I believe that back in th 50’s Remington made a semi auto 22 short only. Anybody know the model number?
Remington 22 short only semi auto
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The Remington Model 550-2G was a .22Short only semiauto. They didn't make too many of those. That would have been in the 50's.
The Model 550 used a floating chamber and the standard Model 550 rifle would work semi auto with shorts,longs and LR all mixed together.
The 550-2G was marketed toward the shooting gallerys but it didn't seem to sell very well.
Remington also made the Model 241 Speedmaster in 22short only till about '51 or 52 when they were discontinued.
The rifle was more common in it's 22LR chambering.
The 22short chambering on the MOdel 241 and the earlier Model 24 were quite popular at shooting gallery type operations at amusement parks, fairs, ect.
The Model 550 used a floating chamber and the standard Model 550 rifle would work semi auto with shorts,longs and LR all mixed together.
The 550-2G was marketed toward the shooting gallerys but it didn't seem to sell very well.
Remington also made the Model 241 Speedmaster in 22short only till about '51 or 52 when they were discontinued.
The rifle was more common in it's 22LR chambering.
The 22short chambering on the MOdel 241 and the earlier Model 24 were quite popular at shooting gallery type operations at amusement parks, fairs, ect.
Remington 22 semi auto rifles
There was the Model 550-1 which could fire short, long, or long rifle in the 1950s. From 1935 - 1950 (?) there was the Model 241 that was either short only or long rifle only. From 1924 (?) there was the Model 24 which was short only or long rifle only. The 24 and 241 were the Browning design and looked like the Browning 22 auto. The model 550-1 was the floating chamber design (Carbine Williams).
There was the Model 550-1 which could fire short, long, or long rifle in the 1950s. From 1935 - 1950 (?) there was the Model 241 that was either short only or long rifle only. From 1924 (?) there was the Model 24 which was short only or long rifle only. The 24 and 241 were the Browning design and looked like the Browning 22 auto. The model 550-1 was the floating chamber design (Carbine Williams).
OP
Thanks, I looked up the 241. Man, they are not giving them away 
OP
The 552 Speedmaster is a nice rifle. S, L, LR. A beauty just sold on GI, the pick is still there. Lew Horton special blond maple stock
Thanks, I looked up the 241. Man, they are not giving them away
Missed it by that much
Patrick L
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IIRC, the 552 was also cataloged in .22 short only as a Gallery Special. I don't know how many (if any) of those were actually sold, but I believe it was listed.
I have a collection of Remington catalogs from the late 60s thru mid 80s. I'll double check when I get home tonight.
I have a collection of Remington catalogs from the late 60s thru mid 80s. I'll double check when I get home tonight.
DWalt
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I have a 550-1 which works with .22 S, L, and LR, and did have once a 552 which also handled all three .22 cartridge lengths. I bought the latter for $25 (for use as a car trunk gun) because the stock was split off at the wrist. Some epoxy fixed that. I think the 552 is still available new, but I have not seen one. I knew that there was a 550 chambered in .22 Short only for shooting gallery use, but never ran across one nor do I know the details in the difference. It seemed a little pointless (except possibly for safety reasons) as the 550-1 handles .22 Shorts just fine, and back when I was a youngster, all I used in my 550-1 were .22 Shorts. They were considerably cheaper than .22 LR ammo back then, plus you could load 22 rounds of .22 Short in the 550's tubular magazine vs. "only" 15 rounds with .22 LR.
The earliest Remington version was the 550 (no -1) which differed from the later 550-1 only by having dual shell extractors. I never understood why Remington felt a dual extractor design was needed, but eventually they must have figured out that it wasn't. In the mid-1950s, the 550-1 added a grooved receiver for the tip-off scope mount and a fired casing deflector. Back in my high school days my girlfriend's father had an original Model 550 (no dash) from about 1940. It had no grooves and no shell deflector.
