Rem 597 Magazine question

5mmgunguy

May 13, 2011 06:55

I own two 597s one in 17 HMR and one in 22 Magnum.I use the same three magazines in both. I load 8 rounds each time, then work fine with either the 22 Magnum or the 17 HMR. I am at the range shooting, during a break a guy comes over and tells me I can only load 6 of the HMR and its ok to load 8 of the 22 Mag. ??? Am I missing something??

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  thebambam2001

  May 13, 2011 07:52

  I thought those 17s were the blow-up guns? I traded mine at a gun show.

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  SP45

  May 13, 2011 10:01

  If they both work don't worry about it.Sometimes if a round has a taper to it the angle will be more noticable with more rounds. (I hope this makes sense) Kind of like loading a 5.56 or 7.62 in hi-cap mags. The 7.62 has more of a curve due to the taper of the round. This is just a guess but if they both work with eight rounds each the it is a moot point.

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  babun

  May 13, 2011 11:56

  Can only speak to the 22LR 597..... There were 3 versions of the 10 round mags. The first won't hold more than 9 and function was still iffy. The second version was better. The newest has a "10" with a circle around it and works well with 10 rounds. Do any of your mags have the circled # embossed into them???

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  MFI

  May 14, 2011 03:36

  The 17's were recalled by Remington last I knew ..Blowing up aint a good thing..

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  bambambam

  May 14, 2011 06:22

  I don't know about the blowing up part as far as which gun or ammo.
  
  I would think a clip would feed .17HMR or .22 Mag. It's the same case with a different bullet.
  
  I did see some of my .17HMR Hornady ammo boxes with a sticker on them saying to not use them in semi-auto guns...?

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  Oso2142

  May 14, 2011 08:07

  quote:Originally posted by thebambam2001
  I thought those 17s were the blow-up guns? I traded mine at a gun show.
  
  
  Yep, they are. The only reason why someone would shoot their 597 chambered in .17 HMR, is if they want to experience what it's like to have a gun blow up in their face.
  
  Personally, I sent mine in, and had it re-barreled for .22 Mag. They did this for no charge, and paid shipping too. It sucks to have a bunch of .17 HMR ammo and nothing to shoot it in... Oh well, I still have my beautiful face to enjoy. [:D]

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