Is there going to be a 10/17HMR

[gollum257]

I don't follow the rimfire seen much but has anybody heard if they are comming out with a 10/17HMR? in the near future? Would appreciate ant news or rumors I would like to get one if I can.Tx.gollum

 

[cyclone]

Aside from the kits?

 

[linzeiisdad]

Apparantly they almost did once before, but discontinued it for whatever reason before it was released.

ht tp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruger_10/17

If they brought it back I'd buy one!

 

[gibbs]

Remington also offered their model 597 in .17HMR although I have recently read somewhere it has been discontinued due to "problems". There may still be some on shelves somewhere, which would be much cheaper and easier than aquiring a 10/22 mag and converting it, but beware of why the 10/17 and the 597/17 are not available which is they tend to blow up from time to time....I believe the 597 is still available in .22WMR though.

 

[Covey Ridge]

I have heard that Ruger could not get their's to work and let it die on the vine. Remington had lots of problems with the 597. I have not heard of an official reason why they discontined it especially since an auto .17 seem in demand. I would not buy a 597 17 no matter how cheap.

 

[linzeiisdad]

Remington also offered their model 597 in .17HMR although I have recently read somewhere it has been discontinued due to "problems". There may still be some on shelves somewhere, which would be much cheaper and easier than aquiring a 10/22 mag and converting it, but beware of why the 10/17 and the 597/17 are not available which is they tend to blow up from time to time....I believe the 597 is still available in .22WMR though.

Allow me to rephrase...I'd buy one when all the bugs are worked out.

 

[saskgunowner101]

It seems to me I read something along those lines...the pressure curve being different, causing grief in the 597/17. I could be wrong though, it happened once.

 

[#1bcshooter]

17hmr 597's do blow up .I watched it happen twice in person

 

[highspeedlowdrag]

I've been thinking about picking up a new rimfire and still haven't decided on one in .22 lr or 17 hmr. From all of the reading I've done, it seems that the 17 hmr is a little harder on semis than it is on bolt actions - resulting generally in more failures...

hsld.

 

[Silverado]

I believe the issues with the 597 were fail to feed and fire out of battery related

 

[Covey Ridge]

I believe the issues with the 597 were fail to feed and fire out of battery related

No it was a little more serious. Bolts and clips often broke upon firing. Ammo split etc. I know of at least one person slightly injured. I would not go as far as to say they blew up.

 

[hutchster]

isn't there a company named magnum research or something that produces a 10/22 specially converted to 17hmr, from the ground up?
oops, just checked out their site and they aren't based off the 10/22, but still is a semi-auto 17 hmr..