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| The 17s... |
| In January of 2002, Hornady and Marlin introduced the 17 Hornady Rinfire Magnum, and thus began a new era in pest control. The guns were on 90 day back orders, the ammo, where available sold for up to $18 per box! It was the most significant innovation in shooting sports in decades. It converted the average shooter into a 200 yard surgeon. Wait a minute... had not we been there before? Sure... the 5mm Remington. Anyone? Anyone? Anyone? Yeah, it was a .22WRF case necked down to about an 18 caliber, boasted velocity above 2300 fps. Offered the safety of reduced ricochet and distance approaching a .222 without the noise. It did a number on the squirrels... and the guys who bought it. The gun and ammo died abruptly. Today 5mm ammo sells for around one dollar a shot. And, you cannot forget the 17 Remington. Anybody who tells you this round is no good, or is bad in the wind, or won't shoot straight, or has no killing power, or fouls the barrel badly, NEVER OWNED ONE so ignore them. Speaking from experience is respectable- speaking from ... well, I don't know from where the nay sayers were speaking on this subject, but they were mistaken an best. Consider the recent introduction of the 17 Remington Fireball- this is the 221 fireball necked down to a .17. Reloaders and custom builders did this years ago - it was called the 17 Mach IV. Apparently Remington had to officially re-invent the thing, and take credit for it. And the most significant part is that they just now discovered that it is not the amount of gun powder that determines the round's velocity! Ground braking! Earth shattering! The 17 Remington was said to be plagued with fouling problems. It is not. One needs to simply break in the barrel properly, and clean the thing from time to time. Sure it's a lot to expect in today's fast food blackberry plug and play ipod world. I wonder what is different this time about the projectiles that makes them miraculously not foul the barrel this time around? It's a conspiracy I tell you. They want you to buy! buy! buy! the product, then in order to sell you more product, you are told that the old gun is no good- that there is no future in this cartridge, but on the bright side, there's a new suitable, and slightly improved replacement on the market this fall. Enter the 17 Hornady Mach 2! Two months ago, Hornady announced (did not make front page) that the ammo will continue production for only 5 more years and that's it- pull the plug and scrap your 17HM2 rifles. I own a 17 Remington AR-15 built by John Noveske that I purchased used- He's the only riflesmith other than myself who's work ever fill my gunsafe. The 25" Pacnor super match barrel cleans to a mirror shine with one whip of a bore snake. The rifle retains .5 MOA accuracy for dozens of consecutive shots fired. It vaporizes squirrels before you blink in reaction to the hefty muzzle blast. You actually remember watching the critter blow up before your brain could recognize that the gun had fired- It's almost a temporal paradox. It can be confusing sometimes. Point being- the rifle does not foul, it does not blow around excessively, and it does not burn out the barrel prematurely. And, to date, has not one creature on the receiving end of my .17 has EVER complained about by barrel fouling. |
| Sako, CZ and Cooper and Remington offer rifles today in the 17 Remington chambering. |