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  "apiVersion": 1,
  "kind": "work-order",
  "purpose": "Taking the firearm apart for a job such as refinishing, and putting it back together to specification.",
  "firearm": {
    "slug": "remington-597",
    "name": "Remington Model 597",
    "manufacturer": {
      "id": "remington",
      "name": "Remington Arms"
    },
    "category": "rimfire-rifle",
    "action": "blowback",
    "calibers": [
      ".22 Long Rifle",
      ".22 WMR"
    ],
    "alsoKnownAs": [
      "597 Magnum"
    ],
    "coversAlso": [],
    "page": "firearms/remington-597.html",
    "bundle": "api/v1/firearms/remington-597.json",
    "lastUpdated": "2026-10-29"
  },
  "notices": [],
  "disclaimer": {
    "headline": "Read this before you use anything here.",
    "points": [
      "This is a guide, not an authority. Entries are compiled from manufacturer manuals, technical manuals, published references, and community knowledge. Some of it comes from sources that are not authoritative, and some of it may simply be wrong.",
      "Always consult the manufacturer's manual for your specific firearm and serial-number range. Manufacturers change designs mid-production without renaming the model. The manual that shipped with your firearm outranks anything on this site.",
      "Consult a licensed gunsmith for anything beyond routine field stripping and cleaning, for any firearm you are unsure about, and for any procedure marked as gunsmith-recommended here.",
      "Treat every firearm as loaded. Verify it is unloaded, with the magazine removed and the chamber physically and visually checked, before any procedure in this database. Point it in a safe direction the entire time.",
      "Disassembly can damage a firearm or injure you. Springs are under tension, parts can launch, and reassembling a firearm incorrectly can make it unsafe to fire in a way that is not obvious from the outside. If a reassembled firearm does not pass a function check, stop and see a gunsmith.",
      "Torque values are shown in two groups. Values from the manufacturer or the issuing military are shown as such, with the document they came from. Values reported by anyone else — parts makers, gunsmithing publishers, articles, forums — are shown separately with who said them, how reliable that source is, and their exact words. Those are not specifications. Confirm any torque value with the manufacturer or a licensed gunsmith before relying on it.",
      "Nothing here is legal advice. Firearms law varies by country, state, and city, and some modifications or configurations are regulated or prohibited. You are responsible for knowing and following the law where you are.",
      "No warranty of any kind. Contributors and maintainers accept no liability for damage, injury, or loss arising from use of this material."
    ],
    "page": "disclaimer.html",
    "legal": {
      "summary": "Legal notice: this material is third-party information compiled from sources of varying reliability and is provided for general informational and educational purposes only. It is not gunsmithing, technical, safety or legal advice, it is not verified or endorsed by any manufacturer, and it must not be taken as fact. Any work on a firearm beyond the routine field stripping described in its own owner's manual should be performed only by a licensed and insured gunsmith. You use this material entirely at your own risk. Fundamental Build LLC and the project's contributors make no warranty of any kind and accept no liability for death, injury, damage or loss arising from its use. Full terms: LEGAL.md.",
      "page": "legal.html",
      "notice": "https://github.com/Fundamental-build-LLC/Pew-Takedown/blob/main/LEGAL.md"
    }
  },
  "sourcing": {
    "confidence": "medium",
    "verification": "community-reviewed"
  },
  "manufacturerDisassembly": {
    "status": "not-recorded",
    "limit": null,
    "statement": null,
    "source": null
  },
  "recalls": [],
  "shopTier": {
    "tier": 2,
    "group": "rimfire-rifle",
    "rating": "Pew-Takedown editorial rating (1 easy – 3 hardest), not the manufacturer's",
    "reason": "Blowback .22 whose bolt rides on two guide rails carrying separate action springs that are under compression and are worked over the rails one at a time on reassembly; the rails must stay straight and seat in the barrel extension. The trigger group is a self-contained unit. No timing.",
    "confidence": "medium",
    "partCount": {
      "value": 40,
      "kind": "line-items",
      "covers": "Model 597 (standard .22 LR) per the owner's manual parts list: view numbers 1-33 and 36-42 (34 and 35 are LSS/Magnum stocks). The trigger group is a single line ('2 Trigger Housing Assembly') and is N",
      "basis": "manufacturer-parts-list",
      "source": {
        "title": "Owner's Manual - Instruction Book for Model 597 & 597 Magnum",
        "publisher": "Remington Arms",
        "reliability": "primary",
        "url": "https://archive.org/download/remington-597-owners-manual/Remington%20597%20Owner%27s%20Manual.pdf",
        "page": "PDF pp. 16-17",
        "pdfPage": null,
        "pageUrl": null,
        "quote": "42 Windage Screw"
      }
    },
    "painPoints": [
      {
        "issue": "The bolt guide rails and their action springs are under compression when pulled out; Remington warns to take care with them.",
        "during": "disassembly",
        "source": {
          "title": "Owner's Manual - Instruction Book for Model 597 & 597 Magnum",
          "publisher": "Remington Arms",
          "reliability": "primary",
