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I went through everything in the service manual. step by step to no avail.
this one has me stumped... i will check headspace next. thanks to all.
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  • tsr1965
    As was stated in your previous thread, It is most likely a headspace problem. A head space gauge for a 22 is not that expensive, and is a tool, you can get service from further down the road.

    With these rifles, and their similar pump action 572's(if I am not mistaken, they are pretty close to being the same reciever, and barrel), the reciever is aluminum, and the barrel is a slip fit. There is a screw on the bottom, of one of the tube magazine hangers, forward of the reciever, if I am not mistaken, is all that holds it in place. Sometimes, these rifles while in the field, get fell on, and it upsets that relationship between the breech face of the barrel, bolt, and reciever. You might have to loosen that screw, and use a mallot to tap the barrel back, and tighten the screw back down. From the symptoms you are giving us, the breech face of the bolt, and the breech face of the barrel are not close enough in relationship, to each other for the correct headspace.

    You might have some galvanic corrosion formed between the steel of the barrel, and the aluminum reciever that is causing your problem also.

    Have you had the barrel off?

    You can do a google search for"Remington 552 schematic", and get a nice parts diagram.


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    EDIT 1

    Because of the arrangement of that screw, being the only thing that holds the barrel in place, if this rifle has been shot a lot, that screw could be worn too. That screw in the bottom of the hanger, is the only thing that holds the barrel in place. The screw in the bottom forward part of the reciever, is what holds the magazine tube in place. So you have to make sure both of those screws are doing their job.

    Before you bump the barrel back, make SURE you loosen those screws, or you will need new ones, if you don't already.

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  • 260
    i have had the barrel off so many times that i could do it blind. however, you just gave me an idea... i am going to take out the forend screw and give it a good bump and then try it. i'll let you know. thanks for your thoughts.
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  • Fatstrat
    Welcome to the club. Inherited a 552 from my grandfather. And while the gun fed,fired, and ejected reliably, the barrel had a slight loose wobble to it. It was even very accurate if you were careful to hold just right while aiming. I disassembled/reassembled it more times than I can count. Poured over parts diagrams. All parts present. Literally begged for advice on several gun forums. No one had any ideas. Bought a new receiver, didn't help. Finally I just sold it as a parts gun.
    Along the way I noted many posts on various gun forums regarding this model. From people encountering various undiagnosable and seemingly unrepairable problems. It's actually fairly common with this model. My conclusion. If you have a good 552, you have a great rifle. If you have lemon, dump it.
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  • charliemeyer007
    How do the spent cases look, I would think that excessive headspace would show as bulged rim.

    If the firing pin has a shoulder to limit forward travel, maybe take a little off to allow for a harder strike due ot increased travel. I'd still look at the hammer spring, streching is not a good answer.
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