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<blockquote data-quote="Coyote Shadow Tracker" data-source="post: 2472894" data-attributes="member: 116439"><p><strong>Initial Nylon 66 Publicity</strong></p><p>In 1959, Tom Frye, a field representative for Remington, set out to surpass Ad Topperwein's world record (set in 1907) of shooting 72,500 2½" wooden blocks as they were tossed into the air while missing only nine. Frye used three Nylon 66 rifles and maintained an average pace of 1,000 shots per hour (one shot every four seconds) for 13 consecutive eight-hour days. When the smoke cleared, he had shot at 100,010 blocks and hit 100,004, missing only six! The rifles were cleaned only five times during the Marathon trial. </p><p></p><p><strong>The Nylon 66 Story!</strong></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.americanrifleman.org/content/throwback-thursday-the-remington-nylon-66/[/URL]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Coyote Shadow Tracker, post: 2472894, member: 116439"] [B]Initial Nylon 66 Publicity[/B] In 1959, Tom Frye, a field representative for Remington, set out to surpass Ad Topperwein's world record (set in 1907) of shooting 72,500 2½" wooden blocks as they were tossed into the air while missing only nine. Frye used three Nylon 66 rifles and maintained an average pace of 1,000 shots per hour (one shot every four seconds) for 13 consecutive eight-hour days. When the smoke cleared, he had shot at 100,010 blocks and hit 100,004, missing only six! The rifles were cleaned only five times during the Marathon trial. [B]The Nylon 66 Story![/B] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.americanrifleman.org/content/throwback-thursday-the-remington-nylon-66/[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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