It has a three-lug action. This means you have the option to read your magazine on most popular phones and tablets. Well Russ, you picked a bullet I've never tried. This was before coyotes invaded the East and decimated the groundhog population, so we accounted for our share of them. Blackout loads were extrapolated from .221 Fireball loads tested before, velocities indicating these loads came out about right, with velocities mirroring other powder choices. The Ruger test rifle used in this report preferred the Remington 6 primer. Nosler unprimed brass and Federal Premium Gold Medal 205 Match Small Rifle primers were used throughout. The Hodgdons 2012 Annual Manual and the Hodgdon website list about the same maximum loads for the .17 Ackley Hornet and .17 Hornet with some powders. MSRP: $11.99 per 50-rnd. Ackleys load data lists 25-grain bullets with a velocity of 3,585 fps from 12.0 grains of 4198 and 3,570 fps from 11.5 grains of 4227. Load data for caliber ".17 Rem." The .17 Remington is a short-length cartridge developed by the Remington Arms Company in 1971. I had expected chamber pressure and velocity of the factory load to be a bit lower in the improved chamber, and they were, but accuracy in my rifle was quite good. He was a college professor, a gifted machinist, a writer, a barrel maker, a bullet maker, a builder of rifles and an avid experimenter. Here, listed in alphabetical order, are several of the best .17-caliber rifles available today: Kimber's Hunter Pro Desolve Blak takes the firm's more affordable mountain rifle to new heights. Muzzle velocity was 3,488 fps at a chamber pressure of 46,400 psi. 2 scale used in my tests detected no weight variation in charges of CFE BLK dispensed by the Redding measure, IMR 4198 varied by as much as 0.3 grain. The next 10, not so much. I had also scrubbed the barrel the night before. I have also done a lot of work with the Federal 205 and 205 Match, and these primers also work wellbut will also start to flatten and can pierce more easily than the first three mentioned. box; midwayusa.com. If you can find either the older Berger 25-grain Target HP (smaller nose opening) or the Hornady HP, youll be in business. The Sierra 40-grain Hornet is also quite good. One of my handloads with 9.5 grains of LilGun gave the 20-grain V-MAX a speed of 3,500 fps. All are clean burning and temperature insensitive. Depending on the size of the cartridge case housing the tiny bullets, performance ranges from mostly suitable for rodents inside 200 yards to deadly on bigger predators out to 400 yards. Hammer Bullets' 18 grain Dead Blow is another excellent nontoxic (California compliant) option milled from a single piece of copper. You can use the Horn 25 HP My Rem LVSF likes the 25 VMAX with H4895 I have had as much as 3-6 grains variance in Rem brass. With an Accu-Fit stock and left hand adjustable bolt, this rifle is a perfect choice for anyone! An additional 0.8 grain of the powder increased velocity by 237 fps. vs 9.3x62 Cartridge Clash, Browning SA-22 Challenge Semiauto Rimfire: Its History and a Review, 6 Best .300 PRC (Precision Rifle Cartridge) Rifles, How Rifle-Shot Recoil Affects Scopes, Rings and Bases, Kimber Hunter Pro Desolve Blak - A Lightweight Heavy Hitter, Browning BLR Lightweight '81 Stainless Takedown Lever Rifle, Mossberg Patriot Predator 6.5 PRC Rifle Review, Review: Springfield Armory M1A Loaded Rifle in 6.5 Creedmoor, RCBS ChargeMaster Lite Review: Not 'Lite' on Ability, Remington Model Seven SS HS Bolt-Action Rifle Review. The Hornady and Ackley versions of the 17 Hornet are examples. Both of those loads will push a 65gr V-Max about 4,100 fps. maximum overall cartridge length of 1.720 inches to ensure its compatibility with the magazines of rifles originally designed for the .22 Hornet. More reliable bullets allowed .17-caliber rounds like the RFB to be run at 4,000-plus feet per second (fps) without worry of poor terminal performance. Taurus Marketing Manager Caleb Giddings highlights the features of the new Taurus Raging Hunter 460 Magnum, a purpose-built revolver with a 10.5-inch barrel and an effective recoil-taming brake, with Guns & Ammo Executive Editor Joe Kurtenbach. Small