Remington 522 viper - The Firearms Forum

sniper man · 06-18-2003, 10:35 AM

There is a 522 viper in a gun store near me but it looks like it is missing a piece on the top at the very back of the receiver there is a 1/2"x1/2" dip there is a brass anchor and red something does anyone have a 522 viper PLZ HELP there is only one pic I could find

06-18-2003, 11:19 AM

I'm not familure with the rifle, however I did find a couple of pics that may help in determining if something is missing.

LIKTOSHOOT · 06-19-2003, 10:19 PM

it wouldnt matter if all the
pieces were there
this is simply the worst
rifle remington has produced in some
time
the 597 was a upgrade to the 522
and its no better
save your money
no matter how cheap you can buy one
IT ISNT WORTH IT

06-19-2003, 10:37 PM

Thanks for your help B ass9N.

4 eyed six shooter · 07-20-2003, 01:10 AM

I have to second the last post. I have one in the shop now with a broken ejector. The ejector is just a piece of thin metal waiting to break off at the first chance it gets. To replace the ejector you have to replace the trigger housing at a cost of over $100.00 just for the part. The ejector is molded into the trigger housing. They can be repaired without replacing the trigger housing but what a POS. They are a throw away gun. Run don't walk away from it.

John K

claybuster · 08-04-2003, 09:16 PM

I'll definitely second what the other two shooters said. No matter how cheap it is - save your money!. The Viper was Remington's Edsel. Probably the absolute worst .22 auto ever designed. If you want a cheap, reliable .22 auto, go to Wally World & pick up a Ruger 10-22................

DWARREN123 · 08-30-2003, 10:00 AM

No longer made, guess why.

Jambo · 08-31-2003, 06:09 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by BassN9
it wouldnt matter if all the
pieces were there
this is simply the worst
rifle remington has produced in some
time
the 597 was a upgrade to the 522
and its no better
save your money
no matter how cheap you can buy one
IT ISNT WORTH IT

I strongly disagree. The 522 Viper is a very good gun. It's accurate as all get out. However, this is gun for those of you that don't mind having a plastic receiver and want an accurate, rugged, lightweight rifle. Like it's plasic clad predecessor, the Nylon 66, it fires everytime, even if dirty. But unlike the Nylon 66, which has the receiver and stock all-in-one, the 522 has a two-piece receiver with the stock separate. Regardless of what you anti-plastic guys say or think, it's a good gun and we've never and jam or other problem in the 9 years that we've owned it. And needless to say it has kill a lot of squirrels, sparrows, and cottontails. Just my 2 cents.

armedandsafe · 08-31-2003, 09:28 PM

I had one of the very early Nylon 22s up in Alaska in the mid-60s. Worked at -60F, which is more than I could say for some of my guns. Gave it to my father-in-law. Worst mistake I made.

I now have another, but it doesn't seem as good nor as solid as the early one.

Pops

Jambo · 09-01-2003, 01:26 AM

Mine has about 100% blueing and the stock isn't dinged up or faded or anything. The serial number is on the barrel. I really don't know if it's a late model or a babied early model. It cost me $180. The first thing I did after I bought was completely disassemble it and clean all the parts and the stock. After I was done with that, it looked like a brand new gun, inside and out.

LIKTOSHOOT · 09-01-2003, 10:23 AM

You must be the exception to the Viper, as we sold 27 and all came back, failure to feed-extract/eject/(fire-this was the main complaint) and flimsy magazines, of which the bottoms always fell off, nice cleaning feature?? Metal magazines were better-early models.
The carbon fiber receiver---not plastic was nice, unless you mounted a scope.

Walmart here shipped back 400 of them also, too many returns.
Remington failed on that design and the 597 is the very same rifle (new cover) with more problems.

and what is lightweight......anyway
my like new Remington 550 (1958 model) only weights 6lbs and it`s wood and steel.

and shoots 17 long rifles-19 Longs- 22 Shorts, everytime!

I have nothing against plastic, but DEMAND a reliable .22 and the Viper or 597 are anything but that.

Glad you got the only one that works, it may be a collector.

Jambo · 09-03-2003, 05:51 PM

My dad bought our 522 Viper around when then first came out. It came with the bulletproof STEEL magazine. And it honestly functions flawlessly. My dad gave the gun to my brother after he put a scope on it. Scope mounting isn't a problem. Right now, we have an old STEEL Weaver scope on it. Once the scope stopped holding a zero while on our .280, we put it on the Viper.

Even though I haven't had the same luck with this gun as the rest of you guys, I know exactly how you feel. From my experience, the Marlin Model 60 is the second worst .22 ever made; the worst being the Savage/Stevens Model 187. I've never had good luck with the Model 60, which I'm sure most you probably love. I, on the other hand, hate it.

