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03-11-2013, 09:22 PM
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is there still a craze for the 17 hmr?
hey is there still the craze for the 17hmr??? i packd it in and went to a easy-on-the barrel rifle to handload for . money was a thought too.
i heard winchester is coming out with a new rimfire.......?
just wondering ,i did some amazing shots with a 17 at the time,taught me alot, but .... you know moved on i guess.
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03-11-2013, 09:26 PM
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From what I have seen the sheeple are going nuts over the new 17 Win. however the 17HMR is still very popular.
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03-11-2013, 09:33 PM
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Even though I handload for .223, I still prefer shooting gophers with my .17 hmr. Would like to learn more about that 17 wsm that just came out, but I think it will take the back seat, at least until it catches on and is chambered in more rifles.
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03-11-2013, 09:35 PM
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whoa thats new to me ,whats the 17 win and wsm????
winchester sure knows their ship hey??? it seems in the manuals their always up against remington traditionally and usually smoke em ,but remington has never gone for broke? wtf?
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03-11-2013, 09:44 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by wolf308
whoa thats new to me ,whats the 17 win and wsm????
winchester sure knows their ship hey??? it seems in the manuals their always up against remington traditionally and usually smoke em ,but remington has never gone for broke? wtf?
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I mis-spoke it is called 17wsm.
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03-11-2013, 09:45 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by wolf308
whoa thats new to me ,whats the 17 win and wsm????
winchester sure knows their ship hey??? it seems in the manuals their always up against remington traditionally and usually smoke em ,but remington has never gone for broke? wtf?
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They are the same cartridge, the 17 winchester super mag (I think) is the newest rimfire round by winchester. supposed to launch a 25 gr bullet at 3000 fps if I recall.
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03-11-2013, 10:22 PM
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17 hmr
I don't plan on parting with the 17 any time soon..... Unless gophers become extinct!
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03-11-2013, 11:00 PM
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Originally Posted by wolf308
hey is there still the craze for the 17hmr??? i packd it in and went to a easy-on-the barrel rifle to handload for . money was a thought too.
i heard winchester is coming out with a new rimfire.......?
just wondering ,i did some amazing shots with a 17 at the time,taught me alot, but .... you know moved on i guess.
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If they made a nice, accurate semi auto, I'd buy one. Not much it can do compared to a 223, might save a little, not much on ammo. 22lr still rules for cost though. Been thinking about a 9mm for dirt rats lately...........
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03-11-2013, 11:03 PM
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I still love my .17HMR - it shoots like lasers!
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03-12-2013, 03:37 AM
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I wont be parting with my 17hmr's. I will.....be adding a 17wsm though. Bring on the gopher patch!!
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03-12-2013, 07:23 AM
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hey just looked up on the web about that 17 wsm, and watched a vidoe of a guy testing out the proto type ammo for it in a really nice single shot win model 1888 lever gun or something. anyhow wow this looks like an awesome little round,a hmr on steroids.
20 gr at 3000 fps or a 25 at 2600 .
looks like winchester did it again......too early to tell but it seems like it will take off.
price of the shells though....... so easy to shoot them 17s off in a hurry.
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03-12-2013, 07:28 AM
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that gun is a 1885 model with 24" hex barrell and of course nice wood. wow looks super cool,getting that burning feeling.....lol, its 1500 bux though on winchesters site , probably wont get any up her for a while.
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03-12-2013, 09:53 AM
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The .17wsm in the Savage Bmag rifle will be $349.....
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I still love my .17HMR - it shoots like lasers!
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03-12-2013, 10:30 AM
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.17 cal 20gr on a .27 nail gun blank... They are getting really creative these days aren't they.
Where's my damn .17-.50BMG...
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03-12-2013, 10:34 AM
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The .17wsm in the Savage Bmag rifle will be $349.....
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Hey ABB:
You going to give one a test drive?
Or do you already have one broken in? 
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03-12-2013, 10:40 AM
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The .17wsm in the Savage Bmag rifle will be $349.....
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Just curious where you priced this and did you get any kind of lead time on these new rifles?
I think I may be adding one to my collection.
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03-12-2013, 11:26 AM
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Originally Posted by sikwhiskey
If they made a nice, accurate semi auto, I'd buy one. Not much it can do compared to a 223, might save a little, not much on ammo. 22lr still rules for cost though. Been thinking about a 9mm for dirt rats lately...........
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Volquartsen is working on prototypes, engineering and testing for a semi-auto chambered in 17 Win super mag.
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03-12-2013, 11:45 AM
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If I were to go out and buy a gun today it would be chambered in 17HMR. Something in a bolt with a heavy barrel. Lately I have been lusting after the Savage with the Boyd's Evo stock, and stainless spiral flutted barrel. It would compliment my 22 very nicely.
I've seen the job the 17 does on gophers and I want in on that fun!
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03-12-2013, 11:54 AM
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The .17wsm in the Savage Bmag rifle will be $349.....
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This will be interesting. I'm wondering if anyone else might manufacture a version in the near future. The ballistics chart in Field and Stream impressed me.
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03-12-2013, 04:46 PM
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I had a call asking if I could rechamber an HMR to the new WSM round (I have not seen a chamber print). I told him to keep an eye on the pigs at a nearby farm and, when one of them takes flight, give me a call. Not one of the projects that interests me! Leeper
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03-12-2013, 05:06 PM
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At any rate, any of those .17 cal rifles in rimfire or centerfire make one heck of a mess. Depending on where you hit them, you can make 'em do wicked flips in the air It's the simple things in life...
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03-12-2013, 06:49 PM
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Crazy stuff hey!! I think I'd rather get a .17 Hornet a tad faster yet reloadable
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03-12-2013, 07:13 PM
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Crazy stuff hey!! I think I'd rather get a .17 Hornet a tad faster yet reloadable
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Or get a 204 Ruger
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03-12-2013, 07:14 PM
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I have bought many different calibers of rifles in the last five years and my CZ 453 17 hmr has had the biggest bang for the buck! Its just a plain fun.
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03-15-2013, 09:13 PM
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Threw a Vortex Crossfire II 6x18-44mm on one of my 17hmrs.. Its just sitting on top..havent tightened it down yet. Paint job for the stock is next. This scope will pick nose hairs on a Gopher, lol... This spring is going to bee Misty. Excuse the mess...
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With current powder and ammo shortages I predict getting a 17wsm and finding ammo for it will be at least 100 times worse than things were when the 17hmr came out.....some of you may remember that....
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