powder charges result in cleaner shooting than the .17 Remington though all .17-caliber cartridges require frequent barrel cleaning to assure continued accuracy. Reloder 10x performed exceptionally, assembling .40- and .55-inch groups at 3,950 and 4,051 fps providing an excellent combination of accuracy and velocity. Having a burn speed close to H4198 and IMR 4198 makes CFE BLK suitable for use in a variety of applications, including the .17- and .22-caliber varmint cartridges covered in this report. Ackley describes the .17 Hornet as sort of an improved .22 Hornet necked down to .17 caliber. These are 5-shot groups fired at 100 yard targets. A number of the cartridges were Ackleys designs while the others had been sent to him by various other developers for inclusion in his two-volume Handbook For Shooters & Reloaders. All rights reserved. The .17 Rem's efficient ballistics allow . As a comparison, the extreme velocity spread was 108 fps for 10 shots of Hornadys Superformance Varmint 20-grain load. The factory ammo was and is very accurate ammo, this load may possible be Remington's recipe. Savage Impulse Big Game Straight-Pull Bolt-Action Rifle: Full Review, 7 Top .17 HMR (Hornady Magnum Rimfire) Rifles, .375 H&H Mag. Copyright 2000-2023 24hourcampfire.com, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The 17 Hornet was given a S.A.A.M.I. I dont know how Hodgdon fit 11.8. Running the cases through a 17 Ackley Hornet full-length resizing die with its decap pin removed resized case necks and bumped the shoulder back just enough to allow entry into the chamber of the rifle but left the primer in place. 70 and a sako vixen is: Rem case , cci bencrest pr., 21.2 gr. CFE BLK my go-to .221 Fireball rifle powder produced top velocities and good accuracy, including a .48-inch group at 4,250 fps with 17 grains of powder. Hornady Load Data Using .17 Remington Bullets: Be Alert: Publisher cannot be responsible for errors in published load data. Hornady currently loads its .17 Hornet with 20-grain V-MAX and 15.5-grain NTX bullets. Pressures generated in Hodgdons pressure barrel for an 18.0-grain charge behind those two bullet weights was only 33,500 and 35,700 CUP respectively. The .17 Remington is a fun and interesting round to work with. Due to a higher density, more CFE BLK can be packed into a case. Starting at 18.0 grains of CFE BLK, I worked up to 21.5 grains, a charge that fills the case about halfway up its neck. Absence of copper fouling in the Shilen barrel of the SSK Industries Contender and the barrels of the Cooper Model 21 and the Sako L46 indicated extremely smooth bores. When both are loaded to maximum chamber pressures and fired in barrels of the same length, the Ackley cartridge is about 100 fps faster. Through the years I have handloaded for several lever-action rifles chambered for the 218 Bee, and recoil is so light I never found it necessary to crimp the mouth of the case into the bullet, so lack of a cannelure on the Sierra bullets is not a factor. Ten grains gave 20-grain bullets a velocity of nearly 3,700 fps, which is all you can expect from such a small amount of powder. All Guns and Ammo subscribers now have digital access to their magazine content. Based on reloading die sales at RCBS, Ackleys .17 Hornet Improved is still one of the most popular cartridges of its caliber among varmint shooters. In Handbook for Shooters and Reloaders, Volume II (1966), Ackley writes about himself: The author may or may not have been the originator of the .17 caliber in this country. It is a very small bore, very high-pressure round and as such, it fouls just like a similar, larger cartridge (think .22/250 or .220 Swifteven the .204 Ruger). 