Was just curious if anyone has shot a 17 hornet. I have read amazing things about them and was thinking about purchasing one... Have been wanting to get a small centerfire rifle that i can reload for that would be good on anything from small game to varmints... kind of a utility gun... On another site someone had recommended a 22 hornet to me, because i could legally hunt deer with it. I am not looking for a deer rifle and I have much better guns that can handle deer size game so thats not what I am looking for. just something very accurate and fun to shoot that can take a wide variety of game... had been thinking 17hmr but with the gun scare going on right now finding ammo is hard so I was just looking to get something i might find brass for to reload.... Thanks for your time
Haven't been around the 17 Hornet yet, but the old 17 Rem would work good for your description I bet. The only concern I would have on reloading the 17 Hornet would be how hard the brass might be to work with. I've heard the 22 Hornet is a pain in the buns to load for, but I've never done it.
I just picked up my ruger 77/17 .17 hornet today. Hope to get scope mounted and get it to the range this weekend. I'll post up pics later. I hope it's a legitimate 300 yd prarie poodle killer. I have 150 test rds loaded all made with Winchester .22 hornet brass necked down. With three different bullets and 5 different powders. And varying seat depths. I got mine from Henry's in Yukon. Last I asked he also had a savage. Mine will be used primarily for prarie dogs but I might also use it as a walking coyote rifle but I doubt it. I like the fac it uses less powder than a .17 rem so barrel fouling should be less. And the fact the rotary ruger mags for a hornet will work is a plus also.
That sounds really cool. I bet that is a screaming little .17