And about the 597: If Remington hadn't half-assed the the triggerguard assembly, it would've been a hell of a gun. And that's the expert opinion of my gunsmithing instructor.

weav74 · 07-17-2009, 05:23 PM

I would have to disagree with ya, I love my viper it has never gave me an ounce of trouble and it shoots very well. There are always lemons in any batch, maybe you just got ahold of one.

claybuster · 07-17-2009, 05:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by weav74

I would have to disagree with ya, I love my viper it has never gave me an ounce of trouble and it shoots very well. There are always lemons in any batch, maybe you just got ahold of one.

More likely you just got the only cherry off the lemon tree! Congrats!!

Jambo · 07-17-2009, 10:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by weav74

I would have to disagree with ya, I love my viper it has never gave me an ounce of trouble and it shoots very well. There are always lemons in any batch, maybe you just got ahold of one.

JHC, dude. Talk about the Necro-Post of the Year Award.

For future reference, when you go diving through the archives, be mindful of the last post date.

At any rate, I'm gonna have to agree with the last gent you replied to you. As you may or may not have read in this thread, many people more have reported problems with Remington 522 Viper. So, it is far more likely that you're one of the lucky few who got one that functions as intended.

kidwolf71 · 01-03-2010, 08:39 PM

I can't honestly agree with the previous posters comment. though i do agree with weav74 I bought a 522 off of my stepson three years ago to start teaching my nine year old to to shoot and have only had one problem with the clip. Being his only previous experience with guns had been a pump air rifle the 522 has proven to be very reliable (other than needing a slight addition of a tab on the left side of the clip) my son within a matter of hours was hitting a photo copied nickle dead on and consecutivly at thirty yards. Now I am No Pro but that seems pretty good. It has been been a good gun as long as it is properly maintained and cleaned occasionaly. I use it all the time for hunting rabbits and squirrels and occassionaly to scare off a few coyottes here on our little spread. i have had little to no trouble with ejection fire or feed mechinizms, if you do chances are you need to clean it or change your amo i prefer the Winchester hollow point rounds no jamming compared to others ive used i also use rat shot shells in it. as far as on a scale of 1 to10 for accuracy and reliability I would give it a solid 9.5/10

bdub · 02-05-2010, 01:14 AM

I'm looking for the bolt return spring for this rifle. Any ideas as to where I might find one? Numrich does not have any in stock nor do they have a source for one. Thanks for any assistance in finding this spring.

mmccarron · 07-29-2010, 12:03 AM

If you haven't found your spring try MidwayUsa.com
I love my viper

Zane71464 · 07-29-2010, 01:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LIKTOSHOOT

it wouldnt matter if all the
pieces were there
this is simply the worst
rifle remington has produced in some
timethe 597 was a upgrade to the 522
and its no better
save your money
no matter how cheap you can buy one
IT ISNT WORTH IT

Agreed, 100%! I bought one and had it about 1 week before I traded the "mess" off.

mikld · 07-29-2010, 11:35 AM

My Viper is accurate and reliable with the proper ammo. I skipped a lot of the posts 'cause I didn't want to read how "bad" my gun is especially from someone that's never seen it! But then again, I only use it for shooting, not playing army. I got 3/4" groups off hand (leaning against a wall) @ 50' in an indoor range with poor lighting, standard velocity lead .22s. It took a while to find the right ammo, but that was part of the fun. If you buy one make sure it comes with extra magazines, the last I saw they were going for around $40, if you can find them.

I just looked at mine and find the "dip" with the brass nut inside, no probs, nothing missing. The brass nut is for the rear action screw.

Edit 7/29. Sometimes I wonder what prople do with their guns. Magazine bottom falling off? Just standing there shooting and the bottom falls off sounds suspecious. No bumping, no resting on the mag? No holding the mag like a handle? Every magazine has "jams"? When I'm shooting and a failure to feed occurs, I look at the darn thing to see why! Failure to eject?, I gotta see why. Just clearing the gun and keep pulling the trigger isn't common sense. Nobody can make a gun that is truely idiot proof...

Zane71464 · 07-29-2010, 03:51 PM

I'm not saying all of them are bad, I'm just saying the one I bought new was.
As far as accurate, it wansnt too bad, but I tried about every ammo I could put through it, and was constantly dealing with JAMS on every brand ammo I did put through it.

Big Shrek · 07-29-2010, 04:04 PM

Man, talk about bringing things back from 2003...

