New rimfire cartridge coming...
- Thread starter lone-wolf
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handofzeus
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
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- Trout Creekish Ontario.
Good Point!!! I must know more!
Looks like theyre hyping it up so it flies off the shelves as soon as its released: They make tons of money right off the bat even if its pure s**t! Seems unneccesary given you can simply upgrade to a bigger cartridge if your current setup is not working, I'd hate to see it become like all the short mags that showed up 10 years ago then fell off the face of the earth leaving owners with overpriced guns chambered in oddball cartridges. It better be a kickass bottleneck cartridge that lives up to all their marketing hype.
To be that flat a shooter, is it likely to fire a round heavier than 30-35 gr.? Even then, how much juice would it have to have behind it? Sounds like a .204 (as Jeepguy guessed) with maybe some new over-sized case/charge...? At the "speed" the new 17 Hornet is coming to market (or not coming to market) with 2 of the biggest names behind it..Hornady and Savage...I don't have much faith that this new "game changer" will on the shelves any time soon. Also, Winchester and "precision rimfire" aren't 2 words I ever expect to hear in the same sentence, so I wonder about any accuracy claims. Another thought.. 17HMR is about $15 a box, so add 15% and that's $17.25. People complain that premium .22WMR and .17HMR is knocking on the door of centerfire ammo costs, so I'd be curious to see what "niche" this fills. I've had my fill of rifles that shoot obscure ammo, so longevity would be real concern. Very interested in hearing more about this..in spite of my reservations and scattered thoughts. 
hometownhero
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
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- Toon Town, Sk
To be that flat a shooter, is it likely to fire a round heavier than 30-35 gr.? Even then, how much juice would it have to have behind it? Sounds like a .204 (as Jeepguy guessed) with maybe some new over-sized case/charge...? At the "speed" the new 17 Hornet is coming to market (or not coming to market) with 2 of the biggest names behind it..Hornady and Savage...I don't have much faith that this new "game changer" will on the shelves any time soon. Also, Winchester and "precision rimfire" aren't 2 words I ever expect to hear in the same sentence, so I wonder about any accuracy claims. Another thought.. 17HMR is about $15 a box, so add 15% and that's $17.25. People complain that premium .22WMR and .17HMR is knocking on the door of centerfire ammo costs, so I'd be curious to see what "niche" this fills. I've had my fill of rifles that shoot obscure ammo, so longevity would be real concern. Very interested in hearing more about this..in spite of my reservations and scattered thoughts.
The 17hormet is already in the market. I am waiting for the cz rifles to get here instead of the savages we have now.
antiqueguy
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
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- windsor ontario
the .17 hornet has been around since the 50's i dont think it was ever factory producted through
hometownhero
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Toon Town, Sk
Not the hornady hornet. That is just out this year. factory ammo and factory guns.
No one I have talked to even knew about the 17ai hornet. So this is all new to most people.
Is Red Jacket producing yet another game changer?
I'm guessing a .20 cal in a proprietary case.
Within 10% of the most premium rimfire ammo will price it right about the point where it's cheaper to reload a small centerfire (with some time figured in), than purchasing this hot new round.
It's still good to see a new rimfire product come to market. The worst that can happen is it's actually successful!
I'm guessing a .20 cal in a proprietary case.
Within 10% of the most premium rimfire ammo will price it right about the point where it's cheaper to reload a small centerfire (with some time figured in), than purchasing this hot new round.
It's still good to see a new rimfire product come to market. The worst that can happen is it's actually successful!
The rifles are in Canada? I saw ammo on the shelf as early as August if memory serves (really remote, northern shop too) but was told at the time that they couldn't even place an order for the rifle from Savage. No dealer I'm aware of stocks them here but then again...I'm probably not buying one anyway.
hometownhero
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Toon Town, Sk
The rifles are in Canada? I saw ammo on the shelf as early as August if memory serves (really remote, northern shop too) but was told at the time that they couldn't even place an order for the rifle from Savage. No dealer I'm aware of stocks them here but then again...I'm probably not buying one anyway.
Cabelas has had the savage model 25's for a few months now. Cz's are suppose to be released in January 2013
- Location
- chilliwack BC.
subbed. powerful and cheap rimfire in Canada is a really good thing!
But we need guns that shoot it well, work well, are cheap and are plentiful.
But we need guns that shoot it well, work well, are cheap and are plentiful.
