The old Remington 550 is just not very sexy. When they are cleaned sparingly and used frequently they seem to do very well. When one is having issues it takes real skill to remedy them. That is in short supply with gunsmiths today. If it's not a plug and play part you need a REAL gunsmith and they are dying off fast.
The Nylon has little springs and stuff that can fly out and the drawings available are a little sketchy to put them back. I've seen several as parts guns where some dude was gonna "fix" it and got skunked.
The infamous words of Dirty Harry "a man has got to know his limitations". Its the discovery of them, the boundaries, that is challenging and the real adventure.
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remington 550-1
- Mark, 2020-08-05, 09:09
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- I have my grandfathers - Randy Barnett, 2020-08-05, 12:58
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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
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they are good guns BUT they are not a $175 gun
- Gary Reeder, 2020-08-05, 11:33
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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
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*see note about "never take apart" above. lol (nm)
- WB, 2020-08-05, 13:06
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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
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Another "do not take apart gun" Nylon 66.
- WB, 2020-08-05, 14:09
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They do have some problem areas...
- JD, 2020-08-05, 12:51