8208 is now my go to powder for the 17 Schism Feb 22, 2017 #7 bobcat93 said: I'm getting 1 1/2" -1 I'm using my cz527 Lately, I have been experimenting with a 30-grain HPBT from a custom maker in Virginia, Don Unmussig. Although overall cartridge length is restricted to about 1.950 inches, there is still more than enough room to seat bullets close to the rifling should doing so be necessary or desired. My most accurate 222 rem. Another Bee Ill hang onto for a while is a Marlin 1894. My most accurateand one I still haveis a Sako L46. It shoots projectiles in the 17- to 20-grain range up to about 2,600 feet per second (fps). Except for the CCI A17 load, all brands claim a muzzle velocity (MV) of 2525-2550 fps and in our chronograph testing actually delivered average MVs of 2550-2650 fps, depending on the load. Pet Loads and Handloader are registered trademarks of Wolfe Publishing Company. A Cooper rifle I shot performed best with the Federal 205M. Regardless of the powder used, velocity spread can be a bit high with the 17 Hornet, although it seldom affects accuracy enough to matter within the effective varmint-shooting range of the cartridge. The factory 20-grain loads were accurate and had a velocity of 3,567 fps when shot from a CZ 527 American. The Remington Model Seven is ready, willing and able to handle just about any task. The .220 Swift is a .22-caliber round that fires .224-inch bullets, the same as used atop .223 Remington, .22-250 Remington, .224 Weatherby Magnum, .24 Nosler and similar .22 centerfire cartridges. Accurate: AAC-2460: Subscribe: 3741: Remarks: 20: Hornady V-Max: Accurate: AAC-2460 . Patrick's top picks for loading the .17 Remington Fireball are Hodgdon's CFE BLK, Accurate's A-2200, Alliant's Reloder 10x and Western Powders' Ramshot X-Terminator. The new Sako Finnlight II sports an innovative stock and Cerakote metal paired with the terrific 85 action. I'm getting 3700fps (3/8" groups @ 100-yds) with the 700 Classic and 3670fps (1/4" groups @ 100-yds) with the 700 BDL. When it comes to choosing a primer, it and the 17 Ackley Hornet can be finicky from rifle to rifle. A sleeper that works very well is W760 and its stablemate H414. Remington introduced it in 1971, and soon thereafter a friend of mine bought a Model 700 BDL chambered for it. Kills are usually quick and clean, and the fur is usually perfect. The heavier bullets had much lower extreme spreads, with 43 to 45 fps for the 25-grain bullets and 30 to 66 fps for the 30-grain bullets. In the .17s I have worked with, the CCI BR-4 has given me the most consistent accuracybut your results may vary. Kimber's Hunter Pro Desolve Blak takes the firm's more affordable mountain rifle to new heights. It fed cartridges measuring 1.750 inches just fine, but to avoid any feeding issues in the field, I reduced COL to 1.745 inches. and the one you speak of is one of them. A lot of trouble for sure, but it satisfied my curiosity. Ackley created his first .17 caliber wildcat by necking down the .30 Carbine case. case and fireforming to minimum body taper and a 40-degree shoulder angle, the 7mm TCU is great fun to shoot due to its extremely mild recoil. I prefer 20-grain bullets in the .17 Hornets because they can be pushed much faster than 25-grain bullets. Ill be testing this powder with other bullet weights moving forward. His most successful wildcat, the .17 Hornet Improved, requires an RCBS die set for forming the case. Overall, Hodgdons CFE BLK, Alliants Reloder 10x, Vihtavuoris N133 and Ramshots X-Terminator emerged as clear winners, providing a balanced combination of accuracy and velocity in this fine varminting cartridge. 7 1/2 primers and 4320 have been the go to combo for 17 Rem. The Remington Model Seven is ready, willing and able to handle just about any task. In todays guise, benefitting of more modern manufacturing methods, propellants, a better understanding of twist rates, and cleaning procedures and products, the .17 really shines within its niche. This load shoots in all the .17 Remington's I've owned; at about 4040 fps', the advertised Remington velocity. Hornady currently loads its .17 Hornet with 20-grain V-MAX and 15.5-grain NTX bullets. The 527s barrel is slender with a diameter of just over .5 inch at the muzzle. Neck sizing the cases stretched them to 1.344. Some seating-depth jockeying would likely reap rewards, and the stock could use some work, as a piece of paper will not slip between barrel and stock. A few .12 and .14 calibers emerged, but those of .17 caliber ended up being the most popular. Introduced in 1965 with the .444 Marlin cartridge, the Model 444 was the most powerful lever action of its day. The bolt on one would not