Skip to main content
Help Center Community Shop

? on Nylon 66

neacpa
Picked up a real nice (95%+) Nylon 66 today. Mohawk brown. Very little muzzle wear, other than that almost perfect. I have yet to find a serial number on it. The only number I have found is on left side of rear end of barrel just in front of receiver which says "WM 4U" On top of barrel over the WM 4U it says "Pat. Pend. Remington 22 L.R. Only". On the right side of barrel in same area is a box with a line going from lower left corner to upper right. The gun is topped with a Bushnell 3X-8X Scopechief 22 scope. Since there is no SN, is there any other way I might determine approx what year it was made in? What does the WM 4U mean? What year did they put a patent date on the guns? I know what the Nylon's are worth in my area, but would this one more valuable because of no SN? Help me out guys!! Thanks.
0

Comments

7 comments

Date Votes
  • rufe-snow
    No serial number would date it's production before the Gun Control Act of 1968. Prior to that law, there was no requirement to S.N. longguns. As a consequence many manufacturers didn't put serial numbers on inexpensive guns for the reasons of economy.

    luger_4.jpg
    0
  • neacpa
    Rufe-snow - Yeah, I knew it would be before 68 but just didnt' know if there was anyway I could date it within two years or so of manufacture date. Do you know when they put an actual patent date on them?
    0
  • TWalker
    The WM could be the barrel date code. W is August. M is 1965. I have no idea what the 4U means.
    0
  • MIKE WISKEY
    good shooter but you might as well take the scope off and use it some were else. the scope mounting on these has no relation the the barrel mounting, the scope is a waist of time and a good scope.
    0
  • ATF
    quote:Originally posted by MIKE WISKEY
    good shooter but you might as well take the scope off and use it some were else. the scope mounting on these has no relation the the barrel mounting, the scope is a waist of time and a good scope.

    Mike,Please explain what you mean.I have a scope on a 10C same gun as a Nylon 66 except it has a 10rnd mag instead of the thru the butt tube feed,and it works great at my age I have scopes on everything.[:D] [:)]

    Eagle_Guns.gif
    standard.jpg
    standard.jpg
    When a worm wants to relax,does he go fishing? "And remember a wet dog doesn't fly at night" "My memory's not as sharp as it used to be. Also, my memory's not as sharp as it used to be." ATF,Eagle Guns
    0
  • TWalker
    The scope on a Nylon 66 or its cousins mounts on the action cover not on the receiver or barrel so there can be some play, though slight, and that could cause a small decrease in accuracy. It's similar to mounting an SKS scope on the bolt/spring cover. Sometimes it works good, but sometimes not. If a scope works well on your Nylon, I'd keep it there. If you're like me, over 50, even a less than perfect scope/mount is still a big improvement.

    "Let him step to the music he hears, however measured or far away." Thoreau
    0
  • ATF
    quote:Originally posted by TWalker
    The scope on a Nylon 66 or its cousins mounts on the action cover not on the receiver or barrel so there can be some play, though slight, and that could cause a small decrease in accuracy. It's similar to mounting an SKS scope on the bolt/spring cover. Sometimes it works good, but sometimes not. If a scope works well on your Nylon, I'd keep it there. If you're like me, over 50, even a less than perfect scope/mount is still a big improvement.


    Thanks I wish I was only 50.[:D] [:D] [:D]

    Eagle_Guns.gif
    standard.jpg
    standard.jpg
    When a worm wants to relax,does he go fishing? "And remember a wet dog doesn't fly at night" "My memory's not as sharp as it used to be. Also, my memory's not as sharp as it used to be." ATF,Eagle Guns
    0

Please sign in to leave a comment.

Recent Activity