[spike1]

If it is bad I say so. If it is good I must also say so. Remington after years of screwing up has finally fixed the 597. Their latest version of the magazines did the trick. Before it was hard to even consider the rifle, what a “Jam-O-Matic” POS. With the new magazine in place the rifle has shot well over 500 rounds without even 1 jam.. Yes a 10-22 is a great rifle with 100’s of aftermarket parts available for it. I have a 10-22 and love it. I bought the 10-22 because my Remington 597 was such a POS . Now that the 597 is operational I can compare them side by side. Accuracy- they are both equal, trigger- slight advantage to the Remington, Balance and ability to just shoot it standing- big advantage to the Remington 597. Overall if you are nott going to touch the rifle just shoot it as-is with no modifications, the Remington 597 is one sweet rifle.

Note: The new magazines say “MODEL 597” only. If it says Remington or 22 LR or any other print it is an older version magazine.

If you have an older version magazine contact Remington and ***** at them. They sent me 3 free magazines to makeup for the ones I bought that were junk.