.17 HMR Question - Wouldn't it make a great 1911 calibre?

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Good afternoon,

.22 LR rim fire handguns are fun and cheap to shoot, but not exactly accurate guns.

I think .17 HMR would make for a terrific 1911 handgun. It would offer much better accuracy than a .22 LR handgun, and still be very cheap to shoot.

So, the question goes out to the Wolverine SUppliers & guys who know their guns.... why are there no .17 HMR 1911 handguns? Is semi auto feeding of .17 HMR a problem?
 
There are many here who won't shoot the 17HMR from a rifle because they can load 22hornet/222/223/222mag etc for the same or cheaper. Not hard to load the common 1911 cartridges cheaper either. While a few might enjoy the 17HMR out of a 1911, I don't think they would sell well if available.
 
Where on earth did you get the idea that .22 handguns are not accurate? They are every bit as accurate as any equivalent style/action center fire hand gun. If you have not had that sort of result then you clearly just have not shot a decent rimfire handgun yet.

Given the cost of .17HMR I'd rather shoot a center fire proper pistol caliber. So if someone made an .17 handgun I sure would not be a customer.

It's also would only good for punching paper. If used on most steel handgun targets the .17 even from a handgun would be too fast and would leave craters or holes in the surface of the steel targets.
 
Yes they are fun and cheap to shoot. the .22 rimfire is also chambered in some of the most accurate guns anywhere.
Used among other things in Olympic competition.

.17 HMR would not make a terrific 1911 handgun. it would not offer better accuracy, and would be more costly than .22 LR

There are none offered, because there would not be sufficient demand to make it worthwhile building it.

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YouAreInOilCountry said:
Good afternoon,

.22 LR rim fire handguns are fun and cheap to shoot, but not exactly accurate guns.

I think .17 HMR would make for a terrific 1911 handgun. It would offer much better accuracy than a .22 LR handgun, and still be very cheap to shoot.

So, the question goes out to the Wolverine SUppliers & guys who know their guns.... why are there no .17 HMR 1911 handguns? Is semi auto feeding of .17 HMR a problem?
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I think it's for the same reason you don't see .17 semi auto rifles. There was a company in the US that made a semi-auto pistol, but when it kept blowing up in people's hands they stopped making it for some reason. Look up excel arms, there are some disappointing videos out there.
 
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As mentioned above the cartridge is notorious for blowing up in semi's (heck there's even case ruptures in bolt actions).
And really look at the offerings in pistols and tell us how many bottleneck cartridges you find.
 
Hmmm. It'd be a fun round to have as an over/under rifle instead of a .22. Say, .300 win mag on top, and 17 hmr below. All settled in and waiting for my record breaking bullwinkle to strut by, when lo, what's this I hear? A noisy red squirrel protesting my existence in that tree 187 yards over there? Not for long! :evil:
 
kodiakjack said:
Hmmm. It'd be a fun round to have as an over/under rifle instead of a .22. Say, .300 win mag on top, and 17 hmr below. All settled in and waiting for my record breaking bullwinkle to strut by, when lo, what's this I hear? A noisy red squirrel protesting my existence in that tree 187 yards over there? Not for long! :evil:
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Now THAT sort of combo I could see as a nice application for the zippy lil' .17
 
BCRider said:
Where on earth did you get the idea that .22 handguns are not accurate? They are every bit as accurate as any equivalent style/action center fire hand gun. If you have not had that sort of result then you clearly just have not shot a decent rimfire handgun yet.

Given the cost of .17HMR I'd rather shoot a center fire proper pistol caliber. So if someone made an .17 handgun I sure would not be a customer.

It's also would only good for punching paper. If used on most steel handgun targets the .17 even from a handgun would be too fast and would leave craters or holes in the surface of the steel targets.
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X2. Maybe he's never heard of a S&W Model 41, Browning Medalist or a Pardini etc. What caliber do you think they shoot in the Olympics? I'll give you a hint... .22 LR.
 
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