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17 centerfire varmint cartridges and my guess is it is destined to become the most popular. 17 Hornet is probably the best balanced of all the. With maximum loads, reloaders can increase the MV of the 20 grain bullet to 3750 fps, or launch a 25 grain bullet at 3200 fps. It drives a conventional 20 grain V-Max bullet at a MV of 3650 fps or an all copper 15.5 grain NTX bullet at 3860 fps. 17 Hornet was introduced in 2013, in the middle of the Obama second term inspired ammo shortage, unfortunate timing.
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It is based on a blown-out, necked-down, sharp shouldered (30-degree) version of the. This little cartridge is small in size and cost, but big in performance. 17 Hornet, designed and introduced by Hornady. The latest of the SAAMI standardized centerfire. As far as I know, Remington is the only major arms manufacturer currently producing. Reloaders can drop the velocity of a 25 grain spitzer bullet to 3750 fps to extend barrel life without an appreciable reduction in field performance. A 25 grain spitzer bullet bucks the wind better than a 20 grain bullet and the lower velocity extends barrel life. Using a 250 yard zero, at 300 yards the drop of the Fireball's 25 grain bullet is only 0.3" greater than the drop of the same bullet fired from the. It drives a 20 grain AccuTip-V bullet at a MV of 4000 fps or a 25 grain JHP bullet at 3850 fps. 17 Fireball ameliorates some of the drawbacks of the bigger. It is quite similar to the earlier wildcat. 221 Fireball case necked down to accept standard. 17 HMR cartridge, Big Green tried again with the introduction of the. Try a 25 grain bullet at about 3750 fps.Īround 2007, no doubt spurred-on by the tremendous commercial success of the rimfire. As with any ultra high velocity cartridge, barrel life can be extended by using less than maximum loads. In addition, reloaders have found that small variations in powder charge can result in large changes in velocity. Choose a clean burning powder when you reload for the.
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17 Remington is that the relatively large amount of powder forced through a tiny hole leaves a lot of powder fouling that must be removed frequently. 378" and the shoulder angle remains 23-degrees. Like its parent case, the rim diameter is. case (with some dimensional changes) necked-down to accept. drives a 20 grain AccuTip-V bullet at a muzzle velocity (MV) of 4250 fps and a 25 grain JHP bullet at a MV of 4040 fps. 17 varmint cartridges introduced by a major manufacturer, and still the fastest, was the. 17 Caliber Centerfire Varmint Cartridges (.17 Remington.