SPEEDMASTER 552 HELP

[todd433]

I HAVE A REMINGTON SPEEDMASTER 552 WITH THE MARKINGS BFY CAN ANYONE DATE THIS FOR ME? IT ALSO HAS A CIRCLE WITH A LINE THRU IT.

[Wulfman]

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I HAVE A REMINGTON SPEEDMASTER 552 WITH THE MARKINGS BFY CAN ANYONE DATE THIS FOR ME? IT ALSO HAS A CIRCLE WITH A LINE THRU IT.

There is no "F" in the month code, so we can throw out the "F Y" option.
"B F" translates to January of 1959 and January of 1985. They began production on the Model 552 in 1957, so those letters fit the production dates (it's still in production).
Around 1980, they shortened the barrels on the 552 and 572 Models to around 20" from the previous length of about 24". So, now it would depend on which barrel length you have. The older guns (typically) had longer barrels and the newer ones (typically) had shorter barrels. There were also some other cosmetic changes over the years, but without seeing the gun, I'm going by what you've given me.

http://www.remington.com/products/archi ... aster.aspx

http://www.remingtonsociety.com/rsa/que ... arrelcodes

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[todd433]

Thanks for the information. This was my grandmothers and she is 90 it has a 24 inch barrel but the markings are not consistant with remingtons guide, I just thought I may have a weird one.

[Wulfman]

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Thanks for the information. This was my grandmothers and she is 90 it has a 24 inch barrel but the markings are not consistant with remingtons guide, I just thought I may have a weird one.

Well, actually they are. The "B F" is the date code and the "Y" is probably the inspector's (assembly) mark.

It was built in January of 1959.

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