatesOfGuns

4 жыл бұрын

Amazing Dennis - a 77 in Seneca is very scarce. Buy lottery tickets! : )

@r.shanethompson7933

2 жыл бұрын

The green hue Remington Nylon 77 Apache was produced as a Kmart retailer exclusive for (iirc) 1986&1987. It's a much more dark, distinct shade of green than your Seneca green 66, or at least mine is. They don't bring the $$ of the Seneca green 66 but from my observations all 77's sell for less than a comparable 66. What puzzles me is the application of the "Apache" moniker same as on the black and chrome 66. I don't know what the intention \ significance was about that? If anyone does I'd love to know. Also what's the deal with that snubbed barrel brown 66 you had on another video? I loved that lil darling! Who done the work? What was required? Love your channel, been subscribed for good while now. Thanks, Shane

Carbine/ Carbine , Tomato/ Tomato who cares. It’s the content which matters & it’s always informative & interesting.

@UnitedStatesOfGuns

4 жыл бұрын

Perfect words - thanks as always.

Can you tell us anything about the .505 Gibbs caliber? A friend of mine has a rifle in that caliber.

i have one of every model my grandfather gave me my first one in 1982 when i was 12 it was the mohawk 10c with clip.my favorite is the apatche it black with nickel plate barrel an receiver.i have the first one my dad bought also in 1968 for $68 brand new!! they are one of best shooting .22

@UnitedStatesOfGuns

3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic collection - these seem to go up and up in value and remain superb .22s for just about all purposes.

Update: I have just found, on a 'Classifieds' website, a Remington nylon 66,...what are the odds? I called the guy during Christmas and met up with him today and bought the whole rifle. Now I get my rifle repaired, his receiver and barrel are coated in black so I'll just use the stock for mine. Can't wait to get my Apache black Nylon 66 back to the range. It's the best Christmas gift for myself, that I could have found.

These were still common as dirt growing up in the 90s, I shot the 66 and 77 many times. I went looking for one out of nostalgia a few years ago, until I saw the prices!

very interesting

Had on in the 80's dad bought it for me when I was 15. Was Black nylon with chrome hardware. He sold it when I was 16. I wish he hadn't.

i have one but my is dark brown, I like your video allot

I absolutely agree with the philosophy that I would rather have something valuable than sell it for money that will just be frittered away. I seem to recall my father or perhaps one of his friends having a bolt-action Nylon variant; Nylon 10, I think.

I have the Mohawk 77 as well but the magazines never stay latched in. I have to hold them in. Any help would be appreciated.

I have the brown tube fed model. I love shooting with this rifle.

I wish I had bought them back in the 60s! In the ad where the guy shot 200,000 + 2”X2” wood blocks was a Montana man.

@UnitedStatesOfGuns

4 жыл бұрын

That was some amazing shooting - I think his first name was Tom.

@kennethbailey2616

4 жыл бұрын

USOG yep, I’ll have to google it.

My dad has a Nylon 76 still in the box, they are pretty cool guns

@UnitedStatesOfGuns

4 жыл бұрын

That's worth a lot.

@The_Austin_Doell

4 жыл бұрын

@@UnitedStatesOfGuns id say, its still got the sticker on the stock and the French/English instructions

in 1966 learned to shoot a nylon 66 at 6 years old . oh the smell of that gunpowder !

@UnitedStatesOfGuns

3 жыл бұрын

Yes indeed - unforgettable.

Super ripe avocado is the Seneca green!! The brown oil like a nice milk chocolate brown.... Anyway, I have an uncle that use to have one in black I believe and it might have been the first rifle I've shot to!

@UnitedStatesOfGuns

4 жыл бұрын

I like those descriptions.

Can you give me any tips, I just got a 66 it shoots good but doesn’t eject the shell properly gets caught by the bolt before it gets out of the ejection port, I took it apart and cleaned it, it looked as though it had never been cleaned, I looked at the ejector and it’s fine so I’m not sure if it’s the bolt spring or what it is, thank you David

@UnitedStatesOfGuns

Жыл бұрын

Hi David, I had that happen when I installed a new ejector. I took fine emery cloth and cleaned up the flats and "hook" then oiled the spring; then sprayed the chamber with lube. No issues after that. Hope it works for you.

Hi, liked your video, very informative. There,s a fourth model as well. Called a black Diamond. I have one of each model. They are unique rifles. Cheers, from New Zealand.

@UnitedStatesOfGuns

4 жыл бұрын

Hi George! I've always wondered about that! Thank you for filling me in. I had seen the black diamonds and I even handled two that someone had made black! Now I know - I guess a Seneca Green with black diamonds is something special. Happy New Year!

I have the Nylon 77 magazine feeding 22 , my mag’s are brand new & will not hold the ammo in the magazine. I wish I could get steel magazines. Do you know of any? I have a a black nylon 66 with a Crome barrel.

My very first gun catalogue, when I was... twelve years old? was a Remington catalogue, which would have put it back to around the American bicentennial - and I think it might have been even older. The Nylon 66 was in that catalogue, though I'm pretty sure there were other models I envied more.