close, and though the bolt on the other rifle would close, the fit was so tight a steady diet of that ammo would eventually cause galling of the locking lugs. Regardless, it was a foolish stunt. Published Jul 22, 2022 2:40 PM EDT. When carefully prepared handloads are fired in good barrels, accuracy of the two cartridges is the same. His bullets are also exceptionalnot only accurate, but very effective terminally. Test: CCI A17 averaged 2642 fps for five rounds, which is only 8 fps slower than the factory-touted numberpretty remarkable. Sizing bushings are interchangeable and available in .001-inch increments, allowing just-right neck tensioning to accommodate specific chambers (a micrometer is used to measure outside neck diameter of a loaded cartridge and .001-inch subtracted). Copyright 2005, 2017 by ChuckHawks.com. Pat Mundy If Hodgdons recommended maximum of 12.8 grains is used, switching to the Remington 7 or Federal 205M primer is advised. I have tried just about every bullet made. H414/W760 behind a 30gr. Formed by necking down Remington's .221 Fireball case and increasing shoulder angle to 30 degrees, O'Brien claimed a velocity of 3,700 fps for a 25-grain bullet. Parker Otto Ackley wore many different hats. This bullet, seated to a 1.81-inch OAL, also started turning in better groups. A 50-grain V-Max exiting the .22-250 Rem. (Photo courtesy of Lane Pearce) September 20, 2022 By Lane Pearce. This means you have the option to read your magazine on most popular phones and tablets. at 3,800 fps has close to the same trajectory. That is a significant difference in such a small cartridge case that only holds about 12 grains of powder. The new powder also flows through good powder measures with minimum charge-to-charge variation in weight. Cases are available from Nosler and Normaand they are quite goodthough a bit more heavily constructed than the original Remingtonsso the handloader must take this into consideration and work up loads carefully if using data that was developed in Remington cases. The reason the author made the first .17 caliber was the result of a deal with the late C.H. All RifleShooter subscribers now have digital access to their magazine content. While accuracy was better with that ammo than I had anticipated (averaging 1.55 inches at 100 yards), seating bullets in handloads to lightly contact the rifling shrank group size considerably. The first 10 rounds were outstanding. maximum of 52,000 CUP for the 221 Fireball and also considerably below the pressure generated by a maximum charge of LilGun with the Berger 30-grainer. Muzzle velocity was 3,488 fps at a chamber pressure of 46,400 psi. The same charge with 20-grain V-MAXes started out with an even tighter group, but I flipped out the bullet from the fourth shot, which enlarged the group to 1.09 inches at 100 yards. Ackley had his hand in developing decades previously. vs 9.3x62 Cartridge Clash, 7 Top .17 HMR (Hornady Magnum Rimfire) Rifles, How Rifle-Shot Recoil Affects Scopes, Rings and Bases, Ruger No. Patches wet with Barnes CR-10 pushed through the bore revealed a total absence of copper fouling. Contributing Editor for RifleShooter Magazine, Brad Fitzpatrick gives us a review of this modernized version of an iconic favorite. Bob Meinert, FN Marketing Director, introduces FN's first commercial pistol suppressor, the FN Rush 9Ti. I also wondered if this rifle just didnt like heavier slugs, so I decided to try some 25 grain Hornady V-MAX I had acquired after assembling initial loads in a component-shortage swap with a friend. Hodgdon CFE BLK, Shooters World Blackout and Alliant Reloder 10x were auditioned. Those are not huge differences in bullet drop and drift between the two bullet diameters, although the .22s do deliver more energy to the target. If you look at a burn rate chart and published reloading data, you will see other powders that are closeReloder 15, IMR4064, Varget, VV N-140, and H4895 are commonly referenced. .17 Remington - Published Manufacturer Loading Data Shellholders: Hornady #16 Lee #4 Lyman #26 RCBS #10 Recipe Type: Bullet Weight: Recipe Source: Starting Max Source 15.5 gr NTX (HDY) 0.172" Powder: Benchmark (Hodgdon) Primer: REM 7 Case: