remington 597 17hmr collector's item?

[buyone]

I currently have the remington 597 in 17hmr ls hb, and received a recall notice a couple days ago saying that I should return the gun for a $250 coupon to purchase a new remington firearm.(they're so nice)

This is about half of what i paid for the gun two years ago.

My question is. Does anyone have any insight about the possibility of this firearm becoming a collector's item, or just a piece of metal and wood?

I've seen people post on other forums saying that they may hang on to theirs for this reason and don't know if this is the route I should take or if i should just eat my loss and get a new gun.

thanks for the help

 

[rangerruck]

I myself would hang on; no other factory semiauto hmr's out there, unless you include Volquartzen. I consider them more of a specialty shop.
The only reason for that recall, is that most people blow them up, because they don't take proper care of them, or at the very least, do the necessary tweeks to them, so that they run right.

 

[Wilson2]

I think the only way to know for sure is to pull out your crystal ball. Lacking one, only time will tell.

I assume you don't need the money as you are considering not sending in your rifle. Does the recall notice show any expiration date? If there is no expiration date, you could just wait quite a while. Watch gunbroker.com and other sites to see if you notice any upward trend in prices for used ones.

You could also try to learn how many were made just to get an idea of how many there are.

After a while, I suppose you could even call Remington and ask how many have been sent back. You might get lucky and reach someone who would tell you. Probably not, but worth a try.

My gut says it won't be worth much. Even limited edition firearms rarely go up much in value. There are dozens of various limited edition firearms released every year. Some of them go up nicely in value, but you don't know which ones ahead of time.

Also, to have any decent chance of going up, it probably needs to be close to or in 100% condition.

 

[W L Johnson]

Even limited edition firearms rarely go up much in value.

I really am bugged by "limited edition" this "limited edition" that. If you really think about it everything is "limited edition".