@UnitedStatesOfGuns

2 жыл бұрын

Good age and great gun - that 66 is awesome - had mine out the other day - so reliable and accurate and light! All the best to you!

I almost bought one of these in the brown in the early 1960's. I just really fancied the look of it. But the price tag was a bit beyond me in those days so I settled for a Marlin 80C [with the gold trigger and no serial number - before Marlin started numbering their .22LR (1964 I think)] and seven shot detachable magazine. That Marlin shot all manner of game for me in my early days - including using it for goat hunting and shot heaps of goats with it until one day I wounded a nanny and she got between some rocks so that I couldn't get a follow up shot. Then sound she made until I got to knife her still haunts me and from that day on I never used a .22LR for goats again. [The arrogance of youth - I can hit anything where I want too]. The Marlin has been passed on to one of my son's to keep. I have my grandfather's old Stevens Favourite single shot- aperture sight .22LR that he won heaps of cups with in indoor shooting in the 1920's. I've refurbished it and it will go on to my other son. Still wish I had bought the Nylon 66!

@UnitedStatesOfGuns

4 жыл бұрын

Chilling story DD - there probably isn't a hunter out there that hasn't heard something. The Marlin is always good and now is a perfect time to fetch one of those 66s if you can. On the other hand the Favorite is a favorite. Thanks for the note and good shooting.

I´m tryng to find one stock, any one, and just cant´t find, do you have any ideia where I can find one?

I still have my Seneca green Walmart special my dad got me back in the 1980s magazine fed in my safe.

@UnitedStatesOfGuns

Жыл бұрын

Good keeper - better than money in the bank

The last 50,000 made (circa 1989) were clip fed model 77's with Seneca green stocks and flat black steel. It was sold exclusively by K-mart. The Nylon 66 (tube fed) in Seneca green is extremely rare, especially if it has no serial number which wasn't required until after the 68 GCA took effect.

@UnitedStatesOfGuns

3 жыл бұрын

Great post. Not many Seneca Greens to be found of any kind - and if they show up they're usually sold by the time I look. Oh well. People must be using them and keeping them. Also, a lot of people are not aware they own a Seneca Green as they have nothing to compare to - so they think they have the more common brown. There's gold in guns ...as my firends tell me. Take care.

Sometimes the green version (for K-Mart) confuses folks. There are a handful of versions, and I finally tracked down the Seneca.

I have the original black one with chrome barrel and white diamond on the side that my father bought the first year they were on the market. I also own a later brown one.

@UnitedStatesOfGuns

Жыл бұрын

Hi Marc - They're all getting scarce these days; the black seems to be in especially high demand. Still one of the best ever.

My friend is Bobby Gabba from Kingsville Texas. I have no idea if he still has that special rifle. I haven’t kept up with him for years but if you are interested I’m sure you could look him up on the internet people finder. The rifle was 100 percent Remington.

I have dark green Nylon 77, thought to be one of the Kmart guns. Unsure of how to verify the name of the color. One website says that the color was reminiscent of Seneca Green, which is not the same thing as being the same. It has two slightly different magazines, how do you identify the factory magazine?

@UnitedStatesOfGuns

Жыл бұрын

Hello Mr. Ed - The K Mart rifles I owned were Remingtons and marked accordingly. You likely own a Nylon 77 Seneca Green - which I owned one of years ago - marketed by many. I've owned various 77s and some came with one type of magazine and others came with a different style. The contours on the side of the magazines I owned were slightly different. Some 77 magazines seemed to break. Maybe the factory modified the design at some point to make them stronger but I have no proof - other than having owned both types. It is also possible there were aftermarket magazines. You can still buy mags here : www.gunpartscorp.com/products/1570110A

@et76039

Жыл бұрын

@@UnitedStatesOfGuns, thanks. I bought a spare magazine long ago from a gun store; they look different, but just don't recall which is the aftermarket.

@et76039

Жыл бұрын

Also, both magazines are the ten-round type.

Sad to know that your videos tend to get edited. I am lost as to why? Anyways Keep up the good work Mike!

@UnitedStatesOfGuns

4 жыл бұрын

One day this will all end : )

I contact you a while ago about me having a 66 Remington Seneca green I was wrong I have a Seneca green Apache 77 And it’s hard to find a video about the Seneca green Apache 77 and how to break it down can you do a video or Help me with the breakdown

The old Nylon 66 is still regarded as one of the best utilitarian .22 rimfires ever made. That beautiful Seneca Green one will only continue to increase in value over time.

@UnitedStatesOfGuns

4 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it from you - you know guns ....and I agree.

@bobgregory7141

3 жыл бұрын

Trust me, I know that I have a Seneca Green 66. According to Blue Book, as of December 2020 they are worth 375.00 to 450.00 depending on condition. I bought my 66 back in 1964 or so for 29.95. Not a bad return I'd say. However I would never sell it, I am going to pass it on to family when I am gone.

