.17 Remington Centerfire Rifle Cartridge
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The infamous .17 Rem
Table of Contents
- .17 Remington as a Predator Round
- Comparing the parent .223 rem with the .17 rem and a couple of wildcat .17s
- .17 Remington Articles
- A look at most of the .17 caliber centerfires. The only commercially available is the .17 rem we are discussing here
- .17 Rem and reloading books on Amazon
- .17 shooters or fans
- My Lenses
.17 Remington as a Predator Round
There is nothing better for fur harvesting
The .17 Remington has a poor reputation as a barrel fouler, barrel burner, throat burner, inaccurate, not adequate for coyotes, hard to load for and a slim selection of bullets.
I'm here to tell you nothing could be further from the truth. It doesn't foul barrels any more than the other hot predator rounds like the .220 swift and .204 Ruger. It doesn't burn throats or barrels, I personally know of .17s out there with over a 1000 rounds through them without any noticeable loss in accuracy.
I can also vouch for the fact that the .17 is more than adequate for coyote sized game including the tough javelina. I even know people who regularly use it for white tails but I wouldn't recommend going quite that large.
All I'm trying to say is that it's more than adequate for what it was intended for, varmints and predator hunting.
The little .17 is a superb calling rifle because of little to no fur damage. If you're predator hunting you should be skinning them out, really what other reason is there to shoot them? If you don't want to skin them take a camera and shoot them with that. I've been selling fur for years and the .17 makes a tiny entrance that you can't even find until skinning them out. There is rarely and exit.
It could be the best factory predator cartridge on the market today. I have compiled a number of great articles on the .17 Remington and other .17 caliber articles. Be sure to check out my other lenses on predator hunting and the .17 predator wildcat cartridge.
Comparing the parent .223 rem with the .17 rem and a couple of wildcat .17s
.17 Remington Articles
Learn what the .17 Remington is really like
- 17 Caliber Wildcats written by Richard Cundiff
- During the last few months of the 20th century, we were introduced to some wondrous products from the firearms and ammunition industry. One of these wonders was the Hornady 17 HMR, which set historic sales records when it hit the marketplace.
Speaking of history, I thought it would be of interest to readers of The VARMINT HUNTER Magazine? to see an update of the amazing 17 caliber, as P.O. Ackley described it. Further, Ill include information from my forty-five years of shooting enjoyment and frustration with the little mighty mite........ - A little article on the .17 Rem, taken from the 26th Hogdon Data Manual
- One might think logically that a cartridge that's been with us since 1971, one that burns about the same amount of powder as the .222, produces about the same amount of muzzle blast as the .223, generates about the same level of recoil as the .22 Hornet, and yet shoots as flat as the .22-250, would have America's varmint shooters standing in line to buy a rifle chambered for it. Sadly enough, this has not been the case with our only domesticated .17 caliber cartridge. Despite the fact that the .17 Remington has such impressive credentials, it has never enjoyed more than mild popularity in the United States. It's largest following is in Australia where hunters who shoot fox for the fur market find the little cartridge ideal for minimal pelt damage.....
- Why the .17? written by Eric Mayer
- If you listen to most outdoor writers today, they will tell you that in your quest to find the ultimate Varmint rifle you should stay away from the .17 Remington. They give reasons like, "it's to hard to load for", "the bullets are too light", "the barrels foul to easily" and my favorite "the .17 only allows for marginal kills". I am here to tell you different. This isn't taken from stories I've heard, this is taken from over 9 years of loading and shooting the .17 Remington. I have shot countless animals from Ground Squirrel sized game, to Rock Chuck to Predators, so I can truly say that I have experience with this caliber. I will give you my.....
- The .17 Remington written by Chuck Hawks
- As I write these words, Remington's rifle offerings in .17 Rem. caliber are their popular Model 700 BDL deluxe and 700 Light Varmint bolt actions. The latter rifle is supplied with a 22 inch barrel with a 1 turn in 9" twist, and has a magazine capacity of 5 rounds.
Remington factory loads drive a 25 grain Hornady Hollow Point spitzer bullet at a sizzling muzzle velocity (MV) of 4040 fps with muzzle energy (ME) of 906 ft. lbs. At ..... - .17 Rem technical data
- A nice resource for .17 rem technical data
- The 17 Remingtion written by Stan Skinner
- A nice Guns & Ammo writeup on the .17 Rem
A look at most of the .17 caliber centerfires. The only commercially available is the .17 rem we are discussing here
.17 Rem and reloading books on Amazon
.17 shooters or fans
Let us know what you think about those little .17 caliber pills
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EDawg408
Feb 20, 2012 @ 5:59 pm | delete
- Very nice round indeed...certainly doesn't have the following that it should.
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outsource123
Dec 9, 2010 @ 2:02 am | delete
- Cheers, that lense was pure awesome.
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