Remington 597

[strahd71]

hey guys looking for you opinions,

several years ago in a trade i got a remington 597. i shot it a few times and the front site promptly fell off and its been sitting ever since. are these 597's worth the time and expense of setting them up?

thanks

jake

 

[U.S. Patriot]

I have a 597, and honestly, it has been the most accurate and reliable semi-auto .22 I have owned.

 

[X ring]

My buddy that I shoot with says that my 597 is a "delicate flower", very ammo specific. Fortunatley for me it shoots a little tighter groups than his 10/22.

 

[parson]

I've owned one since shortly after they hit the market. The only problem that I had were the first gen. magazines which were junk. Remington did replace them for me.

rimfirecentral.com has a forum for these guns with a lot of info.

 

[boozoo]

Very timely thread. I picked one up that had a lot of cycling issues. Ironically, with Remington ammo.

What ammo does yours like?

I haven't done any work on it yet, but I had planned to grab some magazines for it and start there. Sometime between now and September I need to thread the barrel in preparation for a nice little toy from SSNFA, though.

 

[strahd71]

Thanks for the reply guys!

jake

 

[sadclownwp]

step 1

sell 597

step 2

Buy Ruger 10/22

 

[U.S. Patriot]

step 1

sell 597

step 2

Buy Ruger 10/22

Ha, I had a 10/22 and it would not cycle reliably for crap. I tried many different loads with the same result. The 597 however, will run anything from sub sonics to hyper velocity. Not to mention the 597 has a better trigger and is more accurate out of the box. I will never buy another 10/22.

 

[Titanium_Frost]

step 1

sell 597

step 2

Buy Ruger 10/22

LOL! I will put up my bone stock 597 against any 10/22 with 2x the cost of my rifle in modifications. I don't really understand why anyone would buy a complete 10/22 and just buy the receiver. Everybody replaces everything anyway LOL.

 

[rugertoter]

Ha, I had a 10/22 and it would not cycle reliably for crap. I tried many different loads with the same result. The 597 however, will run anything from sub sonics to hyper velocity. Not to mention the 597 has a better trigger and is more accurate out of the box. I will never buy another 10/22.

Oh Lord Jesus, say it ain't so! I can maybe see the Remington being just a tad more accurate, but more reliable? Are you sure that the 10/22 you had was not just a clever forgery?

 

[Larryjr]

I've had good shooting with the 597 and Ruger's 10/22. I would say fixing your sight is a good idea.

 

[Titanium_Frost]

Forget the sight and scope it.

 

[U.S. Patriot]

Oh Lord Jesus, say it ain't so! I can maybe see the Remington being just a tad more accurate, but more reliable? Are you sure that the 10/22 you had was not just a clever forgery?

I would put my 597 up against anyones fancy little 10/22. I know that will butt hurt some 10/22 fan boys. However, I will not say good things about something that is not worth a damn and vise versa. I have never had any issues with my 597.

 

[thompal]

Oh Lord Jesus, say it ain't so! I can maybe see the Remington being just a tad more accurate, but more reliable? Are you sure that the 10/22 you had was not just a clever forgery?

I'd say it's likely true. I used to have a 10/22, sold it and got a 597.

The only failures I've had with the 597 were either failure to fire due to ammo, or when I foolishly tried the plastic 30 round magazine, which I promptly found out was junk.

My 597 is FAR more accurate than my 10/22 was, both using bulk ammo (Remington or Winchester).

 

[strahd71]

actually i traded a guy for my 10/22 that wouldnt cycle for the 597. then the site fell off the 597 the first time i shot it so i kind of thought they both might be junk

jake

 

[gunman41mag]

My 597 is a tack driver, but it must be kept clean or else it'll jam