I had a 597- not a terrible rifle, but not good enough for me not to sell either. Accuracy isn't too bad, but is not nearly on par with an older remington bolt action .22 I own. The trigger is way to heavy and unadjustable. The rifle also jammed alot- I had to clean the receiver ever 50 shots or so to prevent jamming- especially with lubed lead bullets. This much hassle for shooting a .22 alone was enough to get me to sell it.

I also thought the rifle was kind of ugly. The gray plastic stock didn't do much for me and the finish of the metal parts wasn't smooth and shiny but dull and rough. It didn't take much use before small amouns of rust started appearing on the barrel which I attributed to the cheapo finish. I guess I was expecting too much from a $120 rifle. You get what you pay for.

Edited by - briman on 01/22/2002 16:48:35