17 rem fireball.... best powder ?

[Hatfield]

Anyone have a good powder/ primer combination for 25 grain. I use VV N-133 in my 6ppc and was thinking of trying it in the 17 fireball.
any suggestions?

 

[17cal Fan]

Anyone have a good powder/ primer combination for 25 grain. I use VV N-133 in my 6ppc and was thinking of trying it in the 17 fireball.
any suggestions?

I like IMR 8208 in the 17 Fireball pushing 20gr Noslers for PD's. Wanted to run 25gr bullets for coyotes but didn't want to use up the 8208 so I used H335 and it works very well lit with CCI 450. Didn't try the 8208 on the 25 grainers but it likely would work well there too.

 

[Prose]

H4198. Rel 7. H335

 

[S&sprecisionTx]

Vv130

H4198

 

[20 TAC]

I'm using H4198 with 20 grain V Max. Would be very curious how your 133 would work. Burn rate appears to be close to H335, faster than 8208 (which I've heard good things about in the 17 Fireball), and slower burn than the H4198. Please let us know if you try it.

 

[Flatlands_Outdoors]

Benchmark works good in mine

 

[450BM]

IMR 8208 works great with 20gr & 25gr VMAX’s, 20gr Dogtowns and the Hornady 25gr HP (now discontinued…:-( ) in my Rem 700.

 

[bowfisher]

Exterminator works for me. 25gr Vmax

 

[ArtinNC]

I use 18. grs of H335 with 25 gr bullets , Rem BR primers.

 

[longbow]

17.0 gr Vet 133 for MK-4. my load for last 20+ years

 

[coyote222]

I like IMR 8208 in the 17 Fireball pushing 20gr Noslers for PD's. Wanted to run 25gr bullets for coyotes but didn't want to use up the 8208 so I used H335 and it works very well lit with CCI 450. Didn't try the 8208 on the 25 grainers but it likely would work well there too.

I was thinking of using my 17 FB with 25 gr Bergers, but I was concerned that I might get too many runners. How has that combination worked for you?

 

[snert]

H335

 

[17cal Fan]

I was thinking of using my 17 FB with 25 gr Bergers, but I was concerned that I might get too many runners. How has that combination worked for you?

I only carried it on a few trips and honestly don't remember. I know I killed 3 or 4 coyotes with it but wasn't happy with the weight of the gun so I built a light weight 221 FB for my night ventures.

 

[boltfluter]

I was thinking of using my 17 FB with 25 gr Bergers, but I was concerned that I might get too many runners. How has that combination worked for you?

In my .17 Rem I had poor luck with any 25 grain bullet, but the 30 grain Berger was like a lightning bolt. Bang, flop and no exit. They should bring the 30 grain Berger back.
Paul

 

[STS]

I'm about half way through my second .17 Mach IV barrel, and right at 6500 rounds through them. The vast majority of it has been with N-133. It's an excellent powder for those two cartridges.

 

[Frankm]

CFE BLK in my 221 FB shoots bugholes and “screams” velocity wise with both 40-50 gr bullets.

Temp stability since it’s a ball May not be as good as some but for zero to 300 yds doesn’t matter much!!

Try it and see

 

[AP2020]

IMR8208-XBR is very temperature insensitive.

 

[Funsun]

This works for me

 

[20 TAC]

This works for me

I believe that’s the exact powder and charge I’m running on a 20 V Max. Very accurate.

 

[17VLD]

Gotta love a 17 caliber #1 that shoots that well !

Matt