Remington Safety Recall on 17 HMR

[MarkDozier]

Safety Warning And Recall Notice
17 HMR AMMUNITION AND MODEL 597® 17 HMR SEMI-AUTOMATIC



DO NOT USE REMINGTON 17 HMR AMMUNITION IN SEMI-AUTOMATIC FIREARMS.

DO NOT USE THE REMINGTON MODEL 597 17 HMR SEMI-AUTOMATIC RIFLE.

Remington has been notified by its supplier of 17 HMR ammunition that 17 HMR ammunition is not suitable for use in semi-automatic firearms. The use of this ammunition in a semi-automatic firearm could result in property damage or serious personal injury.

If you have a semi-automatic firearm chambered for 17 HMR ammunition, immediately discontinue use of Remington 17 HMR ammunition. If you have any Remington 17 HMR ammunition that you wish to return to Remington contact the Remington Consumer Service number below. Do not return the ammunition to the dealer. Remington will provide you with a $10.00 coupon for each complete box of 50 rounds of Remington branded 17 HMR ammunition you return to Remington. This coupon is for end users only and will be good for the purchase of any Remington ammunition at your local dealer.

In light of the ammunition manufacturer’s notice, it is very important that you immediately stop using your Remington Model 597 17 HMR semi-automatic rifle. If you own a Remington Model 597 17 HMR semi-automatic rifle and wish to return it to Remington please contact the below Remington Consumer Service Number. In return for your Remington Model 597 17 HMR synthetic stock semi-automatic rifle, Remington will provide you a coupon valued at $200.00 good for the purchase of a replacement Remington firearm. If you have a laminate stock Remington Model 597 17 HMR semi-automatic rifle, Remington will provide you a coupon valued at $250.00 good for the purchase of a replacement Remington firearm. This Coupon is for end users only and will be good for the purchase of a Remington firearm at your local dealer. Contact Remington to recieve your free shipping label to return your Model 597 17HMR semi-automatic rifle to Remington..

Please allow up to 6 weeks after Remington receives your Model 597 17 HMR semi-automatic rifle or your Remington branded 17 HMR ammunition for the appropriate coupons to arrive. Instructions for redemption of the coupons will be contained on the coupon.

For any consumer questions or instructions on how to return of your Model 597 17 HMR semi-automatic rifle or your Remington branded 17 HMR ammunition, please contact the Remington Consumer Service Department at 1-800-243-9700, Prompt #3.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

Safety First
Always observe the ten commandments of safe gun handling and wear approved eye and ear protection anytime you are shooting.

 

[WardenWolf]

Okay, there are a number of things here which don't make sense or the information is incomplete. Remington is recalling their RIFLE because their particular ammunition is not compatible with it? What about ammunition from other sources? Or are they concerned that their ammunition may have permanently damaged their rifle and rendered it unsafe?

Also, if they are referring to ALL .17 HMR ammunition, regardless of manufacturer, that also does not make sense because there is no real reason why a firearms manufacturer cannot safely build a semi-auto action for ANY round. There's semi-automatic .50 BMG's, tank guns, and shipboard cannons, for goodness sake.

 

[Chicken-Farmer]

This has been out for a few years now, but i guess it doesn't hurt to remind everyone.

WardenWolf:
It is my understanding that CCI makes every round of 17HMR regardless of what manufactures name is on the box ie: hornady, remington.

Remington is recalling the rifle, because the the rifle can fire out of battery ie: the slide moves (opens) before the pressure stabilizes and an explosion can happen. This is why you don't see very many 17hmr auto loading rifles and the ones you do see have a locked breech to keep the bolt from prematurely opening.

Chicken-Farmer

 

[easy]

Straight from Remington web site (search - recall) does not show an issue date.
http://www.remington.com/pages/news-and-resources/safety-center/safety-warning-recall-notice.aspx

 

[hardworker]

Glad to know that for every 15 dollar box of 17 ammo I buy they'll gladly give me 10 back for it. And for every 500 dollar rifle they sell me they'll buy back for 250.

 

[WardenWolf]

This has been out for a few years now, but i guess it doesn't hurt to remind everyone.

WardenWolf:
It is my understanding that CCI makes every round of 17HMR regardless of what manufactures name is on the box ie: hornady, remington.

Remington is recalling the rifle, because the the rifle can fire out of battery ie: the slide moves (opens) before the pressure stabilizes and an explosion can happen. This is why you don't see very many 17hmr auto loading rifles and the ones you do see have a locked breech to keep the bolt from prematurely opening.

Chicken-Farmer

Makes sense. They try to build the rifles on the cheap, without a locking bolt system. With .22LR they can get away with it, since the pressure is so low. But it doesn't change the fact that it's a cop-out method that's a poor substitute for doing it right, and contributes greatly to the inaccuracy of many .22LR semi-auto rifles. There's a reason that, aside from .22LR, you really only see direct blowback on pistols.

 

[22-rimfire]

I believe Remington does not want you to shoot your M597 with any ammo, but they will take responsibility for their own ammo and their rifles. This notice has been around a while.