Remington 597 .17 HMR recall

[ttocswob]

Remington announces buyback of all 597's in .17 HMR, and all Remington .17 HMR ammo intended for use in any semi auto:

The Firearm Blog

If you have a semi-automatic firearm chambered for 17 HMR ammunition, immediately discontinue use of Remington 17 HMR ammunition. If you have any Remington 17 HMR ammunition that you wish to return to Remington contact the Remington Consumer Service number below. Do not return the ammunition to the dealer. Remington will provide you with a $10.00 coupon for each complete box of 50 rounds of Remington branded 17 HMR ammunition you return to Remington. This coupon will be good for the purchase of any Remington ammunition at your local dealer.

In light of the ammunition manufacturer’s notice, it is very important that you immediately stop using your Remington Model 597 17 HMR semi-automatic rifle. If you own a Remington Model 597 17 HMR semi-automatic rifle and wish to return it to Remington please contact the below Remington Consumer Service Number. In return for your Remington Model 597 17 HMR synthetic stock semi-automatic rifle, Remington will provide you a coupon valued at $200.00 good for the purchase of a replacement Remington firearm. If you have a laminate stock Remington Model 597 17 HMR semi-automatic rifle, Remington will provide you a coupon valued at $250.00 good for the purchase of a replacement Remington firearm. Remington will also reimburse you for the actual postage to return your Model 597 17 HMR semi-automatic rifle to Remington.

Please allow up to 6 weeks after Remington receives your Model 597 17 HMR semi-automatic rifle or your Remington branded 17 HMR ammunition for the appropriate coupons to arrive. Instructions for redemption of the coupons will be contained on the coupon.

For any consumer questions or instructions on how to return of your Model 597 17 HMR semi-automatic rifle or your Remington branded 17 HMR ammunition, please contact the Remington Consumer Service Department at 1-800-243-9700, Prompt #3.

Better yet, keep it as a collectible!

[DaveTN]

Wow…

They are saying .17 HMR is not suitable for use in semi-automatic firearms.

Just became a collector item.

[dralarms]

and here I am trying to buy another mag for my 597.

[dralarms]

In return for your Remington Model 597 17 HMR synthetic stock semi-automatic rifle, Remington will provide you a coupon valued at $200.00 good for the purchase of a replacement Remington firearm.

I have 2 problems with this, first and foremost, I paid them cash money, I don't want no stinking coupon that I HAVE to buy another Remington gun, and 2 I paid 280.00 for my 597. Might have been too much I don't know but They ain't getting off that easy. Besides I just bought about 12 boxes of 17HMR, none of it remington brand so I'd be screwed out of that money as well.

Dagnabit.

[DavidCBaker]

I don't quite get what they are saying. Is it just THEIR version of .17 that's unsafe in a semi-auto? I don't have any of their ammo, but I have a bunch of Hornady stuff.

[dralarms]

According to Remington "any manufacture that has an auto loading 17Hmr is recalling them"

And the problem stems from "blowing up receivers"

[Guest billwilly73]

Glad I went with a bolt action HMR. She is a tack driver and I love her. She is getting hungry and I need to feed her soon.

[Guest MemphisJim1]

We owners of Remington 597 .17 HMRs must stand together and just say "no" to the cheesy buyback offer. Magnum Research is going about it the right way. Remington's trying to pull it off on the cheap. First, Remington at best is offering a coupon worth maybe about half or less of what a new 597 .17HMR rifle cost as recently as two years ago. Second, the coupon is redeemable only for a replacement firearm from Remington. C'mon, get real.

As for the ammo, the instructions are simple and explicit: don't use it in ANY semiauto rifle. Levers and bolts? No problem.

While I won't shoot my 597 .17HMR any more, I'll be darned if I'll participate in this recall on the terms offered so far. It can grow whiskers in my gun safe and remind me why no more Remingtons will join my collection.

[dralarms]

We owners of Remington 597 .17 HMRs must stand together and just say "no" to the cheesy buyback offer. Magnum Research is going about it the right way. Remington's trying to pull it off on the cheap. First, Remington at best is offering a coupon worth maybe about half or less of what a new 597 .17HMR rifle cost as recently as two years ago. Second, the coupon is redeemable only for a replacement firearm from Remington. C'mon, get real.

As for the ammo, the instructions are simple and explicit: don't use it in ANY semiauto rifle. Levers and bolts? No problem.

While I won't shoot my 597 .17HMR any more, I'll be darned if I'll participate in this recall on the terms offered so far. It can grow whiskers in my gun safe and remind me why no more Remingtons will join my collection.

Exactly. and I may still shoot mine some. I got some 500 to 600 round of 17hmr and not going to let it go completely to waste.

[Guest Ralph G. Briscoe]

Other than the apparent problem of "blowing up receivers" what do you think of the 597? I bought one in .22mag. about 10 years ago and would not recommend it...chronic feeding problems even when pristine. Couldn't wait to trade it.

[Guest 1817ak47]

would this be because of cheaply made parts sourced from china like any of the other items sold by the remington brand???? there bulk 22 ammo sucks for failure to fires, and it is significantly more expensive than the stuff that doesn't fail to fire! what gives, after pathetic dealings with ammo and a company that sells cheap chinease stuff with there name on it for top dollar I have lost respect for the remington products today(older not the same) seem to cheap and cuting to much quality now

[DaveTN]

would this be because of cheaply made parts sourced from china like any of the other items sold by the remington brand????

Probably, but that is what the market wants. The best selling guns are the ones that are cheap. People will put up with a gun that is not reliable as long as it’s cheap. All of the big names are putting their names on cheap POS from overseas and you will see recommendations on here for guns that have always been junk, simply because they are cheap.

Remington owns the top of the rifle market; I guess the bottom is just as lucrative.

However, it is my understanding this is a problem with the round; not the gun. I also believe the 597 is made here.

[DaveTN]

Other than the apparent problem of "blowing up receivers" what do you think of the 597? I bought one in .22mag. about 10 years ago and would not recommend it...chronic feeding problems even when pristine. Couldn't wait to trade it.

I owned a 597. I paid $140 with a scope from Bass Pro. I went through the feeding problems and new magazines until the rifle had over 500 rounds through it. But from day one out of the box I would put it up against any rimfire for accuracy. It was boring it was so accurate.

I went to Rimfire Central and read about it before I bought it. I knew about the feeding problems and I knew how to get rid of them. But for $140 it was a heck of a deal. If I had paid $600 for a tricked out 10/22 and it had feeding problems, or was out shot by $140 rifle; I would have really been pissed.

[Guest awt]

I've already had to send my 597 back to Remington once. I was at the range, and pulled the trigger once and it emptied the magazine (full auto). Remington said it was the only one they'd heard of doing that, and they wanted it back. The fixed it and sent it back to me.