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problem w/remington corporate-nylon 66

tazz1958tazz1958 Member Posts: 214 ✭✭✭
edited October 2007 in Ask the Experts
I have a customer that brought in a remington nylon 66 with a broken stock. The stock was supposed to be guaranteed for life. So I called remington and asked about a different stock, the customer rep said to send in the complete gun with the broken + 75.00 and they would send back a plain black/blued model 597. I think that this is kind of a rip-off considering what the 597 is worth. what do you guys think? thanks

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  • rufe-snowrufe-snow Member Posts: 18,650 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    To the best of my knowledge the last run of the original Nylon 66's, that Remington made, was in the late 80's maybe earlier.

    Doesn't seem reasonable to me that you would expect them to keep parts in stock for what was then a inexpensive/economy .22 rifle, that been out of print for going on 20 years.
  • duckhunterduckhunter Member Posts: 7,687 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Sounds like a good deal. Try and find a 66 stock. They could tell you to" have a good time".
  • charliemeyer007charliemeyer007 Member Posts: 6,572 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I put a basket case n66 back together once. I'll never do it again, the design was not made for easy r/r. $75 for a new gun seems fair.
  • captkirk3@dslextreme.comcaptkirk3@dslextreme.com Member Posts: 3,804
    edited November -1
    IMHO.....I believe you'll find that Guaranteed for Life means Guaranteed for the Life of the Material the ITEM is made of.....Not guaranteed for the Life of the Owner of the ITEM (unless so stated otherwise)....Look at it this way...I buy an Item that is guaranteed for Life (what or who's life)...a year later I die...then who gets the Warranty? The Contract was between the Original Owner and Manufacturer...Not the Assigns after death...Spend the $75.00 and take the new gun offered and go on with your life...Sounds like a pretty decent deal to Me..Might turn out to be decent collector Item for Your Son or Family someday....so keep all the paper work to prove pedigree with the replacement gun in an unopened Box in a safe place......Best
  • He DogHe Dog Member Posts: 51,593 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Your alternative is to purchase another 66 as a parts gun. It WILL be more than $75, but if you want to stay with the 66 go for it.
  • MobuckMobuck Member Posts: 14,063 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Although I'm a firm believer in making a warranty good there is a limit to the length of time for producing replacement parts. Like the previous posters commented the 66 parts have become pretty valuable. I gave up trying to keep mine in top shape and went to the 10-22 due to parts issues. I can buy a new take off 10-22 barrel for half of the price of a used up 66 barrel.
  • hslaterprycehslaterpryce Member Posts: 927 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Thought this to be interesting yet not directly related. Have a good friend who lives in Arizona and he bought the Sears Die Hard "replacement for life" battery for his 1962 Stingray. To this day he goes EVERY 2 years (that's how long batterys last in AZ - lived there seen it) and gets his new battery. They are waiting for him to sell his Stingray but he never will - then the warranty runs out. Of all places, Sears continues to stand behind their warranty. Just thought it interesting and somewhat related... [:)]
  • tapwatertapwater Member Posts: 10,335 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    ...I'm going to guess that it's broken at the wrist? Through a raging case of stupidity, I did that about 30 years ago. My "farmer fix" was to first lightly super glue it back together. Then, I wrapped it in fiberglass cloth and resin from the auto parts store. I had to mill out the safety slot with a Dremel. It's ugly as sin, but it's still in the safe and functions just fine. This is probably not what your customer would want, but it was that or part out my gun.
    ...Maybe it's from sheer repetition, but I don't find the 66 hard to work on at all. By the way....even though it seems as though the nylon stock should be considered the "receiver", the BATF considers the sheet metal cover to be the regulated part. Go figure.
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