I bought a Remington 22 Level Action when I was 18. Still love it
“I bought a Remington 22 Level Action when I was 18. Still love it ...”
Remington has produced only one 22 rimfire lever action - the Nylon 76. Made in the early 1960s for only a couple years. Around 20,000 produced. Factory stopped supplying parts in the early 1980s. Now a sought-after collector’s item; working specimens in any sort of good condition fetch prices near $1000.00.
Remington’s Nylon 66, 76, 77, and Mohawk 10C share some parts. Stocks have a tendency to crack between the sear pin and the hammer abutment. The structural nylon used as stock/frame material cannot be repaired by any method known outside Remington factory (and they no longer provide service support): no cements/adhesives available to private citizens will dissolve the stuff.
The Nylon guns were a major design milestone when introduced nearly 60 years ago, but a number of parts (for example, disconnector) were underbuilt when considering a service life greater than half a century. Many were stamped of sheet steel, then heat-treated and tempered by what are guessed to be multiple inert-gas (non-atmosphere) techniques, and their manufacture cannot be duplicated today. The rear sight is notoriously fragile and no iron sights of any other type can be installed (fortunately, the receiver cover is grooved for 22 RF scope claw mounts).
If you respect your 76, consider retiring it. Or if you wish to continue shooting, find a complete spare rifle and get ready to pay dearly. Similar advice for 66 and 10C owners.