Reminigton speedmaster 552 .22 cal.

[Rancid Crabtree]

This gun is a Remington Speedmaster .22 cal made in 1958 and is in far worse shape than the old Mossberg I recently restored. It has a lot more rust and the stock is broken. It is also a semi-auto so there are far more pieces to deal with. Like the last gun, this one is also in throw-away condition except that the bore is clean and without rust. the receiver is aluminum and a lot of the finish is gone and there are deep scratches in the metal. Here are some pics.





It has a tubular magazine that is also pretty rusty.







The stock is broken where it meets the receiver.





As well as having a broken butt plate and missing pieces of wood.



I wonder if this is how Remington built the gun 51 years ago?



This one is going to be a real challenge but the winter nights are long and I am done bowhunting for the season.