I consider the 550-1 to be the ultimate perfected design in a .22 autoloading rifle. All walnut and steel, well-made, man-sized, highly dependable, and will shoot groups like a good bolt action rifle. Scoped, and with almost any brand of .22 LR ammunition, mine will always shoot 10 shot groups at 50 yards within 1". It does even better with .22 Short standard velocity rounds. Try finding any other .22 semiauto rifle that will function well with .22 Short SV loads. The noise is not much more than shooting a pellet rifle, just a mild "pop". Without knowing for sure, I have understood from several sources that the 550-1 was highly prized in Mexico because of its ruggedness and that it would handle .22 Shorts reliably which were cheaper than .22 LR.
The earliest Remington version was the 550 (no -1) which differed from the later 550-1 only by having dual shell extractors. I never understood why Remington felt a dual extractor design was needed, but eventually they must have figured out that it wasn't. In the mid-1950s, the 550-1 added a grooved receiver for the tip-off scope mount and a fired casing deflector. Back in my high school days my girlfriend's father had an original Model 550 (no dash) from about 1940. It had no grooves and no shell deflector.
I consider the 550-1 to be the ultimate perfected design in a .22 autoloading rifle. All walnut and steel, well-made, man-sized, highly dependable, and will shoot groups like a good bolt action rifle. Scoped, and with almost any brand of .22 LR ammunition, mine will always shoot 10 shot groups at 50 yards within 1". It does even better with .22 Short standard velocity rounds. Try finding any other .22 semiauto rifle that will function well with .22 Short SV loads. The noise is not much more than shooting a pellet rifle, just a mild "pop". Without knowing for sure, I have understood from several sources that the 550-1 was highly prized in Mexico because of its ruggedness and that it would handle .22 Shorts reliably which were cheaper than .22 LR.
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ralph7
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These don't have the floating chamber like the 550 and 550-1. You can see the eyelit under the feed tube for the chain that the galleries used to keep them in one area. It has an old Weaver dot 4x scope that is perfect for running squirrels.
The rifle has always been very accurate and I never remember having a malfunction.
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italiansport
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I have a Remington 241 Speedmaster in 22Short. It's a neat little rifle pretty much on a par with the Browning 22 auto and it's a takedown as well.
Jim
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DWalt
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"550-2G. I bought it years ago when the things were cheap.
These don't have the floating chamber like the 550 and 550-1. "
That is really interesting information. I have never seen one. I would think that if the 550-2G does not have the Williams floating chamber of the 550 (the whole purpose of which is to allow the rifle to function with .22 Shorts), it would necessarily need a somewhat lighter-weight bolt and bolt spring than the 550/550-1. Does it?
These don't have the floating chamber like the 550 and 550-1. "
That is really interesting information. I have never seen one. I would think that if the 550-2G does not have the Williams floating chamber of the 550 (the whole purpose of which is to allow the rifle to function with .22 Shorts), it would necessarily need a somewhat lighter-weight bolt and bolt spring than the 550/550-1. Does it?
One of the guns that I regret not buying was a Rem Nylon 66 made for
the .22 Short only. I saw it at a gun show back in the late 80s I think.
It had an attachment for a chain and the price tag said $150. Oh well.
the .22 Short only. I saw it at a gun show back in the late 80s I think.
It had an attachment for a chain and the price tag said $150. Oh well.
Aggie1906
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My first .22 was a 550-1. Pretty sure that was why I joined Jr. NRA, and earned four patches: lobbying to move up from air rifles. I still have it, late 50s LGS new purchase as earlier described, with scope grooves and shell deflector. Those were the days!
Being a John M Browning fan, a couple years ago I found a 241 in .22 short. Lovely little (not tiny) quiet rifle, but not as easy to load as the 550-1. "You'll shoot your toe off"! Ha!
Being a John M Browning fan, a couple years ago I found a 241 in .22 short. Lovely little (not tiny) quiet rifle, but not as easy to load as the 550-1. "You'll shoot your toe off"! Ha!
DWalt
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I got my 550-1 as a Christmas present from my father in, I think, 1956. The price was $40.50 back then which was a lot of money for us. It came from the local Sears Roebuck store. I adored it and I was pretty much the envy of my friends. One of them had a Winchester '06 in pretty decent condition and he always wanted to trade me even for it. In some ways I wish I had made the trade.
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