REM Trim Length: 1.786" C.O.L. This means you have the option to read your magazine on most popular phones and tablets. The .17 Remington requires consistent cleaning. He admitted to being stuck in his ways and did very little changing. Springfield Armory Hellion 5.56 NATO Bullpup Rifle: Tested, SIG Sauer P322 .22 Rimfire Pistol: Full Review. Now lets take a close look at the performance of CFE BLK in several varmint cartridges. The new-for-2023 lineup includes ultralight hunting stocks and a VGA 2-pound adjustable vertical-grip stock. And Aaron,thanks for your info too. Beyond that distance, the Swift was the clear winner at bucking wind and dropping whistle pigs in mid-munch. In a precision-built rifle with a good barrel, the .17 Rem. Scott Rupp gets a chance to talk to Aaron Oelger about a few new products from Hodgdon and why reloading store shelves are empty. Hornady dies were used to handload cartridges for the .17 Hornet. Highly accurate cup-and-core, polymer-tipped and Partition bullets cover most bases, and new bonded bullets and several lead-free projectiles add to the .280's versatility. When a new cartridge is introduced, its origins can often be traced to a cartridge P.O. It pushes 25-grain bullets up to 3,200 fps. WARNING: The loads shown here are safe only in the guns for which they were developed. Only a couple of characteristics plague .17-caliber firearms: tiny bullets require delicate rifling that is easily damaged by cleaning equipment; and tiny bores are, well, just plain aggravating to clean. I have tried 3 different 20 grain pills out of my 17 Rem. At 3,900 to 4,000 fps these bullets will typically enter a furbearer with a tiny pinprick and completely dissipate inside the animal. A note on cleaningsince this will be mentioned in any reloading manual or article about the caliber. I recall wondering if close examination would have revealed several .375-inch holes the bears hide. The Berger 25-grain bullet preferred 0.010 inch. Formed by necking down Remingtons .221 Fireball case and increasing shoulder angle to 30 degrees, OBrien claimed a velocity of 3,700 fps for a 25-grain bullet. In 1950, Remington introduced the .222 loaded in a completely unique case based on no other. Hornady Custom Grade full-length dies were used to size and load the .17s. Fast follow-up shots are easy, virtue of low recoil, and savvy shooters can spot their own impacts through their scope. Muzzle flash in a 10.75-inch barrel is minimal, while touching off a charge of LilGun is remindful of how the 221 Fireball got its name. Not only that, but it is also stable in a 1:9 twist, which has become the standard in the caliber (from the original 1:10). Hornady HP. #1 Lilja barrel shipped 2 days ago. When charging cases, use care. I first pulled bullets and dumped powder. The load was too much for F-Class. Hodgdon LilGun was the best powder tried for high velocity and good accuracy in the .17 Hornet. 71/2 and 24 gr of 4320 under a 25 gr bullet gives me 3900 from a 22 inch barrel and is 1/4 -1/2 inch accuracy. 2023 Outdoor Sportsman Group. To barely bump back the shoulders of cases and set headspace on the shoulders, I turned the size die up a partial turn from contacting the shellholder. Beth Shimanski of Savage introduces their all new straight-pull rifle. A 50-grain V-Max exiting the muzzle of a rifle in .223 Rem. When developing its version of the .17 Hornet, Hornady shortened the .22 Hornet case about 0.050 inch to make overall cartridge length compatible with the magazines of existing rifles in .22 Hornet. Subscribe to OL+ for our best feature stories and photography. After that, the die is set for head-spacing on the shoulder of the case. Whereas CFE BLK proved to be an excellent choice for the two 17 Hornets, shot-to-shot velocity spread was quite high when it was asked to burn in the roomier case of the 17 Fireball. The Hammer 18 grain Dead Blow and Nosler 20 grain Varmageddon bullets deserve further experimentation, as I obviously didnt do my part though I did demonstrate what didnt work, which is something. The 20 grn Vmax had better accuracy and Mr. Nagels 20 grain pill was the most accurate. Most current .270 Win. In 1970, OBrien sold