A word of warning about Remington 552/572 rifles
by Bob Hatfield 
, Sunday, March 24, 2013, 06:09 (4266 days ago) @ BobM
I've had a few over the years and they do not scope well for me. Yes they do have a grooved receiver as we all know. THe problem lies in how the barrel is mounted to the receiver. Now if your going to only use open sights this is not a problem. Take your average 552/572 and hold it in front of you. Grasp the receiver tightly with your right hand and the barrel with your left hand. Wiggle and you'll see much movement in older used guns and not so much in newer ones. The barrel slides back into the receiver by friction and is held there by that little screw holding the mag tube.
Open sights no problem as they are mounted to the barrel. But for the life of my I could never get a scope to hold zero.
I still love these Remington 22's though
Bob
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Sarge,
2013-03-23, 19:27
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FOG,
2013-03-23, 19:34
- I've got a little ball-peen hammer in my gun toolbox... - Sarge, 2013-03-23, 20:58
- Keep 'em coming Sarge, I've been following along since -
BobM,
2013-03-23, 19:35
- 552's are great 22 rifles - Sarge, 2013-03-23, 21:12
- A word of warning about Remington 552/572 rifles -
Bob Hatfield,
2013-03-24, 06:09
- Never had a scope on mine Bob.... - Sarge, 2013-03-24, 08:35
- A word of warning about Remington 552/572 rifles -
BobM,
2013-03-24, 13:05
- A word of warning about Remington 552/572 rifles -
Bob Hatfield,
2013-03-26, 15:59
- Thanks Bob - BobM, 2013-03-27, 09:14
- A word of warning about Remington 552/572 rifles -
Bob Hatfield,
2013-03-26, 15:59
- My old Mossberg 151K.... -
Glen,
2013-03-23, 19:50
- Should have kept the 151M - Sarge, 2013-03-23, 20:43
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FOG,
2013-03-23, 19:34