Favorite 17

[rickiesrevenge]

What's your favorite 17 caliber cartridge. I think mine is probably 17 ackley hornet. I've owned or own, 17squirrel, 17 tcm imp, 17 AH, 17 fireball, 17 BR. Have plans on doing a 17 javelina shortly.

 

[Badgerbob]

Mine is the 17 Bee, the first wildcat I fired. I have a pile of other 17's and they are all fantastic.

 

[rickiesrevenge]

I wish bee brass was more available.

 

[Bullseye69]

My favorite 17 is the 17K Hornet.
Speedy little demon!!

 

[Bullseye69]

Trying out attachments.

 

[Ingwe]

My only .17 at the present time is a .17 Remington in a modified LVSF, so I guess thats my current favorite. LOVE it for fur!

 

[Bullseye69]

My only .17 at the present time is a .17 Remington in a modified LVSF, so I guess thats my current favorite. LOVE it for fur!

Grey fox?

 

[Ingwe]

Grey fox?

Yes, those are grey fox and a couple ringtails.

 

[Bullseye69]

Yes, those are grey fox and a couple ringtails.

When was that?
Grey's have disappeared in my area. Haven't seen one since I used to trap with my dad aboot 40 years ago. We still have some reds around but sparse.

 

[WoodChuck]

What's your favorite 17 caliber cartridge. I think mine is probably 17 ackley hornet. I've owned or own, 17squirrel, 17 tcm imp, 17 AH, 17 fireball, 17 BR. Have plans on doing a 17 javelina shortly.

I like the 17 Ackley Hornet , I have a XP100 in 17 Viper I’m getting ready to try .

 

[Old Hickory]

My favorites are my Savage .17HMR and my two Savage .17 WSM rifles. My HMR is retired. My WSM rifles work much better towards large varmints I encounter while small game hunting. My wife passed away here at home after surgery last month and our youngest son living with us passed away of a sudden heart attack here at home last May so it's just the dogs and me at home. I am just now thinking of hunting again.

 

[Old Hickory]

As for gray foxes, I have seen only one here in SE Iowa and I shot it.

 

[Ingwe]

When was that?
Grey's have disappeared in my area. Haven't seen one since I used to trap with my dad aboot 40 years ago. We still have some reds around but sparse.

Sorry for the late reply. That pic was taken a couple years ago while hunting in Texas. Texas still has a bunch of grey fox but down there the red fox is almost non-existent. Have seen quite a few kit fox in deep west Texas though.

 

[Eric Mayer]

It's hard to choose one, but the .17 Ackley Bee is probably my favorite. It's in a nice little Martini, too.

 

[Cache Carlson]

My 17 Rem AR with a 18” McGowan light profile barrel is a lot of fun! I’m shooting 25gr hornady HP’s for varmints and 30gr Blackhole bullets for coyotes.

 

[DamDave]

17 Fireball

 

[BrianM]

As far as a wildcat , my pick is 17 Tactical . I shoot the 17 Remington quite a bit too .

 

[rickiesrevenge]

My 17 Rem AR with a 18” McGowan light profile barrel is a lot of fun! I’m shooting 25gr hornady HP’s for varmints and 30gr Blackhole bullets for coyotes.

What speeds do you get from that 18" barrel?

 

[Cache Carlson]

What speeds do you get from that 18" barrel?

25’s are 37-3800 and 30’s are in the 3550 range. Not horribly fast but I also can’t load them as hot as you can in a bolt rifle either.

 

[rickiesrevenge]

Im tempted to build one. I have a barrel blank and dies. Buddy gave me a mini mauser that I could use. I've also thought about doing an ar15. Need to find a reamer eventually