Remington Nylon 12

About the Remington Nylon 12

The Remington Nylon 12 is a .22 rimfire, bolt-action repeating rifle produced by Remington Arms from 1962 to 1964. Part of Remington's pioneering Nylon series, its stock and receiver housing were molded from DuPont Zytel-101 nylon rather than wood, and the bolt locked with a single lug at the root of the bolt handle. It fed from an under-barrel tubular magazine holding roughly 13 rounds of .22 Long Rifle and was the synthetic-stocked equivalent of Remington's economy Model 581/582 rimfire rifles. Made for only three years, it is the scarcest of the tube-fed bolt-action Nylon rifles.

Marketed alongside the semi-automatic Nylon 66 'Gun of Tomorrow,' the bolt-action Nylon 10, 11 and 12 were Remington's attempt to extend the maintenance-free nylon-stock concept down into its budget rimfire line. Their brief production and scarcity today make them among the most sought-after of the Nylon rifles by collectors.

Remington Nylon 12 specifications

The Nylon 12 was one of three short-lived bolt-action members of the Nylon family: the single-shot Nylon 10, the clip-fed Nylon 11, and the tube-fed Nylon 12. It chambered .22 Short, Long and Long Rifle interchangeably. Loading was done by twisting the tubular magazine follower and drawing it forward to expose the loading port molded into the stock. Production numbers are believed to be low, and the model is now a collector item.