.17 Centerfire Choices

[Mike6158]

Old thread, time to update it. If you were building a .17 centerfire today which one would you build? What dies would you use because those aren't exactly on every shelf?

.17 Remington
.17 Hornet
.17 Fireball
.17 Mach IV

Not commercially available according to AI formerly known as a "search engine"

Wildcat (custom-made)

• .17 Javelina: A custom cartridge that is part of the wildcat offerings.
• .17-222: Another custom cartridge, based on the .222 Remington case.
• .17 PPC: A custom cartridge with a custom design.
• .17 Ackley Bee: A custom cartridge developed by P.O. Ackley.
• .17 Jet: A custom cartridge with a specific design.
• .17 Squirrel: A custom cartridge with a custom name.
• .17 Tactical: A custom cartridge that has been developed.

 

[Mark M.]

17 Ackley Hornet

 

[dbingen]

Ditto on the 17AH. I built one on a CZ527 with a 3-groove, 1:9 twist PacNor barrel. The load for this uses 11 grains of IMR 4227. I bought 8 pounds of powder initially. It’s almost all gone and it’s still a 1/2 moa shooter. That’s about 5,000 rounds.

 

[1mil]

Having owned most all of the 17 CF,'s I'm most in love with the sweet 17 Hornet (the Hornady version). And the factory chambered rifle maybe not yet mentioned here is the Anschutz 1771. Just a brilliant combination. Enjoy your choice.