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Remington Model 572 Fieldmaster

• moderate
• Shop tier 2
• low confidence
• Rimfire Rifle
• rimfire
• pump action
• tube magazine
• plinker
• requires tools

field strip ~5 min · reassembly ~8 min · detail strip ~30 min

Specifications

Model-specific safety

• A .22 LR round can be fired by a blow to the case rim. Keep ammunition out of the work area, and use a light to check the chamber — rimfire cases are small and dull.
• This rifle feeds from a tube magazine under the barrel with an inner tube that is withdrawn from the muzzle end. Unloading means withdrawing the inner tube, rolling the cartridges out, then cycling the action. Three checks: chamber, carrier, and tube.
• The rifle handles .22 Short, Long, and Long Rifle interchangeably, which changes magazine capacity. Do not assume a capacity.
• Do not dry fire.

Under spring tension

• Magazine tube spring
• Action spring
• Hammer spring

Easily lost parts

Inner magazine tube · Takedown screw · Action bar

Tools

Shop difficulty

Shop tier 2 Tier 2 — moderate among rimfire rifles, for the full job: strip to the parts that get coated and put it back together working. 88 key numbers (107 rows incl. BDL and smoothbore variants) on a .22 pump whose trigger plate carries the carrier, action bar lock, hammer, disconnector and safety like an 870, with a locking bar and spring in the receiver and a receiver bushing Remington says not to disturb. Many parts that go back in order; no timing.

Parts: 88 numbered parts (Remington 572 parts list (standard Fieldmaster, BDL and Smooth Bore rows in one list, plus accessories); 107 rows), from Remington Model 572 Pump Action 22 Caliber Rifle Parts List — Remington Arms Company, Inc., PDF p. 5 archive.org [2].

Bench time: about 50 min to strip, 80 min to rebuild (estimate). Strip of trigger plate assembly (carrier, action bar lock, hammer, disconnector, safety), barrel and bolt, action bar, magazine and sights; receiver bushing and locking bar left in place; rebuild longer for the trigger plate.

Small parts: 12 pins, 8 springs, 4 detents or plungers (counted from the manufacturer's parts list (one per key number unless a quantity is given))

What comes off for coating

• Trigger plate: trigger plate pins with detent springs, carrier, carrier pivot tube and carrier spring, action bar lock and spring, hammer, hammer plunger and spring, sear, connector/disconnector, trigger, safety and detent ball
• Barrel / bolt: barrel dowel screw and washer, barrel lock screw, barrel, action bar and bolt forward out of the receiver, bolt off the action bar lug
• Bolt: firing pin, extractor and spring
• Receiver: receiver cover screws (leave locking bar, spring and bushing)
• Stock / sights: stock bolt, rear and front sights — sight pusher

Special tools

• Punch set — Trigger plate pins
• Sight pusher or brass drift — Dovetail sights

Known pain points

• Remington warns not to disturb the receiver bushing and says the locking bar, its spring and the receiver cover need not come out; a bare-receiver job has to work around fitted parts. (disassembly)
  Source: Remington Model 572 Pump Action 22 Caliber Rifle Parts List — Remington Arms Company, Inc. archive.org [2] — “CAUTION: Do not disturb receiver bushing.”
• Restorers report that sketchy instructions stop matching the gun partway through a 572 teardown; it needs complete instructions to get through. (both)
  Source: Restoring a Vintage Remington 572 Fieldmaster — American Hunter (NRA) americanhunter.org [3] — “There came a point where the instructions and the gun in front of me didn't line up. At that point, I reassembled the rifle and put it back into storage.”

Fit or check on rebuild

• Receiver bushing undisturbed — Remington says not to disturb it; it locates the barrel.
  Source: Remington Model 572 Pump Action 22 Caliber Rifle Parts List — Remington Arms Company, Inc. archive.org [2] — “CAUTION: Do not disturb receiver bushing.”
• Sight re-zero — Sights removed for coating.
• Function check: safety, trigger/sear release, disconnector and feeding with dummy rounds — Standard after any detail strip; a mis-assembled sear or disconnector can double or fail to fire.

This is Pew-Takedown's rating, not the manufacturer's. How tiers are rated. Forum reports are owners' experience, not specifications.

Procedures

Torque specifications

No sourced torque values from the manufacturer are recorded for this firearm. Where a fastener has a specified torque — action screws, scope bases, muzzle devices, barrel nuts — get it from the manufacturer or a gunsmith rather than estimating it.

Parts list

Transcribed from the manufacturer's parts list (Remington Model 572 Pump Action 22 Caliber Rifle Parts List — Remington Arms Company, Inc., PDF p. 5 archive.org [2]) — Remington "MODEL 572 PUMP ACTION 22 CALIBER RIFLE PARTS LIST" in the 572 instruction book: standard (Fieldmaster), BDL Grade and Smooth Bore rows in one list, plus Accessories. No separate variant lists.. Key numbers refer to the exploded view in that document.

Function check

• Verify the rifle is unloaded — chamber, carrier, and tube — before each step.
• Cycle the action fully and confirm it locks closed.
• Cock the action, engage the safety, and press the trigger. The hammer must not fall.
• Disengage the safety and press the trigger. The hammer should fall.
• Confirm the inner magazine tube latches securely.
• Load dummy rounds and confirm they feed and eject one at a time.

Maintenance

Lubrication points

• Bolt body and receiver rails
• Action bar
• Hammer and sear pivots
• Magazine tube exterior

Cleaning notes

Rimfire fouling is waxy and heavy. Clean the chamber and bolt face regularly, keep lubrication light, and keep the inside of the magazine tube dry.

Suggested inspection interval: roughly every 500 rounds. This is a general guideline, not a manufacturer specification.

Wear parts to inspect

Extractor · Action spring · Magazine tube spring · Firing pin

Common issues

Also covers

The procedures above are reported to apply to: Remington 572 BDL Fieldmaster · Remington Model 552 (semi-automatic version of the same layout). Verify against the manual for your specific model.

Similar manual of arms

• Marlin Model 60
• Ruger 10/22

Sourcing