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Posted: 3/31/2011 5:26:37 PM EDT
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I have a Remington 597 .22, bolt action. Absolutely love the gun.
Shot hundreds of bullets and with just about every magazine I shoot, one bullet jams. I don't know what the cause is. Me and a friend have tried taking it apart, tighten the springs within the action, using lubricant, etc.. Does anyone have anything I can try to fix this? Or could it possibly be the ammo? All I've shot is cheap, bulk boxes. Tried everything. Need help! |
| What magazines are you using? The first two generations of magazines sucked. Also, check the tension of the two allen head bolts that hold the guide rods in th e receiver. They just need to be tight enough to stop the rods from popping out. Too much tension will bind the rods and cause jams |
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Quoted: +1 to this they are to tight right out of the box causing the rods to bow out and bind the bolt.What magazines are you using? The first two generations of magazines sucked. Also, check the tension of the two allen head bolts that hold the guide rods in th e receiver. They just need to be tight enough to stop the rods from popping out. Too much tension will bind the rods and cause jams |
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The 597 is an excellent, reliable and very accurate .22 I love mine.
The problem you are having is with the mag. The follower is "t" shaped and the 4 ends of the "t" will hang up on the insides of the mag body after a little fouling gets in there. Take the mag apart and smooth down those ends. When you first disassemble the mag, turn the body upside down so the opening at the bottom faces you (is pointed upwards). Then drop the follower in as it supposed to go. You will see that it wont simply drop in with gravity, it'll probably hang up on the way down. You need to sand or file the ends so that it can drop (slide the entire length of the mag body) all the way down by gravity alone. Once you get that, the jamming should stop, |
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