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Remington 597 |
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By: TexanTiger Date: October 12, 2012, 3:12 am |
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So I have been keeping an eye on autoloading 22s for quite a few |
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years for squirrels, varmits, and cheap off season shooting. I |
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was between a Ruger 10/22 and the Remington 597 when Cabelas put |
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the 597 scoped combo on sale for 180.00 a while back, and since |
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I had a $50 Cabelas gift card to burn, I decided to give it a |
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shot. I went and picked it up and took it to the range the same |
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day to sight it in. I have to say, with 500 rounds of cheapo |
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American Eagle 22 rounds down range, I never had a single jam, |
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which was new for me given the autoloaders I'd shot in the past. |
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It even cycled Subsonic ammunition perfectly without a hitch, |
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where most autoloaders will tell you that you must shoot high |
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velocity ammo for it to function properly. The rifle was |
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extremely light, weighing in at under 5 pounds, and came scoped |
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with a 3-9x32mm Remington brand scope. It also comes with both a |
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3/8" dovetail scope mount and drilled and tapped for a weaver or |
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picatinny rail. Ergonomically, it was perfect. The stock was a |
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little wider than the 10/22, giving it a "grown up" feel, and it |
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felt perfect and stable against my shoulder. The stock is a |
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little flatter on the bottom of the forearm, lending itself |
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perfectly to bench shooting. The 597 also features a last shot |
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hold open feature, which helps when you lose track of how many |
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rounds you have left in your magazine. The Remington scope was a |
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cheap-o POS, and I never could get it to stay sighted in. Some |
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investigation showed that the screws on the front scope ring |
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were stripped out from the start. If I had been depending on |
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this scope from the beginning I probably would have been |
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disappointed, but I knew I was going to mount a Tasco 3-9x32 |
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that I had laying in my closet anyway. The factory scope comes |
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mounted on the dovetail, and since I prefer having a drilled and |
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tapped scope, changing it out was an easy decision. Loctite, |
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rings, and a 1 piece weaver base, and I was good to go again. |
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The rifle with new scope zeroed easily, and shot some very |
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impressive groups on it's first outing. The picture below is 10 |
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rounds at 50 yards. Out of the box, some very impressive |
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accuracy indeed. After adding a sling, I already love this |
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little rifle. I'd say, if you're looking for a 22 for yourself |
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of the kids, this is definitely a good one to go with, and for a |
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good bit less green than the 10/22 route. |
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http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/c67.0.403.403/p403x403/487071_101510… |
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#Post#: 1093-------------------------------------------------- |
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Re: Remington 597 |
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By: xclusive1 Date: October 12, 2012, 10:50 am |
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Nice. I am going to have to look into this. I get gift cards |
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from there for work incentives that we meet. |
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#Post#: 1094-------------------------------------------------- |
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Re: Remington 597 |
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By: TexanTiger Date: October 12, 2012, 11:51 am |
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They put out a coupon this week for the unscoped version at |
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Cabelas for $169.99 I think, cant remember. After buying a scope |
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anyway, I'm kinda kicking myself for not catching the sale and |
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buying the iron sighted version, but hindsight is 20/20. |
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