The Remington Viper has proven itself to be the Lorcin of .22lr rifles.
It's why Remington dropped it, it had way too many problems.
It's like buying a $40 Pakistani samurai sword and expecting it to chop thru bamboo...

If you got a good one, ENJOY!! It's rare!!

If you see one for sale-used in a pawn shop or anywhere else, RUN AWAY!!!

Most smart dealers won't even take 'em in on trade unless they can test-fire them first...
the rest just don't know how bad they are.

brookes_husband · 12-25-2010, 12:17 PM

I am just going to fill you in on the pro's and con's of this rifle... First of all it does have misfeed problems... But it can be fixed with a small piece of 80 grit sandpaper...

1) REMOVE THE BOTTOM PLATE FROM THE MAGAZINE
2) REMOVE THE SPRING AND INNER ROUND SLIDE (the red piece)
3) LAY SANDPAPER ON FLAT SURFACE AND SAND THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE THUMB HOLD
4) SAND THE TOP SQUARE EDGES TO A MORE ROUNDED APPEARANCE (this will allow the slide to move inside the curved magazine)
5) APPLY A LIBERAL AMMOUNT OF GRAPHITE LUBICANT TO INNER MAGAZINE
6) RE-ASSEMBLE THE MAGAZINE

I am an armorer in Army National Guard and I assure you that this rimfire is honestly one of the best made... The problem came when the magazines were contracted out to a cheap toy company in Korea (makers of your run of the mill air-soft copies sold at flea markets)

This rifle fires a consistant 3/4 inch group with winchester cheap, and under a 1/2 group with the better non bulk brands. To sum it up this is a great rifle with a crappy magazine... I have bought 6 of these very cheap, sanded and lubed the magazine and resold them for a profit. Two of these rifles I actually re-sold to their original owners who still have them and love them today...

Thanks For Reading, Hope It Was Helpful... SSG "D"

ShootistBob · 01-01-2011, 06:53 PM

The only problem with the Viper was the cheap plastic mags. Unlike Ruger 10/22 rifle mags, the springs in the Viper mags were crap. If you loaded more than 5 rounds in the mag, you would experience all kinds of feeding problems due to lack of enough spring tension to reliably and evenly push the rounds up the magazine housing.

JohnnyD · 08-03-2011, 04:04 PM

I would like to know if anyone can tell me how to adjust the trigger pull on the Viper 522. The rifle operates fine but the trigger pull is just to hard. I would like to make it more senstive and I think that will improve the accuracy.
Thanks in advance.

06-18-2003, 10:35 AM	#1
sniper man Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: N.C. Posts: 14	Remington 522 viper There is a 522 viper in a gun store near me but it looks like it is missing a piece on the top at the very back of the receiver there is a 1/2"x1/2" dip there is a brass anchor and red something does anyone have a 522 viper PLZ HELP there is only one pic I could find Attached Images __________________ Those who are afraid of dying are already dead -->

06-19-2003, 10:19 PM	#3
LIKTOSHOOT Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 9,367	it wouldnt matter if all the pieces were there this is simply the worst rifle remington has produced in some time the 597 was a upgrade to the 522 and its no better save your money no matter how cheap you can buy one IT ISNT WORTH IT Last edited by LIKTOSHOOT; 06-19-2003 at 10:20 PM..

07-20-2003, 01:10 AM	#5
4 eyed six shooter V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Teton Mountains, Idaho Posts: 91	I have to second the last post. I have one in the shop now with a broken ejector. The ejector is just a piece of thin metal waiting to break off at the first chance it gets. To replace the ejector you have to replace the trigger housing at a cost of over $100.00 just for the part. The ejector is molded into the trigger housing. They can be repaired without replacing the trigger housing but what a POS. They are a throw away gun. Run don't walk away from it. John K __________________ www.savagegunsmithing.com Anyone worth shooting is worth shooting more than once! Stop crime, shoot back! EARTH FIRST! We'll hunt the rest of the planets later

08-04-2003, 09:16 PM	#6
claybuster Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Texas Hill Country Posts: 15	I'll definitely second what the other two shooters said. No matter how cheap it is - save your money!. The Viper was Remington's Edsel. Probably the absolute worst .22 auto ever designed. If you want a cheap, reliable .22 auto, go to Wally World & pick up a Ruger 10-22................ __________________ Make'em all "X's" - wish I could!

09-01-2003, 01:26 AM	#10
Jambo Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 21	Mine has about 100% blueing and the stock isn't dinged up or faded or anything. The serial number is on the barrel. I really don't know if it's a late model or a babied early model. It cost me $180. The first thing I did after I bought was completely disassemble it and clean all the parts and the stock. After I was done with that, it looked like a brand new gun, inside and out. Last edited by Jambo; 09-12-2003 at 12:38 PM..

