Remington model 597

**texmo** · 3rd April 2006, 16:47

After looking around its probbly only worth $300-$350, well thats what I would pay for it.

**ManDownUnder** · 3rd April 2006, 16:51

Originally Posted by swanny

These rifles are usually worth around the $300 to $400 mark brand new so I'd hazard a guess at this one being worth around the $150 - $250 mark considering it has a reasonably okay scope on it.

Someone was telling me that Gun City has or had a couple of 10 shots up for $400 ish on Trade Me.

Good for blasting possums and rabbits, but then so is a .177 air rifle if you're a good shot. So they're pretty much on par with a air rifle in my opinion.

I miss shooting possums, I miss my rifle too ... who is going to offer me a night out blasting possums?

A .22 magnum and a .177 rifle are completely different animals and to compare the two isn't doing either justice. I have a 1,000fps air rifle and a .22 LR and they're chalk and chees.

The difference to the .22 Magnum is greater still

**The_Dover** · 3rd April 2006, 16:54

So what would you recommend for taking down human beings at a reasonably close range? I'm a pretty good shot but probably won't be paying too much attention to where the things is pointing, just sort of mindlessly screaming and squeezing the trigger.

**Colapop** · 3rd April 2006, 16:56

What's a "Magnum" apart from being a chocolate covered icecream on a stick?

Oh and I beg to differ MDU - You can pick your friends nose. It's just hard, when they squirm around while you hold them down! (

same can be said in other situations!)

**Lou Girardin** · 3rd April 2006, 17:01

If it's $800 new, it'll be around $1500 to a Pom without a licence.

**The_Dover** · 3rd April 2006, 17:03

$1500? Done, I'll pick it up after work Texmo.

Anyone got any spare bullets?

**SwanTiger** · 3rd April 2006, 17:03

Originally Posted by ManDownUnder

A .22 magnum and a .177 rifle are completely different animals and to compare the two isn't doing either justice. I have a 1,000fps air rifle and a .22 LR and they're chalk and chees.

The difference to the .22 Magnum is greater still

Fair point, everyone has a different opinion I guess.

However, from my experience I haven't noticed much difference. I've shot a few possums (in the head) jumping in mid air and the impact from a .177 slug was enough to send them cartweiling.

Preferences preferences.

In saying that though, I'd preffer any .22 over a air rifle any day.

**Colapop** · 3rd April 2006, 17:05

That's not bad shooting if you can get them while you were jumping in the air!

**SwanTiger** · 3rd April 2006, 17:13

Originally Posted by Colapop

That's not bad shooting if you can get them while you were jumping in the air!

Probably just lucky shots, but I have witnesses to those events.

Photographs of the holes in heads too.

Rifle on all occasions was a 450FPS .177 using copper heads (hold togeather better meaning good penetration).

**Cookie** · 3rd April 2006, 17:17

FFS don't let Dover near it

He sounds WAY too keen.

I work in Downtown Auckland and can live without the traffic hassles he will create if he decides to go all "Rambo" like at the Britomart or something.

**Colapop** · 3rd April 2006, 17:23

So, not like shooting Magpies with a .303 then (they don't holed together very good!)

**Swoop** · 3rd April 2006, 18:18

Originally Posted by The_Dover

So what would you recommend for taking down human beings at a reasonably close range? I'm a pretty good shot but probably won't be paying too much attention to where the things is pointing,

A cage seems the most popular in NZ.

No intelligence required to get a licence and no need for those pesky "mental stability" referees either...