Just P/U a Remington 550

[Shiloh]

[TRAP55]

Didn't happen without pics!
Save these for next time.

http://stevespages.com/ipb-remington-550a.html

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

[Shiloh]

Wuuut? My words not good enough?? :face palm:

I'll try to post a couple tomorrow to suffice the tradition of gun porn.

[ronrichards64]

I got a 550 for Christmas 1970 . Still have it . For 22LR load 8 rounds ,it will feed better .

[Shiloh]

I got a 550 for Christmas 1970 . Still have it . For 22LR load 8 rounds ,it will feed better .

Nice. I love sentimental keepers.

Yeah, after I cleaned the bajeezuz out of mine I loaded up 10 rounds. They were feeding fine but not extracting well. The empty shell would ride up with the fresh one and or stove pipe. I haven't had time yet but want to make sure the ejector is OK.

[Shiloh]

Didn't happen without pics!
Save these for next time.

http://stevespages.com/ipb-remington-550a.html

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

By the way, thanks for the supplied info. I copied those same pics off the internet but they are small. I should have asked here first so I could at least see the parts better off the sheets you provided. They are perfect.

[TRAP55]

You're welcome!
Steve is probably going to send me a bill for new server, after all the use I get from his schematics and manuals.
Pretty brave tackling a 550 with no experience, dis-assembly is one thing, re-assembly is like trying to rebuild the engine in your car....through the exhaust pipe!
What ammo were you using?
Was the bolt short stroking, or just not ejecting?
If you haven't already, use something like a dental pick, to get the lead and carbonized residue cleaned out of the extractor cut in the breech face of the barrel.
If it was that nasty inside, and it sat for any period of time, I would take a nylon bore brush soaked in Hoppes, screwed onto the end section cleaning rod, chuck that in a drill, and work it in and out of the chamber a few times to burnish it.

[Shiloh]

Here are the pics. Nothing fancy, just straight forward fun.

As far as the rounds, they just aren't popping out and clearing the port. I am using Federal Target Grade LR. It should have still worked fine since its supposed to shoot both LR and shorts.

The hardest part about putting the gun back together was that sear spring screw. Once I figured out part of the bar is also held by the screw and got the screw lined up not to strip it wasn't too bad. I really don't want to do it all again though.

Now that I think about it, the only part of the gun I didn't clean was the breech/barrel. The cases may just be sticking enough to slow them down not to eject properly. Ill clean her now and let you know what happens.

[TRAP55]

since its supposed to shoot both LR and shorts.

And there's the likely suspect!
Have you figured out the birth date from the barrel code yet?

[Shiloh]

Looking on the left side of the barrel I see 0L and a sideways diamond stamp then the SN# on the rec. I'm guessing its Nov. 1964. Rolling the barel over to the other side I see P or something like that (it's not crisp) and 5.

[TRAP55]

July of 1942, or 1964....They were made from 1941 to 1970.
Has it got one ejector or two? If two, it's 1942.

[Moon Glorious]

I got one a while back. Took me hours to clean the crap out of the barrel. I don't know what makes people think you don't have to clean .22s. The one I found was neglected but cleaned up real nice. There's something to be said about old school craftsmanship. Check out NCshooter1213 on youtube. He's gotten a few up and running for people. I had to work hard to get the floating chamber to loosen up on mine. Haven't had the chance to try it out yet.

[Shiloh]

It has two ejectors. The one on the left side keeps popping out the plunger. I actually lost it this eve so I'm in the process of making a new one. What a P.I.T.A. those plungers are to get back in place. I did scrub the barrel but can't do much more until I finish the bolt.

[TRAP55]

What Moon Glorious said about the floating chamber, that has to be spotless!
I guessed (wrongly) that you would have known about that and cleaned it good when you had the bolt out. If it's carboned up and sticky, it'll give you the exact symptoms you're experiencing.
That was a contribution to the 550 design, from a man named David Marshall Williams. Carbine Williams ring a bell?

[TRAP55]

Shiloh, you get that thing working right yet?