his company to Harrington & Richardson, which renamed the rifle the Model 317 Ultra Wildcat. Robust, accurate and without expense-increasing frills, the XT-17 comes with a 22-inch barrel in your choice of stainless or blued, with walnut or synthetic stock. Whereas the Redding Model No. The 20-grain Varmageddon by Nosler is a classic cup-and-core hollowpoint that provides a great option for high-volume, budget-conscious varmint shooters. The fouling was a bit heavier in the Marlin 1894, but it was easily removed. I was curious to see how Hornadys factory load would perform in my SSK Industries rifle. Here's some great load data to help you achieve the best 5-shot groups. The .17 Remington was originally introduced with 25 grain bullets, and for this middle weight, most of the powders that work well in a 22-250 or 308 work quite well. I have 200 pieces of brass and I'm ready to go, The Official Predator Masters Search Engine. Most folks think that Gaston Glock introduced pistols with plastic . High density is especially important when loading small-capacity cartridges. Shooting this series during March, Id have to await sunshine to allow employing a standard chronograph to begin testing. Use a Rem 7 1/2 primer. For the bigger animals such as predators, its very hard to beat a 25-grain hollow point. The barrels of the Ruger Model 77/17H and the Remington XP-100 had accumulated some, but it vanished after only three applications of solvent. For called-in coyotes, I switch to the 30-grain Berger, but I prefer the 25-grain V-Max for longer shots. Bullets were made out of copper wire and results on small game such as prairie dogs were quite amazing. They will easily break 4,200 fps and terminal results are spectacular, as one would expect. Whether in a rifle or a long-range handgun, the 221 Fireball is one of my favorite varmint cartridges, mainly due to its accuracy and a small appetite for powder. Hornadys 20-grain Z-MAX is the same as the V-MAX in every way, except the polymer tip is Zombie green instead of Hornady red. 6 Best .300 PRC (Precision Rifle Cartridge) Rifles, Remington .50-70 Rolling Block History: New York's Pick to Arm Its National Guard, .375 H&H Mag. Especially Remington brass. Hornady loads its .17 Hornet Superformance Varmint cartridges with 20-grain V-MAX bullets and 15.5-grain NTX bullets, with a stated muzzle velocity of 3,650 fps for the V-MAX and 3,870 fps for the NTX. One in the chamber and another in the magazine makes it a two-shooter. This is in my opinion an exceptional load as it will not only make small groups but also makes a very good roe deer load and all that at a . While the S.A.A.M.I.-recommended maximum overall cartridge length is 1.680 inches, my Marlin 1894 feeds 1.720-inch-long rounds without a hitch. Dimensional differences between the two cases are so slight that load data for the two are interchangeable. 17 September 2002, 13:14. I will say that the 20s, while attractive for the little stuff, are not always a great choice for predators at these velocities. Unfortunately, our choices have become very sparse, but the V-MAX and the Berger HP both work better than the lighter bullets. They are not the most accurate bullet of the bunch. There were certainly some exceptional groups involved, but the rifle proved more finicky than I anticipated. Today's favorites are the .17 HMR and the .17 Remington. Moving up in powder capacity, the .17 Mach IV was introduced during the 1960s by Las Vegas gunsmith Vern O'Brien, whose custom rifles were on the dainty Sako L46 action. Longer stick propellants can bridge when flowing through purpose-designed .17 caliber powder dispensing equipment, and for this reason I always weigh my charges carefully and inspect the charged cases prior to the bullet seating operation. Give a Gift The other top-sellers are the .17 Mach IV, .17 Rem., .17 Fireball and Hornadys .17 Hornet. But by using a 7-inch drop tube, I managed to coax in 18.5 grains behind the Berger 30-grain and Hornady 35-grain bullets. How does the performance of the .17s compare with .22 caliber varmint cartridges? Give it a shot and see what youve been missing. 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