Remington 597 Jamming

DROPPINEM · Jul 28, 2008

I have a Remington 597 .22LR. that jams every shot.I traded for the gun about 3 weeks ago.I am shooting Remington shells.It jams with or without the clip in it.I have cleaned it very well and stretched the two "action springs"(dont know what they are really called).I am talking about the two springs that force the action closed.Any help would be appreciated.Thanks in advance. :huh:

Clemson · Jul 28, 2008

Exactly what does the gun do? Does it fail to chamber, fail to extract a fired round, or what?

Often a rimfire gun will have been dry fired enough to peen metal over into the chamber. That metal can be ironed back out with the proper tool.

Clemson

DROPPINEM · Jul 28, 2008

Clemson said:
Exactly what does the gun do? Does it fail to chamber, fail to extract a fired round, or what?

Often a rimfire gun will have been dry fired enough to peen metal over into the chamber. That metal can be ironed back out with the proper tool.

Clemson

It will catch the spent cartridge between the action slide and housing.(does not fully eject a fired round)

michaeljt · Jul 28, 2008

Check the extractor and make sure it is not broken or chipped I had one that had that same problem and the extractor was no good.

reddwil · Jul 28, 2008

The 597 is a dangerous gun. I bought one for me daughter a couple years back. I shot it 6 times, and on the 6th shot it fired the bullet as it was cycling. Had shell fragment and powder burns on my face. I couldn't imagine what I would had done if it done that with my daughter. It destroyed the gun. Bad things is Remington denied there was a problem with the gun and that I would have to pay for the repairs. Found dozens of reports on the net with people who had the same problem as well as Jaming problems. We also gave away 30 of these guns at a hunting banquet, with over half having some sort of problems. If I were you, I would trash it, And buy a better gun before you get hurt.

DROPPINEM · Jul 28, 2008

reddwil said:
The 597 is a dangerous gun. I bought one for me daughter a couple years back. I shot it 6 times, and on the 6th shot it fired the bullet as it was cycling. Had shell fragment and powder burns on my face. I couldn't imagine what I would had done if it done that with my daughter. It destroyed the gun. Bad things is Remington denied there was a problem with the gun and that I would have to pay for the repairs. Found dozens of reports on the net with people who had the same problem as well as Jaming problems. We also gave away 30 of these guns at a hunting banquet, with over half having some sort of problems. If I were you, I would trash it, And buy a better gun before you get hurt.

10-4.....guess i will have to get rid of it and get a 10/22

fi8shmasty · Jul 28, 2008

try www.rimfirecentral.com.
There is a ton of info on remington 597's

pcrouch · Jul 28, 2008

easy on the 597 bashing.

any .22LR will have mishaps from time to time which is often related to what kind of ammo you put through it. i shot 150 rounds through my 597 yesterday without a single problem.

i think you should do what clemson said in regards to dry firing as it is bad for rimfire guns. i would also check the extractor.

CHANDLECTRIC · Aug 2, 2008

I would try a old rem 552 or the new Speedmaster they are 10 to 1 better than the wally-worlds that are sold now..

Blue Iron · Aug 6, 2008

CHANDLECTRIC said:
I would try a old rem 552 or the new Speedmaster they are 10 to 1 better than the wally-worlds that are sold now..

Excellent Gun.....I'm a die hard Remington man, but the 597's are JUNK.

chris72 · Aug 6, 2008

Throw away the plastic magazine and buy a metal one. They sell them at wal-mart. I had a 597 that HATED the plastic mag that came with the gun; swapped the mag out and bingo, no more trouble.

fi8shmasty · Aug 6, 2008

Try my post again. if you have not tinkerd with it.,.. it is probrably poor /cheap ammo, or the Magazine. check out the forum above.
It helped me and alot of others. Also if you tighten the guide rods too tight they will bow ,.. giving the mechanism alot of difficulty.

Cheers, Fish

P.S. let us know how you made out!!!
I will be out the 1st day of the season for the mighty Squak's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

DROPPINEM · Aug 11, 2008

Update

I have loosened the guide rod screws and checked the threaded plugs for the scope base and they are not protruding through into the action.I am probably going to replace the extractor before i take it to the gunsmith.

I am using Remington golden bullets.Is there a hotter round that i should try?

DROPPINEM · Aug 11, 2008

chris72 said:
Throw away the plastic magazine and buy a metal one. They sell them at wal-mart. I had a 597 that HATED the plastic mag that came with the gun; swapped the mag out and bingo, no more trouble.

Mine jams even without a magazine in it :banginghe

.

fi8shmasty · Aug 23, 2008

cci shoots better in mine

Gentleman4561 · Sep 2, 2008

sell it and buy a 10/22 and your problem is gone

12gamag · Sep 2, 2008

Gentleman4561 said:
sell it and buy a 10/22 and your problem is gone

that would defantly solve your problems...10/22's are hard to beat...I Got one with a lupold rifleman scope on that I knock coons out of trees with...

workky · Mar 23, 2009

Do you know if you are using the third gen clips?I know that remington went through 3 clip designs before they got it right.I think the third gen is all metal clip

bighonkinjeep · Mar 23, 2009

I've had trouble with the golden bullets in several different rifles and pistols both. Try some CCI as mentioned above. A heck of a lot cheaper than a smith.

polaris30144 · Mar 23, 2009

Ya think the problem might be solved? This post is seven months old......

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