Has anyone had any experience with this .223 round necked down to a .17? If so, what are your likes and dislikes?
That sounds like a 17 Remington.
I have one of those.
I almost loaded some for it today but went with the 7-08 instead.
Very little recoil. Very fast 4000+ fps. Short barrel life. Limited ammo options.
Have you hunted with it by chance?
I bet it'll blow little critters up.
I have not. Just put holes in paper. Little bitty holes.
If I remember correctly "imhnt" has done some coyote hunting with his.
I don't have much input on .17 but I'm really considering re-barreling my Savage to 20 Practical.
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I've got a 17 Rem and to those that say barrel life is short have you shot out a barrel or is this what you heard from your buddies? I have 1345 rounds down a CZ 527 tube and can hit pennies at 100 yards all day long.
17-223 IS NOT a 17 Remington! 17 Remington is the 222 Mag necked down with shoulder bumped back.
If it were me I would make a straight 17 Remington or a 17-204 which is about the same as the 17 Rem for the most part. The 17 Rem is a heck of a little round IF and only IF you reload! factory rounds suck! you need to get good bullets to hunt yotes and cats and you will not be able to find these bullets in any store around here! I know back when all the folks that said the 17 Remington was a bad round were when Remington was making the barrels and well they couldn't make a 17 Rem barrel that would not foul up and accuracy go to shat, if you want a 17 caliber barrel get a custom and do yourself a favor make sure it's a hand lapped barrel and 1-9 twist so you can shoot the heavier than 25gr bullets. The 20gr V-Max will put a p-dog 4-5 feet in the air and make jackrabbits explode! the 27.5gr. Hammett bullets will drop a yote so fast it's not funny and you can see the bullets hit. If you want some good solid information on the small rounds from people that know what they are talking about take a look at the link. Later,
Kirk
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17-223 IS NOT a 17 Remington! 17 Remington is the 222 Mag necked down with shoulder bumped back.
If it were me I would make a straight 17 Remington or a 17-204 which is about the same as the 17 Rem for the most part. The 17 Rem is a heck of a little round IF and only IF you reload! factory rounds suck! you need to get good bullets to hunt yotes and cats and you will not be able to find these bullets in any store around here! I know back when all the folks that said the 17 Remington was a bad round were when Remington was making the barrels and well they couldn't make a 17 Rem barrel that would not foul up and accuracy go to shat, if you want a 17 caliber barrel get a custom and do yourself a favor make sure it's a hand lapped barrel and 1-9 twist so you can shoot the heavier than 25gr bullets. The 20gr V-Max will put a p-dog 4-5 feet in the air and make jackrabbits explode! the 27.5gr. Hammett bullets will drop a yote so fast it's not funny and you can see the bullets hit. If you want some good solid information on the small rounds from people that know what they are talking about take a look at the link. Later,
Kirk
http://www.saubier.com/forum.html
