Comments on: Remington Model 597 VTR : AR-15 style .22

By: Révérend Dane

Révérend Dane — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:47:34 +0000

I buy this new 597 VTR for only 389$ + tax in Quebec, Canada at S.A.I.L.
Very good price for this new 597 vtr

By: Randogger

Randogger — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:41:48 +0000

will they come out with a magnum or 17 hmr??

By: shooter

shooter — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:53:39 +0000

I bought one of those 597s; the cost is $475 at Shooter Choice in Kitchener, Ontario. It is NOT restricted. This a great gun; it come with a free floating, heavy barrel and is as accurate as a target gun. This is posssibly the best .22 Renmington has ever made. These guns will sell fast so get them before the store is sold out. They are really a great gun, my only negative is a bit heavy at 7.5 lb – that is a lot for a 22. But I still love it!

Shooter

By: goodtogoarmysurplus

goodtogoarmysurplus — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 20:30:45 +0000

Andrew,

Plse advise on where you p/u your 597 vtr 22 for 438.

I’m also looking for one and found one for 500

By: CanadianBeef

CanadianBeef — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 20:28:20 +0000

and yes they take the normal 30 round mags for the 597

By: CanadianBeef

CanadianBeef — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 20:27:19 +0000

Non-restricted in Canada, and yes it comes with collapsible stock, here is a place in Alberta that is selling them… they offer free shipping within Canada.

http://www.frontierfirearms.ca/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=17_23&products_id=2316

By: andrew

andrew — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:23:17 +0000

Yeah it is a bit on the heavy side, but a sling will fix that. It’s cool though they incorporated a storage compartment in the butt stock, I like it! doesnt work well with cheap ammo, you gotta use better stuff like CCI stingers, remington Vipers or yellow jackets, those 20 bucks a box crap just dont cut it, the bullet heads are loose and cause jamming, the 35 bucks a box stuff or 50 bucks a box works flawlessly never had a jam with the yellow jackets or Vipers.

By: Jim

Jim — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 13:26:54 +0000

This thing is heavy, I’m not sure that I would want to lug it around.

By: andrew

andrew — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 13:45:50 +0000

Just got the Remington 597 VTR, havnt shot it yet and I’m in ontario canada, cost was 438.00 plus tax! thats 90.00 less than i was orginaly quoted. sighting it in this weekend.

By: andrew

andrew — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 17:01:19 +0000

should mention, if you want one of these you should have your local gun shop contact grobel. I’m not 100% sure of the spelling but this is how it was pronounced. Grobel will answer questions about this fire arm but they will ask your local dealer to call them to place orders they will not sell them directly to you. again theyre not restricted and do take the 30 round 597 mags but the ones coming to Canada will not have the collasible stock. I got a rough idea of my cost I was told 531.00 plus taxed Im in ontario so about 600.00 out the door, about 25 bucks extra for the 30 round mag. say 650.00 cause i want a sling too LOL should be a great plinker with a nice re dot on it. hope this helps and answers some questions for you guys.

By: andrew

andrew — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 16:49:02 +0000

The 597 VTR is available in ontario but over 75% sold out, theyre special order and being brought in with out the collasible stock its got a standard ar-15 stock, yes the 597 regular 30 round mags fit it, they will be coming in fall 2009 Mines on order.

By: connor

connor — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 01:30:36 +0000

Would this rifle be considered restricted in Ontario Canada?

By: sportbikerr

sportbikerr — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:23:28 +0000

I wonder if this rifle would accept the same 30rd magazines Remington has produced for the 597 last year.

By: Steve

Steve — Sun, 24 May 2009 01:57:29 +0000

it does look quite similar.

By: Zak Smith

Zak Smith — Sat, 23 May 2009 22:08:43 +0000

Looks like a ripoff of the Nordic Components AR-22 to me.

By: DrStrangegun

DrStrangegun — Sat, 23 May 2009 06:08:08 +0000

the only limit I can possibly see for grip interchange would be some of the snazzier rubberized handgrips that extend up the side of the reciever a little. If it fits one, it fits them all as far as the “socket” goes.

By: Steve

Steve — Sat, 23 May 2009 02:18:03 +0000

thanks Erni, I updated the blog post.

By: Erni

Erni — Sat, 23 May 2009 01:31:52 +0000

Steve, yup it’s a rendering. Perfect surfaces, perfect lighting, perfect angle and proportions. A rendering for shure. I do product engineering for a living and that is what a rendered assembly looks like if you futz with it a bit.

By: Carl

Carl — Sat, 23 May 2009 00:42:50 +0000

Looks like a shotgun with some crap added to make it look more “assault-rifley”.

By: higs

higs — Fri, 22 May 2009 23:05:04 +0000

calling this a .22 AR15, is like calling a tactical 10/22 a .22 AR15

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Fri, 22 May 2009 03:58:20 +0000

That’s a pretty cool looking deuce deuce, but for that MSRP I’d probably just stick with the 597 standard or go with a spikes upper.

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 22 May 2009 02:48:18 +0000

Erni, you think? Hard to say because gun companies do air brush their photos.

By: Erni

Erni — Fri, 22 May 2009 00:52:45 +0000

That’s not a photo! That is a rendering of a CAD model. So this is either in the plans or almost there and photos are not available.

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 21 May 2009 22:38:34 +0000

Jason, thanks. Looks like they just added the pages on Remington.

By: Jason in Iowa

Jason in Iowa — Thu, 21 May 2009 19:48:43 +0000

Photos and details available on the “AR style” 597 VTR black rifle here:

http://www.remington.com/products/firearms/rimfire_rifles/model_597/model_597_vtr.asp

Yes it has a pistol grip, collapsible stock, and floating tube forend, but unlike the new Colt and S&W AR 22 rifles, the reciever is not in the AR configuration, and no one will mistake it for an AR-15.