JJEH
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I have decided to upgrade my Remington 597 with a Volquartsen target hammer and extractor. It’s not my favorite video but I wanted to do it quickly so that I can take the rifle out to the range. It is not meant to be a super detailed instruction video; there are great videos out there if you are looking for that. If I get enough inquiries I will make a detailed instruction video for you.
The 597 is like new, I didn’t shoot it too much. The times I did shoot it I have like 3 failure to fire per 10 round magazine. Sounds bad but it’s a rimfire and they can be finicky about ammunition. Also, it’s not even broken in so I did not get upset about this.
Anyway, I decided to get some Volquartsen parts plus I wanted to take the change to thoroughly clean it and polish some parts. The polish cream that I used was not the greatest so the polishing job was okay but not really good. I will complete this at a later point.
The avg. trigger pull from the factory was 4.1 pounds and the avg. trigger pull with the Volquartsen parts went down to 2.1 pounds. It’s a tremendous change for the better. I’ll check the trigger pull again after shooting ~1000 more rounds through it. Then the parts should all be worn in and we’ll see if there are any changes in the pull weight.
I hope you guys enjoyed the video and it wasn’t too long. I tried to keep it under 10min but it didn’t work out.
The Volquartsen parts might look expensive at first but they make a great difference and the shooter will profit from it, no matter if you are hunting, plinking or out for a friendly competition.
Parts list:
Remington 597 in .22LR #26550
Rimfire Rifle - Model 597 - Remington Rimfire Rifle
Volquartsen [VCRTH] Target Hammer
https://www.volquartsen.com/products/278-target-hammer-for-remington-597
Volquartsen [VCREE] Exact Edge Extractor
https://www.volquartsen.com/products/266-exact-edge-extractor-for-remington-597
Royal Purple Synthetic Gun Oil #10036
http://www.royalpurpleconsumer.com/products/royal-purple-synthetic-gun-oil
I have decided to upgrade my Remington 597 with a Volquartsen target hammer and extractor. It’s not my favorite video but I wanted to do it quickly so that I can take the rifle out to the range. It is not meant to be a super detailed instruction video; there are great videos out there if you are looking for that. If I get enough inquiries I will make a detailed instruction video for you.
The 597 is like new, I didn’t shoot it too much. The times I did shoot it I have like 3 failure to fire per 10 round magazine. Sounds bad but it’s a rimfire and they can be finicky about ammunition. Also, it’s not even broken in so I did not get upset about this.
Anyway, I decided to get some Volquartsen parts plus I wanted to take the change to thoroughly clean it and polish some parts. The polish cream that I used was not the greatest so the polishing job was okay but not really good. I will complete this at a later point.
The avg. trigger pull from the factory was 4.1 pounds and the avg. trigger pull with the Volquartsen parts went down to 2.1 pounds. It’s a tremendous change for the better. I’ll check the trigger pull again after shooting ~1000 more rounds through it. Then the parts should all be worn in and we’ll see if there are any changes in the pull weight.
I hope you guys enjoyed the video and it wasn’t too long. I tried to keep it under 10min but it didn’t work out.
The Volquartsen parts might look expensive at first but they make a great difference and the shooter will profit from it, no matter if you are hunting, plinking or out for a friendly competition.
Parts list:
Remington 597 in .22LR #26550
Rimfire Rifle - Model 597 - Remington Rimfire Rifle
Volquartsen [VCRTH] Target Hammer
https://www.volquartsen.com/products/278-target-hammer-for-remington-597
Volquartsen [VCREE] Exact Edge Extractor
https://www.volquartsen.com/products/266-exact-edge-extractor-for-remington-597
Royal Purple Synthetic Gun Oil #10036
http://www.royalpurpleconsumer.com/products/royal-purple-synthetic-gun-oil
