Hope for Remington 597 (LR)

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The mechanical design of the Remington 597 meant this should have been a major innovation in the operation of the 22 Rifle. The use of SS guide rods seemed to be a great idea. In fact the entire mechanism should be almost impervious to dirt and that darn 22 dust. Yes, it’s a Remington and a tack driver. The most important characteristic of any 22 auto loader is the reliability of it’s action to load,,,, OUCH !

This 597 is the biggest piece of CRAP I have ever owned. Since 2002 I have done nothing but fight this thing. I have sent it back to Remington. I have done everything imaginable to get this thing to function. With a clean magazine it will go about 20 to 50 rounds before it has a major problems, but the problems may start at 20 and jam every other round ??? I have changed the magazine springs to heavier ones for Smith and Wesson. This was a big improvement but still junk. I modified a magazine with shims and epoxy to make it a single stack with a heavy spring. This is better but only hold 4 rounds (yes it’s rigged). At one time I considered cutting it up with a band-saw and sending it back to Remington to make a statement. On my yearly pilgrimage to (HOOTERS) looking to find the answers to the universe and solve the eternal question “why is this such a P.O.S.” ,,, I stumbled on some interesting information and prodded Remington with it.

Customer (Paul XXXXXXX) - 04/11/2008 11:38 PM
I bought a 597 (22 LR) a few years ago and am very upset with it. The metal magazine I got was not much better than the plastic. I was told there is a 3rd version of this magazine that would fix the problems ? Mine says "Model 597 22LR" and the new version just says "597" Is this true ?

And they answered !

Response (Pete) - 04/14/2008 09:17 AM
Dear Paul,

Thank you for contacting Remington Country.

Paul we do apologize for the inconvenience and I would be more than happy to send you out one of the newer magazines. May I get a mailing address and serial number of the gun sir?

Thanks


So if you are the un-proud owner of one of these fine rifles that is sitting in the closet, there may be an answer ! Finally !

The Remington 597 is such a nice rifle I sure hope this is the answer.
I will keep you posted if this works.