Remington rifle 1950s-1960s

[laubernice]

Hi all,
I am joining the forum on behalf of my dad.

We have a rifle which was passed down from my granddad. We only know the brandname is Remington & should be manufactured in year 1950s-1960s. One of the parts was malfunctioned & we would like to identify the model no. of the rifle before we try to get the replacement part.

We could not locate the model no. The one engraved on the rifle was PB45 but when we searched the Remington website, this model does not exist. We could provide some views of the rifle. if need be. Would it be possible for you to assist to identify model no. based on the views or is there any other information which is required in order to find out the model no.?

Would appreciate your advice on this matter.

Thank you so much & wish you a pleasant day ahead.

Regards
bernice

[Jay Huber]

I need a picture? Send to huber7774@bellsouth.net

[Jay Huber]

Also send serial number?

[John Gyde]

The caliber should be stamped on the rifle. Also, what is the action type; bolt, semi-auto, pump????

[Rem725]

PB 45 would be something seen normally at the rear left of the barrel. PB being the date code 6/55. In fact one of my 722 is marked PB30 at the left rear.


I saw years ago a 721 or 722 that did not have the "Remington Model 721 (or 722)" rollmark on the receiver side.
Another strange marked receiver was 722 but underneath it was milled for 725 safety. It had the 722 trigger and safe though.
It's been so long I do not remember any more about these two rifles.

[laubernice]

Hi all,

Thank you so much for the information.

Attached pls find some views of the rifle. Hopefully, we can obtain some clues form them. Unfortunately we do not have a closed-up view of the rifle on hand. We will try to obtain it.

Thank you.

[remington600]

Thats a Remington 550 22 rimfire rifle.

[Wulfman]

Yep. That's what it is.
Here's a link to Remington's firearms manufacturing history for the 550.

http://www.remington.com/library/histor ... el_550.asp

And, here's a link where you can download a manual for it.

http://stevespages.com/pdf/remington_550.pdf


Den

[laubernice]

Dear all,

Thank you for the valuable information. The drawing of the rifle does look like the one that we possess.

The "extractor part" of our rifle has been malfunctioned & we would like to purchase the part for replacement. According to the manual that Mr. Den has shared with us, the parts have been discontinued by Remington.

In this case, please advise if you may have the contact of the dealer / gunsmith or other resources where we can purchase the extractor part for this model: 550.

Also, I noted from the link that there is a variations in model: 550, i.e. 550A, 550P, 550-2G & 550-1. Please advise how can we determine which variation is our rifle belonging to?

Thank you & have a nice day!.

regards,
bernice

[remington600]

Check the parts section on the homepage. The 550-G will shoot 22 shorts only. The 550-P will have a partridge rear sight towards the rear of the action. Yours appears to be the standard 550.

[Wulfman]

If you don't know what a "patridge" (correct spelling) sight is, here's a link explaining iron sights from Wikipedia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_sight

One selection from that link:

"Patridge sights consisting of a square or rectangular post and a flat-bottomed square notch are the most common form of open sights and are preferred for target shooting, as the majority of shooters find the vertical alignment is more precise than other open sights. V-notch and U-notch sights are a variant of the patridge which substitute a 'V' or 'U' shaped rear notch."

Hope that helps.

Den

[Wulfman]

Dear all,

Thank you for the valuable information. The drawing of the rifle does look like the one that we possess.

The "extractor part" of our rifle has been malfunctioned & we would like to purchase the part for replacement. According to the manual that Mr. Den has shared with us, the parts have been discontinued by Remington.

In this case, please advise if you may have the contact of the dealer / gunsmith or other resources where we can purchase the extractor part for this model: 550.

Also, I noted from the link that there is a variations in model: 550, i.e. 550A, 550P, 550-2G & 550-1. Please advise how can we determine which variation is our rifle belonging to?

Thank you & have a nice day!.

regards,
bernice

When you say "malfunctioned"......could you describe what you mean? Also, what type of ammunition have you been using in it? It's SUPPOSED to be able to shoot shorts, longs and long rifle .22s interchangeably, but I did run across one post on another discussion where the person stated that that was not the case in his rifle. I've been told that some (cheap) ammo can gum up the actions on automatics and need to be cleaned more frequently or just use the good stuff.

From the Remington (corporate) site on the history, it states:
"Model 550-1 (Redesigned with only one ejector in 1946)"

If your rifle has only one ejector, then it should be a 550-1 and made on or after 1946.

I also ran across a discussion in this link with regard to dating them:

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_can_you_t ... 1_was_made

But I don't know if that's actually true because Remington has been using letter date codes on the barrels after 1921.

http://www.remingtonsociety.com/rsa/que ... odes/?na=1

If you click on:

Barrel Code Location Diagram (to the left of the image)

It should open another window with an enlarged image that's easier to read.

If you do some Google searches on "Remington 550" there will be a lot of links to read.

Here's one that may have the part.

http://www.gun-parts.com/remington22rifle/

That place also happens to be listed in this link from the Remington site:

http://www.remington.com/support/repair ... ealers.asp

If you have a competent gunsmith in your area, they should be able to fix/replace the extractor/ejector if that's what it needs.


Den

[laubernice]

Dear all,

Finally, we have got hold of the closed-up views of the ejector part which had gone missing. We would like to know how or where can we purchase the missing component & its associate parts.

Attached please find the closed-up views for your reference.

Thank you to all who have share the views on this matter.

Have a nice day.

Regards,
bernice

[laubernice]

Dear all Remington enthusiasts,
Sorry for our persistence but just wondering if any one has any view or reply regarding our inquiry below?

Thank you in advance for your advice & have a nice day.

regards,
bernice

Dear all,

Finally, we have got hold of the closed-up views of the ejector part which had gone missing. We would like to know how or where can we purchase the missing component & its associate parts.

Attached please find the closed-up views for your reference.

Thank you to all who have share the views on this matter.

Have a nice day.

Regards,
bernice

[Wulfman]

In my last post, I listed links where you could start looking to obtain the part(s).


Den