Nylon 66 Mohawk scope ?

[Ken Kratochvil]

Does anyone know what scope Remington installed on the Nylon 66 package offering. And possibly which years they did this! Thanks

 

[mac1911]

I had 2 nylon 66s That I bought with scopes. Both where just old school 4x non sealed pos . One was a tasco the other a bushnell. The mounts where cheap see through style.
The metal cover the scope mounts to was almost useless for mounting anything.
Don't know if you found this yet. I sold my nylons few years back and found out some info here.
NylonRifles.com • Index page

 

[Ken Kratochvil]

These were used 66 that had scopes mounted correct? I'm trying to find out what Remington installed on the ones sold new from factory with Scopes installed. Thanks

 

[PatMcD]

I'm not sure Remington ever offered the 66 with a scope. I think that Kmart had a deal where they sold a 66 Seneca Green/scope package. Probably a Tasco.

 

[greencobra]

i just found a nylon 66 w/original scope on one of the online sellers, i think gunsamerica iirc, and he's showing a tasco box in the photo array. photo is below. ok, he could put the scope in any box he wanted but since this rifle sold for over $800 when the auction was over and the smoke cleared, i'm gonna assume it's correct. just passing the info on, not sayin' it came with the tasco.

 

[Ken Kratochvil]

Thanks for info, Im not 100 percent sure my self. I've in past seen several articles referring to a 66 w/scope.All info appreciated Thanks

 

[1919FAN]

I collected nylons for awhile I still have quite a few some were sold with Tasco scopes and slings straight from Remington. There use to be a nylon collector's forum.

 

[Paul455]

I bought my Nylon 66 new in 1972, and it did not come with a scope.

Paid $49.95 for it.

Probably 30-35k rounds through it, still runs like a top.

 

[mac1911]

I bought my Nylon 66 new in 1972, and it did not come with a scope.

Paid $49.95 for it.

Probably 30-35k rounds through it, still runs like a top.

they had scope package deals. Although mounting a scope on the loose stamp steel sleeve over the receiver was just about as usless as the Chinese sks cover scope mounts

 

[Ken Kratochvil]

Thanks that confirms what I had read in a few articles. Now if I could just find out exactly what scope they used. I have a beautiful 1967 Mohawk Brown that I'm Cleaning up and Restore for my granddaughter when she's old enough and would like to have a correct scope which would have been supplied to Remington on a package deal.

 

[CAR]

This Shooting Times article says it was a Universal MUA 4X scope on the Mohawk brown rifles between 1975 and 1983. My dad had one of the Black Diamond production run, that was the rifle I learned to shoot with. Good memories!

Remington Timeline: 1959 - Nylon 66 Autoloading Rifle - Shooting Times

 

[Ken Kratochvil]

Thanks CAR for the link nice article. What Does MUA stand for ? I've researched MUA find nothing!

 

[CAR]

Sorry, I don't know - i lifted the text right from the Shooting Times page. It looks like that article came from this book as it seems to be exactly the same:
History of Remington Firearms

Edit: The scope seems to have been made in Japan and imported into the US as many bargain optics were in that timeframe. I wonder if MUA is "Medical U & A" - while they now seem to be mostly medical devices, they do have some optical lupes in their product line. "Universal MUA" might be the full brand name if the importer/exporter companies even if it wasn't this particular company.

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Thanks CAR for the link nice article. What Does MUA stand for ? I've researched MUA find nothing!

 

[DONALDG-HOG]

I'm not sure Remington ever offered the 66 with a scope. I think that Kmart had a deal where they sold a 66 Seneca Green/scope package. Probably a Tasco.

I have three 66's and one came with a Tasco that appeared to be original.... The Kmart gun is not a 66. It's a 77 and it isn't seneca green... different green with blue streaks in it.... nice looking gun.