-Recall- Remington .17 hmr and 597 -RECALL-

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http://remington.com/safety/17_HMR_Ammo_notice/default.asp

http://accurateshooter.wordpress.com/2009/08/21/remington-recalls-17hmr-rifle-and-ammunition/

DO NOT USE REMINGTON 17 HMR AMMUNITION IN SEMI-AUTOMATIC FIREARMS.

DO NOT USE THE REMINGTON MODEL 597 HMR SEMI-AUTOMATIC RIFLE.

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.
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Hopefully this won't be too complicated for Canadians...
 
and now my experience so far:

so when you phone the number they redirect you to Gravel Agencies the Canadian distributor, who then does:
a-not return calls
b-not speak english (seriously?) even though they are the Canadian distributor
c-does not return emails
d-all the above

i have one of these and actually quite like it, i have had 3 split cases/ruptures but really it was just a pop/puff and the gun kept cycling
i just want to know what the plan is for the great white north
 
Longshot-it is awesome on gophers (i have a bolt HMR and Mach 2 as well) in a target rich environment the semi rules...and unlike a 10/22Magnum in the family the 597 shoots all day right out of the box. Maybe that's why the 10/22mag no longer exists and the 10/17 was stillborn.

judging from stuff i've read at rimfire central and others the issue is with the bolt moving back while the powder is still burning/expanding and the rimfire rounds are not consistent enough in their combustion to operate the bolt "right"
maybe they should make a gas operated model?

i should add that Gravel has sill not contacted me in any way shape or form...but i now have the dealer i bought it at working on it, it is good to be a regular customer let me tell you
 
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Just packed my Rem 597 17 HMR for shipping to Gravel Agency in Quebec. They are suppose to replace it with a Marlin 17 HMR, probably a bolt action. Anybody know about the Marlin?
 
Breaker61 said:
Just packed my Rem 597 17 HMR for shipping to Gravel Agency in Quebec. They are suppose to replace it with a Marlin 17 HMR, probably a bolt action. Anybody know about the Marlin?
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I'd hope so, because I'd be royally pissed if all I got was ten bucks on a box of seventeen-dollar ammo, and don't even get me started on the price disparity between the US and Canuckistan! :mad:
 
I still don't think I want to get rid of mine.Haven't had any problems with it at all and besides $250 is less than what I paid.Are the replacement rifles heavy barreled?
 
repalced with a 597VTR at my request, i have other 17s and haven't had a 22 rifle since wicked police bought my last 10/22 so i'm good to go

the VTR shoots an inch at 60 yards with about 4 different brands of ammo
 
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