17 Remington 223 parent brass.

[tcharterfarming76]

I used to have a 17 remington. 223 parent case. 4000 FPS at mussel or so. It was stolen. Years ago now. I still have a small amount of ammo for it. Does any one have an opinion on this type of rifle? thinking Of getting another one. Thank you for any thoughts.

 

[sgtsmmiii]

Great little varmint round. I have shot 2 coyotes with my .17 and both were drop right there. Mine is the Remington factory LVSF that I put in a McMillan stock. I used IMR 4320 which I believe has been discontinued.

 

[Newbie2020]

What grain bullet do you recommend for this?

 

[fdkay]

best answer would be to buy a Howa in .223 and rebarrel it for .17
They have both a mini-action and a regular short action.
It really depends. Is this something you would actually use?
There are a couple of companies doing the savage treatment for Howa (barrel nut).
Nothing will be cheap as it doesn't appear to be a factory option anywhere.

 

[Newbie2020]

I like a sexy 4,000 fps laser as much as the next guy. Would the 17Rem be considered overbore?

 

[IowaGeologist]

I like a sexy 4,000 fps laser as much as the next guy. Would the 17Rem be considered overbore?

I'd consider it overbore. Maybe there's a more precise definition I'm not aware of, but I have no problem calling it so. They also build up copper really quickly, so you'll be cleaning with a CU remover quite often. Barrel life is around 800-1250 from what I've read.

Really fun round though. I have a 70's Rem 700 BDL that was passed down to me that I really need to get out more often and finally dial in a load for. Also will be interesting to see what my chrono says the 20 gr vmax are going.

 

[sgtsmmiii]

What grain bullet do you recommend for this?

I've always used the Hornady 25 grain HP - haven't used the 20 or 25 grain Vmax's yet. If I remember correctly - my velocity was 3875-ish - it was more accurate at this velocity than the 4000 fps level. My barrel is a 22" if I recall correctly.

My barrel doesn't have a too big an issue with copper fouling - powder fouling seems to be a bigger PITA. Supposedly, the CFE223 powder ( which reduces copper fouling ) is the current way to fly in the .17 Rem.

 

[tcharterfarming76]

best answer would be to buy a Howa in .223 and rebarrel it for .17
They have both a mini-action and a regular short action.
It really depends. Is this something you would actually use?
There are a couple of companies doing the savage treatment for Howa (barrel nut).
Nothing will be cheap as it doesn't appear to be a factory option anywhere.

Looks like I have a little research to do. I used the heck out of it before it was stolen. I’m currently using a rem700 .223 28 inch bull, thing is cumbersome. Like to wack about 10 inches off of the barrel. I guess I could rebarrel that. spending too much is going to be an issue.

 

[cooper_257]

I personally like the smaller 17 Ackley hornet way better than the 17 rem. in the 17 Ackley hornet you can push a 20 gr v max to 3800 with way less powder and noise and the barrel life is way better. the bc of 17 cal bullets sucks so if you want a higher velocity flatter shooting options look at the 20 practical. 20 call bullets have quite a bit better bc and still can be pushed fast out of a 223 case.

 

[fdkay]

McGowen will do a 17 remington barrel.
They also do a 'Howage" barrel nut system.
You're looking at around 425 + for just the barrel.
You could get one for your current Rem action, they also do barrel nuts for remington.
I checked Criterion, they offer a howa barrel nut but they do NOT offer 17 caliber barrels.

 

[Yoteski]

Never had a 17 Rem, but a 17 hornet is loads of fun and really good on fur. Killed quite a few coyotes, coons, bobcat, and a truckload of prairie dogs with the hornet.