Comments on: Remington 597 Rifles and .17 HMR Ammunition Recall

By: Elwin H Davies

Elwin H Davies — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 21:20:11 +0000

My wife and I have two Remington 17′s that we have shot many times. We are very dissapointed that they have been recalled.

By: Richard

Richard — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 15:37:38 +0000

Archie,

Glad to hear than Remington took care of you. Thanks for posting your experience.

-Richard

By: archie

archie — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 12:23:01 +0000

i sent my 597 back to the factory remington offered me a choice several bolt action rifle guns. i choose the model 770 in 243 caliber

By: Richard

Richard — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 12:20:14 +0000

HI Logan,

Thanks for posting. You may want to call Remington directly and explain the problem you experienced. Just because they announce one thing doesn’t mean they won’t do something better to help you out.

–Richard

By: logan

logan — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 02:54:15 +0000

well i have this 17 hmr tht hasnt had 5 boxes threw it….. and the bullet exploded in the barrel and blew my climp into pieaces… i put it up have never shot it again….. and this guy told me today tht they recalled them have never had any problem with remington…. but i am a young boy 17 years old just imagen it blowing up in my face…… and 250 dollars tht is so crazy they should give the full refun bck……

By: mike

mike — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 15:56:43 +0000

I have been shooting Remingtons for over 40 years!
Hard to believe remington would turn their back on loyal customers!
I finally called the factory and after all this time they still won’t take responsibility for their poor design! Still blaming the ammo!
Remington did say at NO CHARGE to me they would re barrel in 22mag!
It still burns me, I didn’t want another 22mag.
I guess it’s better then a $200 piece paper!

By: Richard

Richard — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:23:41 +0000

My first guess would be that the problem relates back to the ammo. If he loads his own ammunition, it is possible he dropped the wrong charge into the shells, which could cause a catastrophic failure. I’ve never seen ammo from the factory do this, but it is also a possibility.

A barrel obstruction is also a possible cause. If, for example, he was shooting slugs and had a underpowered shell (either handloaded or factory) and the slug only made it half-way down the barrel, this could also cause the problem.

If you have any photos of the gun, and additional information (kind of ammo used, condition of the shotgun, etc.) you could share, I’ll post about it on the main page and see if some of the readers can offer suggestions.

–Richard

By: cindy

cindy — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:12:38 +0000

My Husband has a 870 shotgun that blew up when he was shooting it Sunday
at Williams gun site . after a trip to emergency all checked out of some neck pain and shrapnal in his hand. any Idea why this would happen after shooting 25 shots then boom!

By: dan

dan — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:59:42 +0000

my 17 hmr model 597 mag. exploded on me this past sunday. It appears as though the shell was not fully engaged in the chamber when fired. The shell(CCI) tore thru the back and split in front. The clip completely
blew apart. My hand was burned and my ear still echoes.
I love the gun and it is hard for me to return for a $200 coupon. What to replace it with?

By: Dennis

Dennis — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:41:29 +0000

I to have had my .17 explode on me. The round did not feed completely into chamber before firing. It blew up the clip, cracked the receiver and the stock.This rifle was clean and well oiled. I have owned many other models of Remingtons but this rifle is not safe to shoot!