I had the 597 laminated in 17 HMR. I purchased a takeoff 22 Mag barrel for it and had both rimfire magnums in one rifle. As long as you paid attention as to how tight the allen screws for the action rails/springs were, the rifle functioned 100%. It was an excellent switch barrel/caliber rifle. I preferred the 22 Mag though. Another hunter wanted it more than I did, so I sold it.
