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Bolt Action Repeater. Thumb safety. Red cocking indicator. Press-checkered walnut finished, hardwood Monte Carlo style stock with full pistol grip, tough Mar-Shield finish. Grooved receiver for tip-off scope mount. Includes: 1" scope ring mounts and sling swivel studs. Blue finish. Heavy barrel. Wt: 6 lbs.
Tom R. of C&EJ's Staff has one of these. It initially had a firing pin problem right out of the box and the first box of shells miss-fired 4 out of 5 shots. Our gunsmith John fixed it and Bill King is doing extensive field testing on the gun and cartridge. Four groundhogs dispatched with the little 17. and three shot groups at 85 yards the bullets all touch!
One of the fastest growing segments of the shooting sports is varmint hunting. And for that sport the new .17 caliber is just the ticket! You've been telling me for months that the new .17 caliber was going to be hot . . . and after attending this year's S.H.O.T. Show in Orlando . . and receiving lots of emails from last month's WebBench I know you've been right!
I promised you last month that we would be talking about the hot new .17 caliber stuff that's now hitting the market. Frankly, there's a lot of confusion out there with the .17HMR, the .17 Aguila and the .17 High Standard all being bandied about.
Well, for starters, the .17 Aguila and the .17 High Standard
are the same round. Many of you already know that and that it is essentially
a necked-down .22LR. The .17HMR, on the other hand, is based on the .22
Winchester Magnum. As you can see from the picture to the right, they
are not interchangeable rounds. 
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Single shot, break-open design. Patented automatic hammer
block safety, built-in bolt interlock. Trigger adjustable for overtravel.
Re-cock hammer without having to "break open" the gun. Ample
clearance between grip &
trigger guard. Ambidextrous walnut forend & pistol grip w/finger grooves
& butt cap. Compatibility: G2 frame will accept all Contender barrels
& their corresponding forends (except Herrett forend). It will not
accept old-style grips because of the change in grip angle. Blue or stainless
barrels are readily interchangeable. Now in 17 HRM See Bob in Gun Sales
at our Maryland Store
The .17 Remington is essentially a .223 case necked down to .17 caliber. Factory Remington loads push a 25 grain bullet at 4,064 fps. This makes it one of, if not the, fastest factory produced loads on the market. Reloaders can also tailor loads to their specific needs. Several manufacturers offer bullets ranging between 20 and 30 grains in a variety of configurations. Historical Notes:
The 17 Remington was introduced in 1971 as a new caliber for Remington's 700 Series bolt action rifles. It is the smallest caliber centerfire rifle cartridge offered on a commercial basis to date. The case is based on the 223 Remington necked down to 17 caliber, with the shoulder moved back .087" to lengthen the neck while retaining the same shoulder angle. The 17 Remington is similar to, but not identical with the 17-223 wildcat developed about 1965. Experiment with the 17 caliber rifles go back to 1944 when P.O. Ackley, the well known gunsmith and experimenter, developed the 17 Ackley Bee based on necking down the improved 218 Bee case. There are a number of other 17 caliber wildcat cartridges made by necking down 22 caliber centerfire cases such as the 221 Remington Fireball, 222 Remington, etc. Remington , Ultra Light Arms, Wichita, and Sako offers rifles in this caliber.
General Comments:
The 17 Remington has had a steady, though unspectacular, sales record since its introduction. Its greatest drawback is that its a special purpose cartridge suited almost exclusively for varmint shooting. For the sportsman who wants a rifle only for that purpose, this is not a disadvantage, however those requiring a rifle for both varmint and deer hunting would be better served with some other caliber.
With the 25 grain hollow point bullet loaded by Remington and similar bullets available for handloading by Hornady, the 17 Remington must be rated as a short range varmint cartridge. On the other hand, it has certain advantages such as minimal recoil, ricochet probability, and a very flat trajectory due to the high initial velocity of over 4000 fps. Disadvantages include; rapid barrel fouling, extreme sensitivity to slight charge weight variation and limited component availability. Factory loaded ammunition is available only from Remington.
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