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.17 fireball bullet weight recommendation

I am going to fool around with a factory .17 fireball in a remington varmint rifle. Will the factory twist stabilize a 25gr. V-Max, or am I better off shooting a 20gr V-Max? Real life experience only please...

Thanks in advance,

Tony.
 
My factory Rem 17fb shoots 25g pills as well as the 20's. I am told it's twist will also allow you to shoot 30's accurately. I am slowly narrowing my reloading efforts to one load per caliber and this rifle is soon to be on a strict diet of 25g hp bullets. Oddly, the poi of my 20g Factory loads and the 25g hp reloads are nearly identical at 100y. At 300y, the 25g reloads shoot 5 " higher then the 20's. I shot a medium sized coyote the other day at 165y and she just dropped without a twitch through the ribs and no exit/25g hp. What a deal! This rifle is one my my favorites....I haven't reloaded any 25 Vmax, which is a longer pill as you know.
 
Hey tonyb, I have a factory 17 FB also. Yes the twist rate will work just fine for the 25 vmaxes. I have good luck with them. I have the best luck with xterminator. Good luck:-)
 
I have two Remington factory 17 FBs. Both are 9 twist. I can't get anywhere close to the lands with 20s and the 25s aren't much better but they work. Try jumping .010 with X-Terminator. VV 133 also works good with the 25s in my rifles, accuracy, velocity and splat factor wise. Good Luck and keep it clean.

As an aside, Saubier.com has some good info on the .17FB.

Hog
 
i have a cooper .17fb and for the life of me the 25 vmax would not shoot in this rifle.i discussed this with various members over on SAUBIER and some of the guys had the same problems.mine shoots the 20 vmax with good accuracy but by far the best is the berger 25gn varmint with benchmark shoots these like a laser,splat factor on rabbits is good these also drop foxes on the spot.
 

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