A 597 Surprise! - The Firearms Forum

raven18 · 06-06-2009, 11:29 PM

Well i have heard how hard it is to find mags for the 597. I was at dicks today and ran into a shelf stuffed with standard mags and some 30 rd mags

i was very surprised and very happy

so i'm set with mags now

johnlives4christ · 06-07-2009, 12:24 AM

congrats congrats, any good rifle needs an assortment of mags. although i havent had any experiance with the 597, i have held a few at gunstores, and they have a good feel to me.

how does yours shoot?

Bindernut · 06-08-2009, 04:40 PM

Hasn't been a problem getting 597 mags here in ND...10/22 mags have been in short supply since last fall though.
I finally broke down and bought a couple of the 3rd-gen mags from the local Gander Mountain store to replace the two 1st-gen mags I got with my 597. I understand that Remington will still exchange the 1st-gen clips (the plastic ones) with the current 3rd-gen style for no charge but I haven't checked into that yet.

I haven't tried any of the aftermarket high-cap mags for the 597 since the balance point of the rifle when carrying it seems to be right on the magazine, plus I've still got a bad taste in my mouth from the inconsistent feeding I had with all those cheap RamLine extended mags I tried in my 10/22 when I was a kid.
How are those 30rd mags working out?

06-06-2009, 11:29 PM	#1
raven18 Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 48	A 597 Surprise! Well i have heard how hard it is to find mags for the 597. I was at dicks today and ran into a shelf stuffed with standard mags and some 30 rd mags i was very surprised and very happy so i'm set with mags now -->

06-07-2009, 12:24 AM	#2
johnlives4christ Former Guest Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Kentucky Posts: 3,828	Re: A 597 Surprise! congrats congrats, any good rifle needs an assortment of mags. although i havent had any experiance with the 597, i have held a few at gunstores, and they have a good feel to me. how does yours shoot?

06-08-2009, 04:40 PM	#3
Bindernut Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: ND, USA Posts: 2,453	Re: A 597 Surprise! Hasn't been a problem getting 597 mags here in ND...10/22 mags have been in short supply since last fall though. I finally broke down and bought a couple of the 3rd-gen mags from the local Gander Mountain store to replace the two 1st-gen mags I got with my 597. I understand that Remington will still exchange the 1st-gen clips (the plastic ones) with the current 3rd-gen style for no charge but I haven't checked into that yet. I haven't tried any of the aftermarket high-cap mags for the 597 since the balance point of the rifle when carrying it seems to be right on the magazine, plus I've still got a bad taste in my mouth from the inconsistent feeding I had with all those cheap RamLine extended mags I tried in my 10/22 when I was a kid. How are those 30rd mags working out?