Why no 17 HMR semi-autos?

#2
Re: Why no 17 HMR semi-autos?

Not sure, but I love that round. Funny thing is there's still quite a bit of that left at Sportsman's Warehouse in my neck of the woods.
 
#4
Re: Why no 17 HMR semi-autos?

Remington had a 597 in .17 HMR bit recalled all the rifles. It seems the pressures generated was just too much for the rimfire semi-auto actions. Volquartsen makes one though (10/22 style action).
 
#5
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I really love my bolt 17 HMR. Its a great gun to have for shooting small animals. Semi auto would be nice rifle. Like base it off of the ruger 10/22.
 
#8
Re: Why no 17 HMR semi-autos?

Ruger made a 10-22 Magnum for a while. I bought one and put a Butler Creek .17HMR conversion kit on it. Best thing for sage rats, ever. Stupidly, I sold it, and have been looking for another 10-22 Magnum ever since. I found another conversion kit which is just gathering dust.
Anybody got a 10-22 Magnum they want to sell?


1911fan
 
#11
Re: Why no 17 HMR semi-autos?

Yes the pressure is too high. I had a 597 Remington to blew up on me. It was a blast on prairie dogs. I went with a 547 Remington much safer for a lefty. I love the 17.
 
#13
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There's a bit of engineering that has to go into making the .17 HMR work in the AR15, and it doesn't involve just dropping in a conversion like the .22 LR.
 
#17
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I have a Volquartsen tf-17 on order From the SHOT show.. Just waiting on them to call and say its ready for shipment.. it felt really good in my hands.. I surely hope its as good as everyone says it is...
 
#18
Re: Why no 17 HMR semi-autos?

I don't know how true it is, but I was told it was a feeding issue. The shape of the round coming out of the magazine caused a slight tilt to the cartridge. This put the tip of the bullet outside the action and the force of the bolt hitting the rim set the round off.
 
#19
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Butane</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I don't know how true it is, but I was told it was a feeding issue. The shape of the round coming out of the magazine caused a slight tilt to the cartridge. This put the tip of the bullet outside the action and the force of the bolt hitting the rim set the round off.</div></div>

this is true, I know a guy that had one go off like that. The other thing is that if you do get a misfeed sometimes the bullet gets set back and you get major over pressure or worse.
 
#20
Re: Why no 17 HMR semi-autos?

I know that a small company called Excel Arms made an Accelerator Rifle and Pistol that was chambered in .17hmr. I shot one a little bit and it was fun and it seemed to shoot decent. They weren't overly popular and I would bet you could get one for cheap if you were dying for a semi auto 17hmr.
 
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