Remington Nylon 66
Remington Nylon 66 Black 77 Green 10 C/66 Brown
I have four Remington Nylon 66 Mohawk Brown 10-C, Black 66, Green 77, and Brown 66, 22 Long Rifle all in good and some in near perfect condition.
In the 1950s, Remington Arms was interested in designing a rifle that was cheaper to produce. After analysis, engineers determined that there were savings to be found in the production of the receivers and stocks of rifles. Thus Remington asked chemical engineers at DuPont 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. After some research, DuPont came back to Remington with a compound they called Nylon Zytel-101. Zytel is DuPont’s brand name for Nylon. This compound was ultimately used to produce the stock and receiver. After the Nylon 66 proved to be successful,
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