@Gunners_Mate_Guns

3 жыл бұрын

@@bobgregory7141 Wise decision. Whichever of your family inherits is going to be very fortunate indeed. I have a 1984-vintage Marlin 39A that will go to my grandchild someday.

@KJTUSKJTUS

2 жыл бұрын

@@bobgregory7141 I've seen the nylon 66 Apache running for $1300+!!!

@bobgregory7141

2 жыл бұрын

@@KJTUSKJTUS My 66 is a Seneca Green. It's well used with the patina of a 59 year old rifle but it still works flawlessy and is incredibly accurate even at rapid fire.

There is one of these in my local gun shop, in Apache black but white barrel and action cover.. VERY sharp looking but way above my pay grade at $1,000+

@UnitedStatesOfGuns

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Bradley - That's a high price! You'll find one for a lot less.

@bradleygilbert1571

2 жыл бұрын

I agree on price, but I had never seen one in white. I bought my Mohawk brown one in '79, for the princely sum of $79. Now I see the same here in 2022 for $400-650, most of which are in far poorer shape than mine. I don't think mine has much more than a brick run through it. BTW, I love your calm, laid back presentational style. Kind of the Bob Ross of gun videos. Always informational, and your humor is wonderful.

I bought a nylon 66 early on in my life mostly due to Remington's advertising. Their trick shooter used one for shooting over 100K hand tossed 2 1/2" hand tossed wooden blocks, missing only 6 as I recall and 3 jams. I bought my first around 1969 and it shot like a lazer and never jammed. I got so good with it that I would shoot hand tossed golf balls & even hand tossed quarters with cci Stingers. The secret was in the toss and not shooting until the object has almost stopped. Sometimes the toss was not right and I would not shoot. I have one quarter that I tossed and hit 3 times, but the amazing part is that I found it 3 times. A hand tossed golf ball squarely hit will take off like it was hit by a baseball bat. I'm too old to do that anymore, but my oldest son used to hit hand tossed dimes with it. I passed it down to our youngest son who hunted with it. My Dad talked me into selling it and getting a new one as he told me the rifling was shot out (it wasn't, but kids tend to believe their Dad's.) That old gun never let me down and when I finally got around to cleaning it, it was amazing it worked at all due to all the crud it had accumulated. These are the most trouble free .22 rifles that you can buy - bar none. The only downside is they don't take to being scoped very well as any pressure change on the forearm will shift the point of impact as the receiver and forearm have enough movement as they are not rock solid. Thanks for sharing.

@UnitedStatesOfGuns

4 жыл бұрын

Amazing shooting! I'm happy to hit can's and bottles in the air. Coins and golf balls! - I'll have to get to a remote area and try that. I've received a lot of letters from so many 66 owners - everyone agrees they shot them well and so shot them a lot. No bad words about these legendary .22s. Thanks for taking the time to write.

@buckshot4428

4 жыл бұрын

@@UnitedStatesOfGuns Just so there is no misunderstanding my Dad bought me a Remington 514 when I was 11. I picked up bottles and mowed grass to buy ammo. I bought my .22 ammo at the corner store. Shorts were .59, longs .69 and lr were .79. They were Remington. That's the only .22 ammo I shot until CCI brought out their Stingers around 74. Those Stingers were a real game changer. I was young and had pliantly of time to practice and had a target rich environment (Dad had a lot of old golf balls). I wish I would have kept that original nylon 66. I was foolish to sell it. Ken

@ricbachman1727

2 жыл бұрын

I've never had a jam in 20 years. Just got to make sure to clean out the slot the ejector sits in. It can get gummed up and cause it not to cycle correctly.

I Love the Remington rifles & Rugers actually my Remington. 550 semi auto was the most accurate rifle I ever shot. I'm 61. I've shot several over the years.

Do you have rolling block rifle on your collection

I have the clip fed version. ('86 or '87?) It says Mohawk 10C on the grip cap. Still in VGC with only about 150 rounds put through it. Has a loud crack when fired with that short barrel & .22lr.

@UnitedStatesOfGuns

Жыл бұрын

Great rifle

My Remington Nylon Model 66 may actually be the Seneca Green, but I will have to dig it out of storage. It was given to me by a childhood friend who's Grandfather had it and didn't store it in a low humidity environment so it has some surface rust. Now that I know it is kind of rare, I am more motivated to do it and have begun looking for parts. Me and my friend hunted with this rifle many times when we were kids so it has some sentimental value and I have no plans of ever selling it.

@UnitedStatesOfGuns

Жыл бұрын

Hi T-Dawg, Try 0000 steel wool with some WD40 or similar and that surface rust might just about vanish. Great rifle to get running again. Good shooting.

I once saw a Black Diamond model for a low price at a gun show. I was mulling it over, and when I went back to make an offer, it had already been sold. Turns out it was bought by another dealer at the same show who promptly put the gun on his table at the other end of the building for double the price! It pays to know your Nylons.

@KJTUSKJTUS

2 жыл бұрын

It pays to keep up to date on all gun prices if you go to shows a lot. Find those diamonds in the ruff