06-18-2003, 11:19 AM	#2
Zigzag2 Adnanced Senior Member Posts: n/a	I'm not familure with the rifle, however I did find a couple of pics that may help in determining if something is missing.

06-19-2003, 10:37 PM	#4
Zigzag2 Adnanced Senior Member Posts: n/a	Thanks for your help B ass9N.

08-30-2003, 10:00 AM	#7
DWARREN123 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: BETWEEN TN & KY Posts: 764	No longer made, guess why.

08-31-2003, 09:28 PM	#9
armedandsafe Former Guest Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Moses Lake, WA Posts: 10,344	I had one of the very early Nylon 22s up in Alaska in the mid-60s. Worked at -60F, which is more than I could say for some of my guns. Gave it to my father-in-law. Worst mistake I made. I now have another, but it doesn't seem as good nor as solid as the early one. Pops

09-01-2003, 10:23 AM	#11
LIKTOSHOOT Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 9,367	You must be the exception to the Viper, as we sold 27 and all came back, failure to feed-extract/eject/(fire-this was the main complaint) and flimsy magazines, of which the bottoms always fell off, nice cleaning feature?? Metal magazines were better-early models. The carbon fiber receiver---not plastic was nice, unless you mounted a scope. Walmart here shipped back 400 of them also, too many returns. Remington failed on that design and the 597 is the very same rifle (new cover) with more problems. and what is lightweight......anyway my like new Remington 550 (1958 model) only weights 6lbs and it`s wood and steel. and shoots 17 long rifles-19 Longs- 22 Shorts, everytime! I have nothing against plastic, but DEMAND a reliable .22 and the Viper or 597 are anything but that. Glad you got the only one that works, it may be a collector.

09-03-2003, 05:51 PM	#12
Jambo Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 21	My dad bought our 522 Viper around when then first came out. It came with the bulletproof STEEL magazine. And it honestly functions flawlessly. My dad gave the gun to my brother after he put a scope on it. Scope mounting isn't a problem. Right now, we have an old STEEL Weaver scope on it. Once the scope stopped holding a zero while on our .280, we put it on the Viper. Even though I haven't had the same luck with this gun as the rest of you guys, I know exactly how you feel. From my experience, the Marlin Model 60 is the second worst .22 ever made; the worst being the Savage/Stevens Model 187. I've never had good luck with the Model 60, which I'm sure most you probably love. I, on the other hand, hate it. And about the 597: If Remington hadn't half-assed the the triggerguard assembly, it would've been a hell of a gun. And that's the expert opinion of my gunsmithing instructor.

07-17-2009, 05:23 PM	#13
weav74 Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 1	Re: Remington 522 viper I would have to disagree with ya, I love my viper it has never gave me an ounce of trouble and it shoots very well. There are always lemons in any batch, maybe you just got ahold of one.

01-03-2010, 08:39 PM	#16
kidwolf71 Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 1	Re: Remington 522 viper I can't honestly agree with the previous posters comment. though i do agree with weav74 I bought a 522 off of my stepson three years ago to start teaching my nine year old to to shoot and have only had one problem with the clip. Being his only previous experience with guns had been a pump air rifle the 522 has proven to be very reliable (other than needing a slight addition of a tab on the left side of the clip) my son within a matter of hours was hitting a photo copied nickle dead on and consecutivly at thirty yards. Now I am No Pro but that seems pretty good. It has been been a good gun as long as it is properly maintained and cleaned occasionaly. I use it all the time for hunting rabbits and squirrels and occassionaly to scare off a few coyottes here on our little spread. i have had little to no trouble with ejection fire or feed mechinizms, if you do chances are you need to clean it or change your amo i prefer the Winchester hollow point rounds no jamming compared to others ive used i also use rat shot shells in it. as far as on a scale of 1 to10 for accuracy and reliability I would give it a solid 9.5/10 Last edited by kidwolf71; 01-03-2010 at 08:55 PM.. Reason: i was looking at the pots in the wrong order so i had to change a word lol just one

02-05-2010, 01:14 AM	#17
bdub Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 3	Re: Remington 522 viper I'm looking for the bolt return spring for this rifle. Any ideas as to where I might find one? Numrich does not have any in stock nor do they have a source for one. Thanks for any assistance in finding this spring.

