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Defective Remington 597 17 HMR Semiautomatic Rifle Class Action Lawsuit
By Sarah Pierce
Do you own a Remington 597 17 HMR semiautomatic rifle? You may want to be careful which ammunition you use. A federal class action lawsuit claims the rifle explodes if used with Cascade Cartridge/CCI Ammunition’s ammo, and that Remington issued an inadequate recall notice.
The Remington class action lawsuit claims Remington sold tens of thousands of defective Remington 597 semiautomatic rifles and possibly millions of the 17 HMR ammunition sold under its private label agreement with Co-Defendant CCI Ammunition.
In August 2009, Remington made its first public statements acknowledging that its Remington 597 HMR semiautomatic rifles may explode while using 17 HMR ammunition and warned consumers to discontinue use of both products immediately. However, Remington’s efforts to notify owners and users of the 597 was limited to a Safety Warning and Recall Notice posted on its website – a hugely inadequate recall notice that left many consumers in the dark about the danger of using the 597, the lawsuit says.
The defective Remington 597 class action lawsuit also challenges the offer made in conjunction with the recall, which the suit claims is equally inadequate: a $200 or $250 coupon for the purchase of a replacement Remington firearm and a $10 coupon for a box of 50 rounds of Remington 17 HMR ammunition.
“The coupon for purchase of a firearm was well below the purchase price paid by [Class Members] for the Model 597 17 HMR semiautomatic rifle and required [consumers] to purchase a new firearm in order to redeem the coupon,” the Remington 597 class action lawsuit states. Not only that, but the “coupon for purchase of ammunition was well below the purchase price paid” for the 17 HMR ammunition, and also required consumers to purchase new ammunition in order to redeem the coupon.
Furthermore, those who purchased 17 HMR ammunition manufactured by CCI but labeled under a brand other than Remington, such as Federal, were offered no compensation for the ammunition they purchased to use in the rifle.
As a result of Remington and CCI’s negligent design, manufacture and marketing, as well as unfair and deceptive acts regarding the Remington Model 597 17 HMR semiautomatic rifle and Remington 17 HMR ammunition, consumers received “defective and unreasonably dangerous products for which they substantially overpaid because the rifle and ammunition were useless,” the class action lawsuit states.
The Remington 597 17 HMR class action lawsuit is brought on behalf of a proposed class of all U.S. residents who owned a Remington Model 597 17 HMR semiautomatic rifle or any type of 17 HMR ammunition manufactured by CCI Ammunition that was purchased for use in that firearm.
It is seeking actual damages (including multiple damages) or statutory damages, whichever is greater. It is also asking the Court to force Remington to re-issue the recall notice in a “commercially viable manner,” including direct communications with known owners of the rifle and publication in widely read media.
A copy of the Defective Remington 597 17 HMR Semiautomatic Rifle Class Action Lawsuit can be read here.
The case is William S. Yancey v. Remington Arms Company, LLC; Cascade Cartridge, Inc. a/k/a CCI Ammunition, Case No. 11-cv-00108, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee.
Updated December 22nd, 2011
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67 thoughts onDefective Remington 597 17 HMR Semiautomatic Rifle Class Action Lawsuit
I have a remington model 597 magnum, I used it a few times for varmint hunting. But as was shooting 17 hmr that was manufactured by CCI. The very first shot I fired blew up in my face and blew the clip out. That scared the shit out of me. Also I got burned by the escaped gasses and poweder
My younger brother bought the model 597 17hmr new back in 2003 and halfway through the first magazine it blew up on him. It left him with burns and cuts on his face and hand plus the gun itself was blown apart. We tried to return it to the store that sold it but they said it was Remingtons problem and to call them. I ended up calling Remington for him due to him being young and Remington told me on the phone it was the ammunition’s fault and they weren’t going to do anything for us. After all these years I just dug the gun in its original box along with the blown up ammo out from under my bed and decided to Google the model number and I found this site. Pretty amazing no one was notified about this problem especially if you bought it new and the dealer had your information.
I bought a 597 17 HMR a few years back and put it in the safe. Just retired this year and was going to start shooting it and was told not to. It was used when i purchased it. I got alot more than 200 dollars in this. What is going on with this now.
I would like to also know just Inherited a 597 magnum beautiful gun but I’m scared to shoot it now reading all these stories would like to know what I need to do next
I own a Remington 597 . 17 hmr. That blew the magazine out and broke the extractor. I bought the gun new in 2004. Just wondering if anything ever happened with the lawsuit? I would have thought that since I bought the gun new from a licensed dealer. I would have been notified about a problem with the gun.
04/25/2020
Just fired my Remington 595 and had a Winchester .17 HMR 17 GR, V-Max bullet blow up. The rimfire casing end exploded and blew the extractor and magazine off the rifle. I experienced minor powder burns.
So, I investigated the rifle and just found out about the recall on Remington’s site. Yeas we should have been notified in writing. My gun is a year 2000 model with less than 100 rounds through the chamber.
I have the Remington 597 magnum and it blowed the magazine out and I haven’t fired it cents
I have a 597 mag and wondering what I need to do about this situation . $200 just want cut it!!
Has the Class Action lawsuit been settled yet, My husband has the Remington 597 17 HMR and it has blower the magazine out several times.
what is going on with the remington 597 in 17 hmr I have one.
Emmert H. Boyers Jr.
I I have a 597 17 Hmr I bought brand new . What should I do with it ? No one ever got in contact with me about the recall
I have had one for years just cleaned it went to range first magazine of rounds last one blew mag on my 15 year old sons hands bruised and cut them. And I did not know about this since I bought the gun!!