17 remington loads needed

[Austin]

Iv got a 17rem in the works and need load data for a berger 37gr BTHP and any others 25grs or over.its a 1:6 twist so will it stablize the lighter ones or do they need a 1:7,8,9,10 twist.

 

[smackumdown]

alot of people have been having trouble with the 37 gr and just checked bergers website and they arent listing them
a 1.6 twist seems quite fast for 25s but should stabalise the 30s 1in 9 is more the norm
if you havent already check out www.saubier.com loads of people with small cals
also www.reloadersnest.com has some loads for 20/25/30s

 

[garyw]

AUSTIN;go easy on the increments of powder with the 17 with just .2 grain increase the pressure goes nuclear with the tiny cartridge as i found out last year with 2 blow ups in my TIKKA
its no fun picking bits of the plastic bolt shroud out of your face and hammering the case out of the barrel.any way as many folks on this forum will tell you its a great round to shoot.let us know what choice of gun/stock etc you decide on.
garyw.