[2] The firearms market generally lacked experience with synthetic stocks, making the Nylon 66 a risky gamble for Remington.

Thus Remington asked chemical engineers at DuPont to come up with a plastic that could replace both the wooden stock and the receiver.

The specs given to DuPont called for a material that could be formed into any shape desired but that also had a high tensile impact and flexural strength.

[2] This made it popular in arctic regions, and indeed there have been many reports of indigenous peoples killing large animals, such as moose, with a .22 LR fired from a Nylon 66.

[5] Some have speculated that the light weight of the gun could potentially cause substandard accuracy in the field, but this does not seem to be a complaint from Nylon 66 shooters.

The standard U.S.-made tube magazine model could reliably cycle hundreds of rounds without cleaning, provided high-velocity ammunition was used.