Yikes, if the A17 ammo doesn't work in my A17, I'll shoot it in my CZ453 Varmint. I've had pretty good success with my A17, but it isn't perfect. It's reasonably accurate, 1 1/4" 5 shot groups at 100 yards, but the trigger is heavy, and some times it doesn't feed a new round. The aftermarket high capacity 25 round mags are great though. Feeds better than the factory mag, and are much easier to load as they have a thumb lever for the mag follower to allow you to just drop the round in. It's got a design that Ruger should have used for their 10/22's in that you remove a rear cover just by pressing in a round button, and the bolt comes out the rear, making cleaning very easy.