Quoheleth
Member
Before Christmas I did a little horse trading and came away with enough cash to pick up a new Remington 597 "combo" - a grey, synthetic stock model with a 3-9x32 scope attached - at a local Academy. After a long wait, I got it to the range today to do a little sighting in.
It took me a little bit to get the scope dialed in: out of the box, it was shooting 8" right and 4" high. When it was all said and done, at 25 yards, off of sandbags, I can literally shoot all 10 rounds out of the magazine into one ragged hole. I wish I had my camara to have taken pics - that was the best shooting I've ever done. I thought it was a fluke, so I did it again...and again...and again. I ran out of time to get out to the 50 yard marker; hopefully next time.
The trigger breaks cleanly, but it is a bit heavy IMHO. I'll break it down as best I can and see if I can't get it a bit cleaner - maybe there's some schmutz in there I missed. It could just need a little more break-in as well.
Action cycles smoothly shooting Federal's blue box. The aluminum mag provided flawless feeding and inserts smoothly into the gun and falls clear easily after depressing the mag release button.
I had a single ejection problem...somehow the empty didn't eject, the bolt picked up a fresh cartridge, and both the empty and fresh round got sideways. Quick pull of the bolt freed both, and I continued to shoot with no mishaps.
To all who wonder if this inexpensive gun will shoot, let me answer with a resounding, "Heck, yeah!" It might not be as "sexy" as a tricked out Ruger 10/22, but it'll get the job done. I'm not crazy about the plastic stock, but this is a plinker and not a show gun, so it'll do. I would have no problems recommending this to friends and fellow THR members. Need a new rimfire? Take a good look at the 597...I'm glad I did.
Q
It took me a little bit to get the scope dialed in: out of the box, it was shooting 8" right and 4" high. When it was all said and done, at 25 yards, off of sandbags, I can literally shoot all 10 rounds out of the magazine into one ragged hole. I wish I had my camara to have taken pics - that was the best shooting I've ever done. I thought it was a fluke, so I did it again...and again...and again. I ran out of time to get out to the 50 yard marker; hopefully next time.
The trigger breaks cleanly, but it is a bit heavy IMHO. I'll break it down as best I can and see if I can't get it a bit cleaner - maybe there's some schmutz in there I missed. It could just need a little more break-in as well.
Action cycles smoothly shooting Federal's blue box. The aluminum mag provided flawless feeding and inserts smoothly into the gun and falls clear easily after depressing the mag release button.
I had a single ejection problem...somehow the empty didn't eject, the bolt picked up a fresh cartridge, and both the empty and fresh round got sideways. Quick pull of the bolt freed both, and I continued to shoot with no mishaps.
To all who wonder if this inexpensive gun will shoot, let me answer with a resounding, "Heck, yeah!" It might not be as "sexy" as a tricked out Ruger 10/22, but it'll get the job done. I'm not crazy about the plastic stock, but this is a plinker and not a show gun, so it'll do. I would have no problems recommending this to friends and fellow THR members. Need a new rimfire? Take a good look at the 597...I'm glad I did.
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