How do you clean a Remington 550-1?

Answer 1

On the bottom is a large screw. Remove the screw and the receiver and the barrel will come off. Once you have that off, use a screwdriver on the back of the receiver to loosen the receiver plug. After you loosen it, you'll hear a few clicks and then it will just unscrew. The receiver plug holds the springs in, so when you loosen it all the way, the springs will push it out. Hold the receiver with the barrel pointing up, and the firing pin will slide right out, or it should. After that is out, pull the charging handle all the way back and give it a twist while pulling it out.

Once that it out, use your screwdriver to push the bolt out of the back. Clean everything with a lot of bore scrubber and a toothbrush, then dry it all with a can of compressed air. Take the safety off and put the firing pin in the bolt, then the bolt in the receiver. It will not go all the way in at first, you have to pull the trigger. Once you do that, you can line up the bolt and put the charging handle (or bolt handle if you'd like) back into the bolt.

Keep the muzzle pointed down. As you slide everything back in, use plenty of oil. You should be able to shake the bolt with the firing pin, and it should have ZERO resistance. Replace the receiver plug and tighten it with the screw driver. Place the assembly back into the stock, and replace the stock screw.

Your 550-1 is now clean as a whistle and perfectly serviceable. While you have it apart, try using some extra fine (0000) steel wool and make sure to clean everything. The bolt likes to accumulate gunk and the steel wool will have it shining like almost new. Clean the barrel with a bore snake after every outing, and do the detail strip at least once a year. Any other questions, just ask.