Remington 550-1 ,,,,,,22cal. auto tube fed

[moose]

bought a Rem. 550-1 .......semi-auto, with metal hood, tube fed,the gun is in great shape,whats it worth? shot real good and accurate.what's it worth?

[Iowegan]

The 550-1 is a slightly cheaper version of the 550A (only has one extractor). They went in to production in 1946 and stopped in 1971. The Blue Book doesn't do this gun justice. They only list it at $150 in 100% condition but they are worth much more. You can't find anything comparable in a new gun for less than $300.

I have a 550 and wouldn't think of selling it for less than $350 (98%). I see them at gun shows for $200 and up, depending on condition. These older Remingtons are super shooters. They have REAL walnut stocks and all steel parts. Except for the buttplate, you won't see any plastic or potmetal on them. The tube fed semi-autos aren't valued as much as the clip fed ones. Seems the quick reload capability influenced the value since Ruger's 10/22 came on the market.

As a collector piece, Remington made so many that only the NIB guns will have much collector interest. As a shooter, they are one of the best 22 semi-autos ever made and way more accurate than a factory 10/22 Ruger.

[moose]

Iowegen------well i got a great deal......less than 100 bucks in it, in real good condition,shoots great, i just thought it was an old 22 auto.....is the metal guard factory, that keeps the empty's hulls from hitting ya????thanks for the reply--------Moose

[Iowegan]

Yes, the metal extractor port guard is one of the minor changes from the 550A. When they went to a single extractor, the cases would hit you in the head without the guard. My old 550A has the dual extractors and throws the brass smartly to the side (no guard).

You got a smokin' deal! I wish mine was grooved for a scope. With open sights I can't shoot very well anymore. I can drill and tap it but I hate to modify a perfectly good gun. Years ago, I shot many critters and lots of beer cans. It is supposed to shoot shorts, longs, and long rifle ammo interchangably. Mine never did work well with shorts but it operates nearly flawless with any brand of LR ammo.

If you look at the barrel, just in front of the receiver on the left side, you will see 2 or 3 letters that are the date code for when it was built. Mine is KRR, which indicates May of 1946, the last year of production for the 550A.

[gunnut69]

I grew up with the 550-1. My mother bought one for my dad as a wedding gift shortly after WWII.  They use a lot of sheet metal in the action.  the use of short ammo depends on a 'floating chamber' to amplify the force of the short to allow it to function the action.  I've cleaned dad's many times and if clean they will cycle short just fine.  The triggers are typical semi auto 22 rimfire...but they are all steel and walnut..  They were replaced by the 552 which is not as good a rifle as the 550-1, but is easier to make.. I have better 22's and I have worse but the 550-1 I have will never go away.

[moose]

shot it alot today..seems like it like all the ammo......rem. fed....even got a tree rat with it today :grin: