Remington 552 Speedmaster

[njc110381]

I've seen a lot of these rifles selling really cheaply on the net, are they any good? I want something easy to load, and that will take a mod. It also needs to cycle subs. They say it can take .22 short, long and LR, so I assume .22 short isn't that potent a round (cycling wise)? Is this one of the guns that needs the mod taking off to load it?

[Baldrick]

I have one of these in my cabinet, and it never gets used. It's a rubbish gun, unless you expressly need a rimfire that can fire a mix of bullets. As you say, you would have to remove the mod each time you wanted to reload, although you'd have to find a way to remove the huge iron sights to fit a mod anyway. It's also very fussy cycling ammunition.

 

The whole gun feels very cheap - varmished wood and impressed 'chequering'.

 

Buy a bolt-action CZ or Anschutz. You won't look back.

[jcbruno]

i second that

[beatingisbest]

If you desparately want a .22lr semi auto then i would get a CZ511 they are accurate straight out of the box.

 

Flash has one, seemed pretty good when i used it

[Dunkield]

Have a word with Sgt Bang (Mark) about remington semi's when you get down to Devon, Neil

 

As Baldrick says.

 

I would look at the cz452 in the For Sale section on here, it looks very nice.

[Sako7mm]

I used to have one. You can reload without the moderator being removed if you have a moderator with a small enough diameter. No problem with a Parker-Hale.

I had to keep it clean, but that's no big job- just 2 pins to knock out, wipe the mechanism with wd40 soaked cloth and put the pins back. It cycled subs better than any other semi auto I've owned.

[njc110381]

Mixed opinions

 

If only the firearms cert worked like a SGC, then I could buy one (seen loads for under £100) and if it's no good bin it! I'm getting a bolt action HMR. I want a really cheap auto that works and groups well enough for bunnies, but they seem hard to come by. Everyone raves about the 10/22, but the guns I've used at the club are shockingly bad for jams even with sonic ammo

[nicholiath]

Dont know about the old remmies, but i have a new 597 .22lr s/a its fantastic has cycled any subsonic ive put in it and you can pick them up new from £ 200

[Dirty Harry]

Neil,

 

you can try my Quad in .22 and hmr if you want. Works/shoots well in both calibers.

 

Harry

[njc110381]

Cheers for the offer. I may take you up on that sometime. When we're out you could have a bash with my 6.5 if you fancy it? I'm thinking I may not even bother with an auto, I'll leave it for a bit and give it some thought.

[jcbruno]

get a CZ bolt and be done and you will never look back if you want you could spend a little more and go with a ruger bolt or a anchutz,or weirauch i know i said it before sorry to keep bashing the remington give it a try if you like it maybe you will get a good one