Looking for a new 17 HMR, lets get some opinions!

I've got one in a Marlin. The accuracy is amazing but it is the low dollar choice. Done a lot of the mods talked about at RimFire Central. Lighten and smooth the trigger, bedded the barrel, cut down one mag so it didn't hang out the bottom of the gun. Used it a lot killing beavers, I highly recommend head shots on anything that big. Any LONG range, rim fire work, this is still my go to tool.

This gun was already the most accurate rimfire I ever owned, right from the factory. That was the motivation to "just see what this will do". EVERYONE was posting and talking about them when they first came out, and the funny thing was, it was all true and it really is flat as a laser out to 100 yards and more. Most of the mechanicals in the bolt and trigger mechanism is all the same as their 22 LR actions so there was/is years and years of tried and true mod that have been proven over YEARS of DIY three thumb gun smithing and most of them are not really very hard to accomplish.
 
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I too am trying to find a CZ457 varmint in 17HMR.
I have several savages, sold most of em. I kept my A17. It chews any ammo and is excellent for a semiautomatic accuracy wise. Not near a bolt gun, but fun for what I use it.
I think both of us need to find CZ.
Cheers and good luck
 
Canadiankeeper said:
I have found a CZ 457 Varmint MTR MATCH in 17 hmr.

Might be the one, for a cool price of 1200... The line of "this model guarantees just 15 mm groups at a distance of 50 m. " Is what really gets me!
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It's with the .22LR that CZ offers assurances on performance at 50 meters. The .22LR MTR has a "CZ match" chamber and can use match quality ammo to meet the goal.

While not commenting on the achievable performance, the .17HMR has no "match" chamber and there is no .17HMR match quality ammo.
 
I have had Savage 93-17's in a few variations over the years. From the plastic stock, pencil barrels to the laminate skeleton stocks in stainless.
They were all as accurate as I could want.
Now I am shooting a Ruger American Target. Nice laminate stock and stainless barrel with the thread protector.
Love it to death. As accurate as anything else I have shot. The best part are the Ruger rotary magazines for ease and speed of loading them.
The 15 round magazine is just the best.
 
My 17 hmr is a CZ 455 varmint. Absolutely love the CZ, its accurate and smooth. I like my 457 MTR 22lr as well, just as smooth and the 60 deg throw is nice.
The T1X would be a good one to look at as well, I've had nothing but good luck with my Tikka centerfires.
 
i’ve had a 452 and a savage. both shot great. the cz is a better quality. i sold them both because i didnt care for the cartridge.

gopher patch is about the only use i found and it was good at that. but 22 semis fit the bill with more fun.
 
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