07-29-2010, 12:03 AM	#18
mmccarron Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 1	Re: Remington 522 viper If you haven't found your spring try MidwayUsa.com I love my viper

07-29-2010, 11:35 AM	#20
mikld Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Oregon Posts: 577	Re: Remington 522 viper My Viper is accurate and reliable with the proper ammo. I skipped a lot of the posts 'cause I didn't want to read how "bad" my gun is especially from someone that's never seen it! But then again, I only use it for shooting, not playing army. I got 3/4" groups off hand (leaning against a wall) @ 50' in an indoor range with poor lighting, standard velocity lead .22s. It took a while to find the right ammo, but that was part of the fun. If you buy one make sure it comes with extra magazines, the last I saw they were going for around $40, if you can find them. I just looked at mine and find the "dip" with the brass nut inside, no probs, nothing missing. The brass nut is for the rear action screw. Edit 7/29. Sometimes I wonder what prople do with their guns. Magazine bottom falling off? Just standing there shooting and the bottom falls off sounds suspecious. No bumping, no resting on the mag? No holding the mag like a handle? Every magazine has "jams"? When I'm shooting and a failure to feed occurs, I look at the darn thing to see why! Failure to eject?, I gotta see why. Just clearing the gun and keep pulling the trigger isn't common sense. Nobody can make a gun that is truely idiot proof... __________________ My Anchor is holding fast. Last edited by mikld; 07-29-2010 at 06:41 PM.. Reason: Add comment

07-29-2010, 03:51 PM	#21
Zane71464 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Ohio NRA Member Contributor Posts: 5,415	Re: Remington 522 viper I'm not saying all of them are bad, I'm just saying the one I bought new was. As far as accurate, it wansnt too bad, but I tried about every ammo I could put through it, and was constantly dealing with JAMS on every brand ammo I did put through it. __________________ Two Words; "Simple Man", song by Charlie Daniels sums up my thoughts on a "few things"! Last edited by Zane71464; 07-29-2010 at 03:53 PM..

07-29-2010, 04:04 PM	#22
Big Shrek Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: NorthWest Florida Posts: 923	Man, talk about bringing things back from 2003... The Remington Viper has proven itself to be the Lorcin of .22lr rifles. It's why Remington dropped it, it had way too many problems. It's like buying a $40 Pakistani samurai sword and expecting it to chop thru bamboo... If you got a good one, ENJOY!! It's rare!! If you see one for sale-used in a pawn shop or anywhere else, RUN AWAY!!! Most smart dealers won't even take 'em in on trade unless they can test-fire them first... the rest just don't know how bad they are. Last edited by Big Shrek; 07-29-2010 at 04:06 PM..

12-25-2010, 12:17 PM	#23
brookes_husband Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Chickamauga Ga Posts: 16	Re: Remington 522 viper I am just going to fill you in on the pro's and con's of this rifle... First of all it does have misfeed problems... But it can be fixed with a small piece of 80 grit sandpaper... 1) REMOVE THE BOTTOM PLATE FROM THE MAGAZINE 2) REMOVE THE SPRING AND INNER ROUND SLIDE (the red piece) 3) LAY SANDPAPER ON FLAT SURFACE AND SAND THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE THUMB HOLD 4) SAND THE TOP SQUARE EDGES TO A MORE ROUNDED APPEARANCE (this will allow the slide to move inside the curved magazine) 5) APPLY A LIBERAL AMMOUNT OF GRAPHITE LUBICANT TO INNER MAGAZINE 6) RE-ASSEMBLE THE MAGAZINE I am an armorer in Army National Guard and I assure you that this rimfire is honestly one of the best made... The problem came when the magazines were contracted out to a cheap toy company in Korea (makers of your run of the mill air-soft copies sold at flea markets) This rifle fires a consistant 3/4 inch group with winchester cheap, and under a 1/2 group with the better non bulk brands. To sum it up this is a great rifle with a crappy magazine... I have bought 6 of these very cheap, sanded and lubed the magazine and resold them for a profit. Two of these rifles I actually re-sold to their original owners who still have them and love them today... Thanks For Reading, Hope It Was Helpful... SSG "D"

01-01-2011, 06:53 PM	#24
ShootistBob Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 1	Re: Remington 522 viper The only problem with the Viper was the cheap plastic mags. Unlike Ruger 10/22 rifle mags, the springs in the Viper mags were crap. If you loaded more than 5 rounds in the mag, you would experience all kinds of feeding problems due to lack of enough spring tension to reliably and evenly push the rounds up the magazine housing.

08-03-2011, 04:04 PM	#25
JohnnyD Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 1	Re: Remington 522 viper I would like to know if anyone can tell me how to adjust the trigger pull on the Viper 522. The rifle operates fine but the trigger pull is just to hard. I would like to make it more senstive and I think that will improve the accuracy. Thanks in advance.