.17 hornet

The Savage 25's will be awhile in 17 Hornet... there is a high demand in the »USA and they are not even shipping yet... I am waiting on the reamers for 17 Hornet... we are chambering two H&R Sportster 17 HMR's to 17 Hornet and fitting the barrels to SB2 frames... we are really looking forward to shooting this round.
 
The 17's are a fun caliber. Saubier.com is a good place to go for small caliber info and discussion.
 
mackillan said:
I would love a SAKO varmint stainless in 17HH. I would prefer a 17 fireball but it appears that one is disappearing.
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Agreed. How difficult will it be to convert a .17 Hornet into a 17 fireball? Would a Savage 25 made for the hornet be capable of feeding through 17 fireball cartridges?

From what I've read 25 & 30 grain bullets are ideal for coyotes, and the the 17 hornet doesn't move those weights anywhere near as fast as a 17 fireball or 17 Remington can.
 
That's a good idea. I think you would just have to get someone to ream out the chamber. Not sure if the mag would work though. My Cooper is a single shot and I don't mind it one bit. I've only used the 20gr V-Max and it worked well on a coyote. If you want to shoot the heavier ones you might want to look at a 17 Remington. I don't have any experience with them though.
 
I'm very interested in this caliber, but the Savage rifles chambered in .17Hornet look like their 93 rimfires with a different ejection port. That's fine, but the price is very non-rimfire-like! Make it a $400 rifle and I'll be first on the list.
 
WhelenFan said:
Agreed. How difficult will it be to convert a .17 Hornet into a 17 fireball? Would a Savage 25 made for the hornet be capable of feeding through 17 fireball cartridges?

From what I've read 25 & 30 grain bullets are ideal for coyotes, and the the 17 hornet doesn't move those weights anywhere near as fast as a 17 fireball or 17 Remington can.
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WF
The fireball and hornet are different cases, one is not feeding into the other unless you re cut the chamber. FS
 
I've got a savage 25 in 17 hornet on order, was told they're expected around May. My only beef: ONLY HORNADY DIES. I hate hornady dies....
 
mwjones said:
I've got a savage 25 in 17 hornet on order, was told they're expected around May. My only beef: ONLY HORNADY DIES. I hate hornady dies....
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SO what is the reason for the hate on for Hornady dies ??? just wondering ?? I gota couple sets and they seem to work fine for me !!
 
I don't really HATE them I guess....just more bits and bobs, minorly more inconvenient to use. Oh, and the price tag. I have to reload another 2 full boxes to recoup the cost :)
 
KDX said:
Doesn't LEE make dies if you send in a few brass?
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Two fire-formed casings and a pair of bullets, plus about $75 S&H included, and you get a collet die set for that specific rifle in about two months.

I don't know if they also make a full-length sizer as well... they should, but I was only looking at the collets for my Mosin earlier.
 
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