New Rimfire Cartridge - .21 Sharps

[.22LRGUY]

Very interesting. I'm mindful of the Winchester 22 I had chambered in "22 WINCHESTER AUTO". A 22 rimfire bullet that fit into the case/not the same diameter as it like 22LR

 

[sillymike]

I would be shooting a 17 wsm rifle now, if there was any ammo available in Canada, but I don't see that changing anytime soon. I built up a Rimx with the intention to rebarel to a 17wsm, but at the time couldn't find a barrel in Canada, much less any ammo, so have gone on to other pastures for now.

I will be following this new cartridge and see if it gets any traction and availability.

Would it be easier to get something in 17 Hornet and roll your own?
(It's just one more set of dies)

 

[Janeau]

Myself..I don’t see any use for this round. There is enough choice in rimfire to make this new round not attractive. It’s dead on arrival.

 

[wallz]

Would it be easier to get something in 17 Hornet and roll your own?
(It's just one more set of dies)

It was more the action that it was in. Same action for 22lr, 22wmr, 17 hmr, 17wsm. Just barrel, bolt face, and magazine change up, for different calibers. 5 minute swap to shoot the different ones.

 

[sillymike]

That make sense!
- Often wished I had more $ than brain... and rebarrel something in 17 Squirrel... it's such a cute little thing!

 

[Evanguy]

That make sense!
- Often wished I had more $ than brain... and rebarrel something in 17 Squirrel... it's such a cute little thing!

Damn. Now I want one of those lol. I'd shoot pine martins in the chicken coop with it.

 

[MilitaryCollectorMark]

That make sense!
- Often wished I had more $ than brain... and rebarrel something in 17 Squirrel... it's such a cute little thing!

Interesting...

 

[Thirsty_Fox]

I would be shooting a 17 wsm rifle now, if there was any ammo available in Canada, but I don't see that changing anytime soon. I built up a Rimx with the intention to rebarel to a 17wsm, but at the time couldn't find a barrel in Canada, much less any ammo, so have gone on to other pastures for now.

I will be following this new cartridge and see if it gets any traction and availability.

I would be, too. 17 WSM is an accurate and powerful round, and combined with the semi-auto Savage A17 WSM and 20-round Butler Creek mags, which is what was announced 1.5 years ago but I have yet to see any production available anywhere, would be the perfect predator control rifle (namely coyotes).

I hope it does eventually get into production. I'm not sure if the holdup is getting it to work reliably, which gets harder the more powerful rimfire rounds are.

And I have yet to see any 17 WSM rounds available anywhere yet. Even HMR is a bit hard to find around here sometimes.