17HMR Remington Recall

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Received this notification from Remington this morning. If you own any of their 17HMR rifles or ammo read on....

Remington Issues Product Safety Notice Warning

Madison, North Carolina - Remington has been notified by its supplier of 17 HMR ammunition that 17 HMR ammunition is not suitable for use in semi-automatic firearms. The use of this ammunition in a semi-automatic firearm could result in property damage or serious personal injury.

If you have a semi-automatic firearm chambered for 17 HMR ammunition, immediately discontinue use of Remington 17 HMR ammunition. If you have any Remington 17 HMR ammunition that you wish to return to Remington contact the Remington Consumer Service number below. Do not return the ammunition to the dealer. Remington will provide you with a $10.00 coupon for each complete box of 50 rounds of Remington branded 17 HMR ammunition you return to Remington. This coupon will be good for the purchase of any Remington ammunition at your local dealer.

In light of the ammunition manufacturer's notice, it is very important that you immediately stop using your Remington Model 597 17 HMR semi-automatic rifle. If you own a Remington Model 597 17 HMR semi-automatic rifle and wish to return it to Remington please contact the below Remington Consumer Service Number. In return for your Remington Model 597 17 HMR synthetic stock semi-automatic rifle, Remington will provide you a coupon valued at $200.00 good for the purchase of a replacement Remington firearm. If you have a laminate stock Remington Model 597 17 HMR semi-automatic rifle, Remington will provide you a coupon valued at $250.00 good for the purchase of a replacement Remington firearm. Remington will also reimburse you for the actual postage to return your Model 597 17 HMR semi-automatic rifle to Remington.

Please allow up to 6 weeks after Remington receives your Model 597 17 HMR semi-automatic rifle or your Remington branded 17 HMR ammunition for the appropriate coupons to arrive. Instructions for redemption of the coupons will be contained on the coupon.

For any consumer questions or instructions on how to return of your Model 597 17 HMR semi-automatic rifle or your Remington branded 17 HMR ammunition, please contact the Remington Consumer Service Department at 1-800-243-9700, Prompt #3.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

This release is aimed at the USA but if anyone here is affected and calls in, please post and let us know what they are saying for Canucks.

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$10???

Cheapest HMR I've seen is $15. I guess that must be what the US, pre-Obama price was. That really sucks, I guess they REALLY sh!t the bed, if they are recalling all of the 17HMR ammo and semi auto rifles, that they've made.
 
Why return the ammo? First of all for us Canadians we'd be losing serious money since we have to factor in cost of shipping the ammo back only to get a $10 coupon in return. Second of all it states not to use it in Semi Auto firearms, so bolt action 17HMR firearms can still use the Remington Ammo.

Now as for the guns themselves, I dont know what a new 597 costs here in Canada but a $200 USD refund equals only out about $218 give or take a dollar or two.
 
Why won't their ammunition work in semi-automatic firearms? What about using ammunition from another manufacturer in a Model 597?
 
I remember a thread on CGN where a member had his .17 597 fire out of battery. I seem to recall him saying something about it being a common problem among .17 597s? Perhaps related, I don't really care.
 
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