Remington Model 597 VTR Photo
Linda from Remington emailed me this photo (UPDATE: or CAD rendering, thanks Erni) of the new AR-15 style Model 597 rimfire. More info on the rifle here.
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I once owned a Remington 597. Worst firearms purchase I have ever made. It would not feed or cycle. Heard lots of complaints of similar issues from others. Eventually it was mothballed. Replaced it with a Ruger 10/22 which is totally flawless. Skip the 597 and get a 10/22.
What is the cost of this nice looking .22 ?? It is cool looking ! And 10-22’s can’t break down just as easy -
The Remington 597 is one of the worst firearms this company has ever produced. Most gunshops with repair facilities have stopped carrying the 597 because of it’s dependability problems; ergo, fewer problems for them.
The .22lr version is only partially viable. In any other caliber, .22mag, .17, etc….just plain junk.
If you need a .22 semiauto, go with the Ruger 10/22. The things never have a problem.
jimmyjet, while I don’t disagree about the 597 problems, espeically before they redesigned the magazines, Ruger dropped the .22 Mag and the once advertised but never released .17 version of the 10/22 because of problems with the higher power cartridges. You can buy third party 10/22 actions for these cartridges.