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- ↑ Sigler, Derek, What Happened to Remington? , AllOutdoor.com, 1 October 2020, retrieved 22 September 2023
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Model 552 BDL Speedmaster". Remington Arms. Archived from the original on 6 January 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
- ↑ 1991 Remington Arms Co. Retail Catalog, Wilmington, DE: Remington Arms Co. Inc., H-42190-94 (1991)
- ↑ 2017 Remington Arms Co. Retail Catalog, Wilmington, DE: Remington Arms Co. Inc., (2017)
- ↑ Sigler, Derek, What Happened to Remington? , AllOutdoor.com, 1 October 2020, retrieved 22 September 2023
