I have one of these, noted the post the other day and went to Remingtons site, called the number to inquire about recall and got info about the ammo, not the gun being the problem, then inquired at ammo site (Hornandy) and they said that even their owner has a 597 and hasn't returned it since they're not having any problems(he hasn't had any issues)...I've shot this gun so many times and I haven't had any problems with it, it shoots well, and the gun cycles well, No problem with the ammo or even the gun, and you're right I paid $450 for the gun 2 years ago, plus extra = almost $500 so $250 isn't even right at all- I'm keeping mine