Remington product safety notice

[paul pachowicz]

was waiting for an appointment this monring and there sat the Jan 2010 edition of Guns & Ammo. I ran across a notice that read "Do not use Remington 17 HMR ammo in semi auto firearms. Do not use the Remington Model 597 HMR semi auto rifle". Call 1-800-243-9700, prompt #3. Just thought I'd let people know.

[TUMBLEWEED]

Wow, just looked it up on the webpage at Remington.

They are telling folks with the model 592 chambered

for 17HMR to return it for a lousy 200-250 bucks.

My brother in law got a real beauty with a laminate

stock, and added a couple clips and a nice scope.

It was just under 600 bucks!!! He is really ticked....

THey should have had this figured out BEFORE you and

I are risking our skins at the range and field don't

ya think??? I will pass this along over to the varmit

folks too.....

[paul pachowicz]

Just to make sure I re-read the article and it does say the 597. However, I donm't know if there is a 592. I did talk to one "smith" who flippantly related that Remington can't seem to keep thier steel from blowin up....or words to that affect. This is not a quote. Remington has fallen from my grace years ago.

[TUMBLEWEED]

What I don't get, is Remington's lack of a

"we will make this right" to all those folks

that put the money down and bought this rifle??

The 10 dollar a box of shells credit and the 200

to 250 dollar rifle credit is a slap in the face.

Where can I buy some 17HMR for ten bucks, much less

a model 592 for 250 or less.

As I said before, we have one in my safe that my

in-law bought. My guess is that it is going to go

into a class action, before it leaves to go back to

the Remington shop!!

I use to think that Remington was one of the better

manafacturers around. I have an older 700 and a XP100

that shoot sub MOA easily, and I have had zero problems.

Lucky for me I guess, considering how well they stand

behind the stuff they make. I am now on a boycott of

further Remington purchases,seeing how they deal the

average Joe a bad hand nowdays.

[Dave S]

Even though the number of owners will pale in comparison to other Remington owners, this could have devastating effects on future business. Knowing this now, I for one will not take a chance on this type fleecing.