          "url": "https://archive.org/download/remington-597-owners-manual/Remington%20597%20Owner%27s%20Manual.pdf",
          "page": null,
          "pdfPage": null,
          "pageUrl": null,
          "quote": "Pull bolt guide rajls out, Care should be taken with guide rail springs"
        }
      },
      {
        "issue": "On reassembly each action spring is fed into the bolt recess and worked over its guide rail while the rail is pushed toward the barrel, then the rails must be confirmed retained in the barrel extension.",
        "during": "reassembly",
        "source": {
          "title": "Owner's Manual - Instruction Book for Model 597 & 597 Magnum",
          "publisher": "Remington Arms",
          "reliability": "primary",
          "url": "https://archive.org/download/remington-597-owners-manual/Remington%20597%20Owner%27s%20Manual.pdf",
          "page": null,
          "pdfPage": null,
          "pageUrl": null,
          "quote": "recess of bolt and over bolt guide rail. Work spring over guide"
        }
      }
    ],
    "minutes": {
      "strip": 35,
      "rebuild": 55,
      "basis": "estimated",
      "note": "Strip of stock, trigger group (as a unit), bolt, guide rails and action springs, barrel and sights; rebuild longer for working each action spring over its rail.",
      "source": null
    },
    "stripScope": [
      {
        "assembly": "Stock",
        "removes": [
          "action screw",
          "stock"
        ]
      },
      {
        "assembly": "Receiver",
        "removes": [
          "trigger assembly (unit)",
          "guide rail screws",
          "bolt guide rails and action springs",
          "operating handle",
          "bolt",
          "barrel"
        ]
      },
      {
        "assembly": "Bolt",
        "removes": [
          "firing pin and spring",
          "extractor"
        ]
      },
      {
        "assembly": "Sights",
        "removes": [
          "rear and front sights / scope rail"
        ]
      }
    ],
    "hardware": {
      "pins": 4,
      "springs": 5,
      "detents": 1,
      "basis": "counted by name in the same list: pins = 9 assembly pin, 11 pivot pin, 13 hold-open pin, 18 firing pin retaining pin; springs = 7 action springs (2 pieces), 15 hold-open spring, 17 firing pin spring, "
    },
    "specialTools": [
      {
        "tool": "Punch set",
        "usedFor": "Trigger group pins"
      },
      {
        "tool": "Torque driver",
        "usedFor": "Barrel/action screws"
      }
    ],
    "fitOnRebuild": [
      {
        "check": "Guide rails retained in the barrel extension",
        "why": "Remington's reassembly ends by pulling the bolt rearward to confirm the rails are retained.",
        "source": null
      },
      {
        "check": "Function check: safety, trigger/sear release, disconnector and feeding with dummy rounds",
        "why": "Standard after any detail strip; a mis-assembled sear or disconnector can double or fail to fire.",
        "source": null
      }
    ],
    "assessed": "2026-10-29"
  },
  "videos": [],
  "configurations": [],
  "tools": [
    {
      "name": "Hex key or screwdriver matching the action screws",
      "required": true,
      "usedFor": "Removing the barrelled action from the stock."
    }
  ],
  "phases": [
    {
      "id": "clear",
      "title": "Clear and make safe",
      "steps": [
        {
          "n": 1,
          "instruction": "Point the muzzle in a safe direction and keep your finger off the trigger."
        },
        {
          "n": 2,
          "instruction": "Engage the safety."
        },
        {
          "n": 3,
          "instruction": "Press the magazine release and remove the magazine.",
          "partsFreed": [
            "Magazine"
          ]
        },
        {
          "n": 4,
          "instruction": "Cycle the bolt several times to eject any chambered round."
        },
        {
          "n": 5,
          "instruction": "Hold the bolt open and inspect the chamber and magazine well with a light."
        },
        {
          "n": 6,
          "instruction": "Physically confirm the chamber is empty and remove all live ammunition from the work area."
        }
      ],
      "videos": []
    },
    {
      "id": "disassemble",
      "title": "Disassemble",
      "videos": [],
      "procedures": [
        {
          "procedure": "field-strip",
          "title": "Field Strip",
          "level": "field-strip",
          "configuration": false,
          "steps": [
            {
              "n": 1,
              "instruction": "Complete the Clear and Make Safe procedure."
            },
            {
              "n": 2,
              "instruction": "Remove the action screws from the underside of the stock.",
              "partsFreed": [
                "Action screws"
              ]
            },
            {
              "n": 3,
              "instruction": "Lift the barrelled action out of the stock.",
              "partsFreed": [
                "Stock"
              ]
            },
            {
              "n": 4,
              "instruction": "Withdraw the bolt assembly and its guide rails rearward out of the receiver.",
              "warning": "Keep the guide rails straight and paired. A bent rail will stop the rifle cycling.",
              "partsFreed": [
                "Bolt assembly",
                "Guide rails"
              ]
            },
            {
              "n": 5,
              "instruction": "Clean the chamber, bore, bolt face, guide rails, and receiver interior."
