Reeder Custom Guns - They do have some problem areas...

JD
They do have some problem areas...
Wednesday, August 05, 2020, 12:51

Most will not function with shorts or longs unless you remove and carefully clean the floating chamber and its' recess. My brother in law got one that wouldn't function, and when I took it apart, almost half the bolt had been ground off by "Bubba", probably to try to get it to function with 22 shorts... "Bubba" was unsuccessful and I had to find a new bolt on ebay to restore it to functioning. They aren't really that hard to take apart and clean. Spare or replacement parts can be very difficult to come by. Trigger pull is so-so. Functioning is usually ok with 22 long rifle...

I'd rather have a Ruger 10/22......

remington 550-1 - Mark, 2020-08-05, 09:09
- I have my grandfathers - Randy Barnett, 2020-08-05, 12:58
- I have my dad's early 550. The story... - WB, 2020-08-05, 12:22
  - clarify that a bit. I an not enamored over - Gary Reeder, 2020-08-05, 14:19
- they are good guns BUT they are not a $175 gun - Gary Reeder, 2020-08-05, 11:33
  - They do have some problem areas... - JD, 2020-08-05, 12:51
    - we have had several come in thru estate sale thru the last - Gary Reeder, 2020-08-05, 14:00
    - *see note about "never take apart" above. lol (nm) - WB, 2020-08-05, 13:06
      - Another "do not take apart gun" Nylon 66. - WB, 2020-08-05, 14:09
        in the Nylon 66 box they tell you to never take the gun - Gary Reeder, 2020-08-05, 16:31
        Plus, with a Nylon 66 you need 3 or 4 hands..... NT (nm) - JD, 2020-08-05, 14:54