r/canadaguns • u/Derfer421 • Jun 13 '26

Feets / Collection / My build Remington 597 adapter

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So i got the remington 597 adapter for my 10/22 and im kinda disappointed. I have to hold the bolt open when i insert the magazine or they just fall out and even so if you manipulate the gun aggressively the magazine still work themselves out. I put a strip of electrical tape on the front face of the magazines and that helped a bit but im just wondering if this is just a normal experience or i got a defective adapter? Dont flame me for the barrel length i ran out of money with the chassis. Short barrel coming soon.

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u/SpectreBallistics Spectre Ballistics International (Verified) Jun 13 '26

It's highly unlikely your adapter is defective. We test each one when they are assembled.

Loose mags is caused by the mag. Being wobbly typically isn't an issue, but rather it not latching properly.

What is probably happening on your rifle is the mag is hitting the bolt and not fully latching into place. This is caused by an extremely tight tolerance between the mag and bolt and differentces between different bolts, mags, receivers, etc.

Cleaning up the notch on the mag is a good first step. Electrical tape on the front of the mag can mitigate wobble if it bothers you. Typically it doesn't impact feeding as long as the mag latches.

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u/Derfer421 Jun 13 '26

I will definitely try to do some work on the notch then i didn’t think about that thank you 🙏

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u/Horror-Spider-23 Jun 13 '26

If you're using the promags which it looks like sand the top of the lips about a half mm and try them again, test that you can release the bolt and have it snap forward with no slow down or it getting stuck on the mag