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "refinish",
      "title": "Refinish",
      "components": [
        {
          "name": "Action screws",
          "procedure": "field-strip",
          "level": "field-strip",
          "step": 2
        },
        {
          "name": "Stock",
          "procedure": "field-strip",
          "level": "field-strip",
          "step": 3
        },
        {
          "name": "Bolt assembly",
          "procedure": "field-strip",
          "level": "field-strip",
          "step": 4
        },
        {
          "name": "Guide rails",
          "procedure": "field-strip",
          "level": "field-strip",
          "step": 4
        }
      ],
      "manufacturerPartsList": null,
      "partsDiagrams": [],
      "materials": [],
      "note": "The components the procedures above separate. Coating, masking and cure are outside this database; follow your coating system's instructions. A part the manufacturer marks \"factory fit\" should not be swapped or reworked."
    },
    {
      "id": "reassemble",
      "title": "Reassemble",
      "videos": [],
      "procedures": [
        {
          "procedure": "reassembly",
          "title": "Reassembly",
          "configuration": false,
          "steps": [
            {
              "n": 1,
              "instruction": "Fit the bolt assembly onto its guide rails and insert them into the receiver."
            },
            {
              "n": 2,
              "instruction": "Cycle the bolt by hand and confirm it travels smoothly on the rails and returns fully to battery."
            },
            {
              "n": 3,
              "instruction": "Set the action into the stock and install the action screws without overtightening."
            },
            {
              "n": 4,
              "instruction": "Perform the function check."
            }
          ],
          "instruction": null
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "torque",
      "title": "Torque",
      "coverage": "sourced",
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          "fastener": "Front and rear takedown screws (action to stock)",
          "appliesTo": "Remington Model 597 and 597 Magnum",
          "qualifier": "exact",
          "value": 45,
          "valueMax": null,
          "unit": "in-lb",
          "converted": {
            "value": {
              "N-m": 5.1,
              "in-lb": 45,
              "ft-lb": 3.7
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            "valueMax": null
          },
          "sequence": "Assemble the action into the stock with the safety ON. Insert the front and rear takedown screws and tighten both with a 1/8\" Allen wrench.",
          "threadlocker": null,
          "source": {
            "title": "Owner's Manual — Instruction Book for Model 597 & 597 Magnum (.22 Long Rifle Caliber) (public copy on archive.org)",
            "publisher": "Remington Arms Company (PDF dated 2001; re-hosted copy at pdf.textfiles.com)",
            "reliability": "primary",
            "url": "https://archive.org/details/remington-597-owners-manual",
            "page": "14",
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            "pageUrl": null,
            "quote": "Tighten both screws, using a 1/8\" Allen Wrench (torque = 45 in-lb)."
          }
        },
        {
          "fastener": "Bolt guide rail set screws",
          "appliesTo": "Remington Model 597 and 597 Magnum",
          "qualifier": "range",
          "value": 10,
          "valueMax": 12,
          "unit": "in-lb",
          "converted": {
            "value": {
              "N-m": 1.1,
              "in-lb": 10,
              "ft-lb": 0.83
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            "valueMax": {
              "N-m": 1.4,
              "in-lb": 12,
              "ft-lb": 1
            }
          },
          "sequence": "Insert breech bolt, guide rails and action springs; insert operating handle; pull the bolt rearward and ensure the guide rails are retained in the barrel extension; then insert set screws and tighten with a torque wrench. Lightly spray guide rails with Rem Oil. Breech bolt must slide freely in the receiver.",
          "threadlocker": null,
          "source": {
            "title": "Owner's Manual — Instruction Book for Model 597 & 597 Magnum (.22 Long Rifle Caliber) (public copy on archive.org)",
            "publisher": "Remington Arms Company (PDF dated 2001; re-hosted copy at pdf.textfiles.com)",
            "reliability": "primary",
            "url": "https://archive.org/details/remington-597-owners-manual",
            "page": "14",
            "pdfPage": null,
            "pageUrl": null,
            "quote": "Insert set screws and tighten with torque wrench (torque = 10-12 in-lb)."
          }
        }
      ],
      "reported": [],
      "notes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "function-check",
      "title": "Function check",
      "checks": [
        "Verify the rifle is unloaded — chamber and magazine — before each step.",
        "Cycle the bolt by hand and confirm it travels smoothly and returns fully into battery.",
        "Cock the action, engage the safety, and press the trigger. The hammer must not fall.",
        "Disengage the safety and press the trigger. The hammer should fall.",
        "Confirm the magazine seats, locks, and releases cleanly."
      ],
      "videos": []
    }
  ],
  "troubleshooting": [],
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      "reliability": "primary",
      "url": "https://archive.org/details/remington-597-owners-manual",
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      "n": 3,
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      "title": "Owner's Manual - Instruction Book for Model 597 & 597 Magnum",
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