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Thread: Found Remington 552 today.

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    Yep, you really should give them a good cleaning every 20 years or so.. Fortunately the 552 is really easy to take apart far enough to give it a good scrubbing. (-:}

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    Got enough fudge in there to make brownies!

    Nothing like a good rust preventative.

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    My first rifle purchased was a 552 BDL. I never found ammo that it preferred or despised. I just cleaned it and gifted it to my eldest granddaughter.
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    I never owned one, but I re assembled one that a friend had taken apart and couldn't get back together. I cleaned and test fired it, it impressed me as a decent shooter.

    In a related story, when I turned 50 and few years back, , I bought myself a used 572 BDL pump. I love Remington guns, Remington pump guns in particular. I had 5 870s (all 5 gauges) plus a 760 .30-06. It just seemed that I needed the .22 as well. That gun has sort of been a lemon. I never felt it was particularly accurate. I realize it's no Cooper, but the best I could do is quarter size groups at 50 yards, with lots of different brands of ammo. Granted that will kill a rabbit, but my stock 10/22 can do dimes at that distance with ammo it really likes, provided I do my part (and face it, I don't always deliver.). Somehow I think other examples might shoot a bit better.

    I love that whole post war Remington series of guns. They truly hit it out of the park with the entire family.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Clark View Post
    I don't think I have shot either one.
    Sacrilege!!!!

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    You can't beat any of the 5** series Remington's. I have a 511, 512 and a 550-1. They would be the last ones I would sell out of my collection. If they have been taken care of, they will group as well or better them most off the shelf guns of today but I will admit I would take and older gun with character over what's out there not just for the historical value of it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Clark View Post
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    I bought two rem 552s in 2013
    1968 ask $225, paid $200
    1973 ask $280, paid $220, just put a $20 scope on it.

    I don't think I have shot either one.
    That's a nice pair of rifles.

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