remington 597 ( .22 ) anybody ?

[Loggerhead Mike]

well it was my first gun, and im going to keep it forever, but it needs some extra's to make it a more fun gun to shoot

ive got a decent browning scope on it, bi-pod and sling. fixin to order a 30rd banana clip to reak havick on the squirrels.

My ? is does anybody have one or know of any more extra's you can buy for it? i wish they had all the crap for a remington as they do the 10/22

ive found the aftermarket hammers that bring the awfull trigger pull down, wich will be ordered next week. the only bull barrels ive found are outragious ($250 + ).

any help? ill keep a searchin , Thanks! :mrgreen:

 

[Jim]

My buddy (Remo) on here who never posts :BS: has one. That thing is a blast to shoot as is.

 

[jkbirocz]

When I was buying my 10/22, the 597's were just coming out. I had read a bunch of reviews on it and was thinking about getting it, but ended up getting the ruger. I am glad I did because of the limited aftermarket for the 597. Good luck on finding parts for it, I am sure someone makes something for it. I have had my 10/22 for almost 10 years and I have yet to add anything to it, other than a red dot scope and a bunch of 25 and 50rd mags, shoots like a dream. I do plan on getting a stock, barrel, and internal parts for it soon though. Good luck.

 

[Quackrstackr]

Not sure about aftermarket parts but it was made in my hometown and just about 30 miles from where I am sitting right now. :wink:

 

[Loggerhead Mike]

you just made my day quacker. im glad its built by some good ole americans and not some little boys in a foriegn swet shop


the 10/22's are great guns. my dad has a carbine, so i got the remington ( didnt see the reason in having 2 of the same guns in the house at the time ). i wish i had went with it now though

 

[whj812]

Ive got one!!! Had it for years!! Shoot it all the time! Love it!

 

[ShadowWalker]

I'm still tossing around the idea of a .22. I think I have decided against the ruger 10/22. I am looking at the marlin 795, but I will look into the Remington now as well.

 

[Jim]

I think I have decided against the ruger 10/22.

Why?

I have a lever action Browining BL-22.

If I was to buy a new one it would bthe 10/22 with all those aftermarket parts! :mrgreen:

 

[ShadowWalker]

I do like the aftermarket selection, it is just the fact that prices are kind of inflated due to the aftermarket. If I find a good price on one I will jump on it for sure. I just know I can get a good price on the marlin. Although I do get discounts on used guns at gander mountain, so once I get my foid card I am looking into that.

 

[jkbirocz]

I am not saying that the marlin is not a good gun, but I would definately suggest the ruger. I am not familiar with marlin's models, but if the one you are talking about is a tube fed model, I would definately stray from that. Semi-auto .22's are so fun to shoot you will want to mod it, if not immediately, definately in the future. I have had my 10/22 stainless carbine for about ten years. It is bone stock, other than a red dot scope and a bunch of 25 and 50 round mags. I have been meaning to get a new barrel, stock, and other crap for years, but now that I am out of college I am going to do it in the near future.

I don't know the going price on 10/22's right now, but whatever it is, it is worth it. I have shot probly close to 75,000 rounds through mine and it still operates flawlessly with no new parts whatsoever. My gun is stock and is a tack driver, I can only imagine what a new barrel will do.

Last year I took my old roommate shooting. He has a marlin tube fed semi 22 and two weeks after he shot my 10/22 he went out and bought one. Both are definately good guns, but with the marlin you are stuck with just that, a good gun, without the possiblility of having an awesome gun.

 

[Quackrstackr]

If you just want a good gun without wanting to "bling" one up, there's nothing wrong with the tube fed guns.

I have two of the tube fed Marlins, one of them is even stainless steel with a grey laminated stock. The bling is already built in. :mrgreen:

They are both very accurate.

 

[Loggerhead Mike]

i got a lever action :mrgreen: very fun to plink around with. suprised me how accurate it was at 100yds open sighted

i bet the stainless goes nice with it

 

[ShadowWalker]

I am sending my FOID application out tomorrow, So I have a month to find something. I am going to my grandmas in the middle of march and would like to have something by then to take and shoot. My uncle lives there as well and has been shooting his 30-06.

I am trying to find out if I can put something on lay away even though I don't have my card yet, incase we do have something at Gander Mountain.

 

[Quackrstackr]

FOID card... :shock:

Man, I am glad that I do not live in IL...

 

[Loggerhead Mike]

what exactly is an foid card?

 

[Quackrstackr]

Firearm Owner Identification Card

Basically, it's IL's way of registering and keeping tabs on all of their gun owners. The same thing that Obama and a liberal Congress want to do nationwide now.

 

[Loggerhead Mike]

hmm..

we'll when i go to walli world and buy a gun why do they write the serial numbers down on 3 diff. pieces of paper along with my drivers liscense number, ss #, and all my other information. i always thaught that was the governments way of knowning who has the gun more or less?

o well. i hope if that law pass's it doesnt take as long as my concealed hangun permit to go threw the system......... [-o<

thanks

 

[Quackrstackr]

Part of that is for the mandatory background check, also brought to you courtesy of the gun control advocates.

You can read about the rest of it here: https://www.corneredcat.com/Legal/buy.aspx

 

[Loggerhead Mike]

thanks for the knowledge. do yall up there in IL have to pay for the "foid" card? i think thats the only thing that would piss me off about that law

 

[sccamper]

It sure is nice to be able to go into a gun shop at lunch, buy a new gun and still have time to go eat. Fill out one form and the clerk calls it in quick. Shooting the new gun after work. Wonder how long that will last.