Remington Model 76

12 Responses to Remington Model 76

1. Art Welling says:

   January 14, 2012 at 3:18 pm

   Lever action version of the Nylon 66. I think it was the only lever action Remington ever made. I was once advised to NEVER take one apart. Something about requiring an act of God to get it back together again. I understand they are collectable.
2. Glenn B says:

   January 14, 2012 at 6:04 pm

   The Remington Model 76, as already noted, was the only lever action rifle ever produced by Remington.

   There were 3 model variations produced the: 76 (MB) Trailrider (brown stock with white accents, blued steel metal), 76 (AB) Trailrider (bright chrome metal with black stock with white accents) and the 76 Standard (blue metal with black stock). According to the Remington website, AB stands for Apache Black, MB for Mohawk Brown. Approximately 25,300 were produced of the MB, which seems to be your model from the look of it. It should be chambered for .22 LR. The barrel length was 19 1/2 inches and it had a 14 round tubular magazine that fed from the buttplate. Approximately 26,927 were produced from 1962 – 1964. As per Remington, serial number blocks are unavailable which, I think, can either mean they do not have them recorded or that there were no serial numbers on the rifles.

   The values (note values are not prices, there is often a big difference) of the MB, in the ‘2011 Standard catalog of Firearms’ were shown, relative to condition, as:

   Exc: $1,700, VG: $600, Good: 500, Fair: $375 and Poor: $250.

   Note these condition codes are not NRA condition codes. For example the EXC code means the rifle is in 98% or better condition for metal, stock, grip and bore and it must be 100% factory original without any refinishing, repairs, alterations or additions of any kind.

   If the rifle is “new in box” you can add 100% to the above pricing. Oh to have a nice original box to go with it and to have the original instruction manual, they almost always adds to the price. A Remington Field Service manual reprint for the model 76 is available at this site:

   http://www.gungarage.com/remingtonacc.htm

   Note, the Field Service Manual for the Model 66 (yes I meant Model 66) is not the same as the Owner’s manual for the Model 66 so, there is a distinct possibility that 2 manuals were also printed for the model 76 – an Owner’s Manual and a Field Service Manual. I could not find an available Owner’s manual for the Model 76.

   Info about the rifle and its value from the ‘2011 Standard catalog of Firearms’ and from Remington.com, specifically at:

   http://remington.com/products/archived/rimfire/lever-action/model-nylon-76-trailrider.aspx

   I note that if your rifle was made in 1962 it will be C&R eligible very soon if not so already due to being 50 years old. There is also a chance it has already been classified as C&R eligible.

   Chuck Hawks has an article about several of Remington’s ‘nylon rifles‘, including the Model 76 here:

   http://www.chuckhawks.com/rem_nylon_rifles.htm.

   I have seen three of these up for auction at GunBroker at, 2 blued models and one chrome model. Only the chrome model, has a bid and that is at about $550 as I write, it probably has a bid because the blued models are offered at a ridiculous starting price from what I can tell. Also note that the chrome model is valued higher than the blued models as per the reference book I used. See the auctions at:

   http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/SearchResults.aspx?SearchType=0&Timeframe=0&Keywords=remington+76&Cat=3023&Items=50

   Hope that was helpful,
   Glenn B
3. Glenn B says:

   January 14, 2012 at 6:05 pm

   Note the two different numbers above for how many were produced came from 2 different sources but one, as noted, is from Remington.
4. Glenn B says:

   January 14, 2012 at 6:09 pm

   By the way, how I wish I could find stuff like that in my mother-in-law’s closet. What a find. It looks to be in great conditon from the pic but one cannot really tell from a one sided pic that does not enlarge to show a lot more detail, so let me ask: What condition is it in?
5. glenn says:

   January 14, 2012 at 6:12 pm

   Sorry, it was a blued model that already had the bid. My mistake.
6. Scott says:

   January 14, 2012 at 6:37 pm

   Art & Glenn, I certainly appreciate all of the info. It certainly looks and feels like a rifle you might have bought for a teenage boy in the 60s. I never imagined that it might actually be worth something. It is not currently functional though. I may be taking it to Phil’s rifle guy soon to get it inspected and functional.
7. Scott says:

   January 14, 2012 at 6:52 pm

   so let me ask: What condition is it in?

   Cosmetically, I would say that it is in good to very good condition. Since it is mostly “nylon” it has held up pretty well.
8. Phil says:

   January 15, 2012 at 12:45 am

   Let me know when I can take a look at it and I’ll tell you.
9. Scott says:

   January 15, 2012 at 10:28 am

   Phil, if we make it to the range next weekend I we definately bring it.
10. mkl says:

    January 15, 2012 at 10:35 am

    Once you get it functional, here’s something you may want to try:

    The Nylon 66 (the 76’s semi auto cousin) is the only semi auto that I know of that can be loaded single shot with no effort. Turn your _unloaded_ 76 so that the ejection port is up. Lay a .22 long rifle in the ejection port. Cycle the lever. The cartridge will probably fall into the action and chamber. That’s how the 66 works.

    Great series of rifles.
11. Gerry N. says:

    January 16, 2012 at 1:47 am

    I had one when I was a kid. It was a Christmas gift from my mom and dad. I didn’t particularly like it, as it was too light and felt like a BB gun. I suppose it was accurate enough, but I never learned to hit consistently with it. It worked ok and never jammed, but was a bit difficult to clean. Again, just too light to hold steady. My parents are gone now, and I can talk about the rifle and not worry about offending them.
12. glenn says:

    January 16, 2012 at 12:17 pm

    I had a lever action Marlin Model 56 Levermatic rifle. I got it from a guy who inherited a large number of rifles from an uncle (or other relative), I bought it from him. It would have been a really fun gun had it had an original magazine, it came to me minus a magazine. I purchased a few after market mags but out of 3 or 4 only 1 worked reliably; that was sort of a pain in the butt when wanting to shoot it a lot. So, I sold it to a dealer at a gun show. He gave me about $100 more than I had expected. I named my price and he jumped on it. I was amazed because I knew and still know, it was not worth nearly that much especially since some idiot had shortened the barrel a bit and ruined the crown. I had it recrowned by a competent gunsmith who works at the NYPD range. I miss that rifle now that it is gone regardless of the problems but considering the money I got for it, I cannot miss it too much. I like lever action 22s. Right now, I do not have any others in my collection although I have a few to several 22s. I would not mind having another, in lever action, and will now keep my eyes open for one of these Remingtons among others. I have always liked Remington firearms, I currently own a shotgun and two rifles (both on 22LR) made by Remington.

    Seeing this Remington here has sort of rekindled the flame that I have for lever action 22s. Next gun show I attend, I think I will be looking for one of them, not any brand or model in particular, just a lever gun that is in decent cosmetic condition, that functions well and that has a really good price on it. I will also be searching closets at relatives houses when get the chance.

    All the best,
    Glenn B

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