17 B mag

nedcbr6 · 25-04-2019 8:01pm #1

Was thinking of getting a 17 Bmag or (17 hornet )
Just seeing if some has one
What there like ??
Accuracy and repeatable ??
Ammo good or bad and is it easy to get the ammo ??

Thkz for the help

Gorgeousgeorge · 25-04-2019 11:06pm

nedcbr6 wrote: »

Was thinking of getting a 17 Bmag or (17 hornet )
Just seeing if some has one
What there like ??
Accuracy and repeatable ??
Ammo good or bad and is it easy to get the ammo ??

Thkz for the help

As in a necked down .22 hornet? Never seen one if im honest or ammo for it. just the .17 hmr and a few .17 wsm.

minktrapper · 26-04-2019 10:18am

Gorgeousgeorge wrote: »

As in a necked down .22 hornet? Never seen one if im honest or ammo for it. just the .17 hmr and a few .17 wsm.

Any info as to the range WSMR has on foxs.

Gorgeousgeorge · 26-04-2019 3:13pm

minktrapper wrote: »

Any info as to the range WSMR has on foxs.

sorry no, i was down with paddy carley and he had a few in stock last year

nedcbr6 · 27-04-2019 7:20am

Close up Mod
Thkz

Cass · 27-04-2019 5:29pm

I shot one on the range some years back (about 3 or 4 years ago). It was a Remington 700.

The rifle was accurate enough, but prone to much more wind drift than other calibers of the same ballistics. The ammo is hard enough to find, not a huge selection from what i was told, and not many RFDs stock it and not repeatedly. Price of ammo was in the €25+ per 20 rounds mark so the same as most 223 ammo.

Resale wise. The one i fired had been for sale for a few years with absolutely no interest. The guy that owned it was shooting off the last of his ammo before getting it rebarreled.

LONG DRAG · 27-04-2019 7:10pm

nedcbr6 wrote: »

Was thinking of getting a 17 Bmag or (17 hornet )
Just seeing if some has one
What there like ??
Accuracy and repeatable ??
Ammo good or bad and is it easy to get the ammo ??

Thkz for the help

Hi .17 WSM is the way to go, drop a Fox at 200, ammo 25 euro for 50 rd.

Savage are the main players in this cal.

At the end of the day it's the price of ammo that makes a big difference.

minktrapper · 30-04-2019 10:15am

LONG DRAG wrote: »

Hi .17 WSM is the way to go, drop a Fox at 200, ammo 25 euro for 50 rd.

Savage are the main players in this cal.

At the end of the day it's the price of ammo that makes a big difference.

Is 200 yrs from experience of using it? Or just a guess.

hawlk · 30-04-2019 10:32am

I have one ,great little gun accurate to 175/200 ,you can get a scope to suit the bullet drops. A real fun gun no problem with ammo

minktrapper · 30-04-2019 1:50pm

hawlk wrote: »

I have one ,great little gun accurate to 175/200 ,you can get a scope to suit the bullet drops. A real fun gun no problem with ammo

Very good. What kind of range on foxs. Would 150 yds be a problem for a clean kill. What kind of group can you get with it.

hawlk · 30-04-2019 7:53pm

Sorry I have not shot any foxes ,No problem with rabbits at 200 plus yards

Benny mcc · 02-05-2019 7:21pm

hawlk wrote: »

Sorry I have not shot any foxes ,No problem with rabbits at 200 plus yards

On shooting rabbits with it do you not just end up with ears and arseholes?

hawlk · 03-05-2019 10:23am

No, I head shoot them .

minktrapper · 07-10-2019 11:14am

What is the price of the WSMR rifle

deerhunter1 · 09-10-2019 6:02pm

nedcbr6 wrote: »

Was thinking of getting a 17 Bmag or (17 hornet )
Just seeing if some has one
What there like ??
Accuracy and repeatable ??
Ammo good or bad and is it easy to get the ammo ??

Thkz for the help

I bought a semi custom one 3 years ago,great accurate shooter,very flat, ammo was/is readily available,only reason for me offloading it was it was too short for me, bought a 204 deadly

minktrapper · 10-10-2019 10:26am

What kind of range has it on foxs.

deerhunter1 · 10-10-2019 12:25pm

nedcbr6 wrote: »

Was thinking of getting a 17 Bmag or (17 hornet )
Just seeing if some has one
What there like ??
Accuracy and repeatable ??
Ammo good or bad and is it easy to get the ammo ??

Thkz for the help

Good for 200yards,but light round if wundy

minktrapper · 10-10-2019 1:33pm

deerhunter1 wrote: »

Good for 200yards,but light round if wundy

So 150yrs would not be a problem. Wind drift at 150 yds should be minimal.

deerhunter1 · 10-10-2019 1:51pm

nedcbr6 wrote: »

Was thinking of getting a 17 Bmag or (17 hornet )
Just seeing if some has one
What there like ??
Accuracy and repeatable ??
Ammo good or bad and is it easy to get the ammo ??

Thkz for the help

Ya perfect within the 200yards, great little calibre, open season In nenagh was where I got my ammo

minktrapper · 10-10-2019 2:06pm

Have they got the rifle? What is the Savage like to handle?

deerhunter1 · 10-10-2019 2:08pm

nedcbr6 wrote: »

Was thinking of getting a 17 Bmag or (17 hornet )
Just seeing if some has one
What there like ??
Accuracy and repeatable ??
Ammo good or bad and is it easy to get the ammo ??

Thkz for the help

Not sure really
I sold on my rifle to a guy in nenagh, I bought a 204,

minktrapper · 10-10-2019 2:28pm

The rifle you had was it nice to handle. What make was it. Where did you buy it.

deerhunter1 · 10-10-2019 2:55pm

minktrapper wrote: »

The rifle you had was it nice to handle. What make was it. Where did you buy it.

It was a cz 22 hornet, the barrel was changed for a custom made 17 barrel, pat sluds made a custom adjustable stock for it, the action is exactly the same as the 22 hornet, only the barrel is changed

minktrapper · 10-10-2019 4:30pm

That's a 17 Hornet. It is the 17 WSMR I am referring to.

deerhunter1 · 10-10-2019 5:03pm

minktrapper wrote: »

That's a 17 Hornet. It is the 17 WSMR I am referring to.

Ya it's a 17 Hornet you mentioned (in brackets) in your first post

minktrapper · 10-10-2019 5:38pm

"nedcbr6" mentioned it. The "17 B mag" is the title of the thread.

deerhunter1 · 10-10-2019 8:34pm

minktrapper wrote: »

"nedcbr6" mentioned it. The "17 B mag" is the title of the thread.

oops:rolleyes:

minktrapper · 28-09-2021 1:38pm

Anybody got any more info to add to this.

JP22 · 28-09-2021 10:44pm

Think folks are confused with the calibre.

Is this the round/calibre your talking about.

https://www.accurateshooter.com/huntingvarminting/winchester-17-win-super-mag-rimfire/

minktrapper · 29-09-2021 1:39am

Yes. .17 WSMR also known as the .17 Winchester Super Magnum Rimfire.

Mellor · 01-10-2021 12:42pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117952200#Comment_117952200

It's an old thread and I think people were talking about different calibres at the time. 17 B Mag is the rifle, by Savage, in 17 WSM calibre.

LONG DRAG · 01-10-2021 8:15pm

Ok have ya now, .17 B Mag, know someone who had one.

1 Problem with firing cock rifle and no bang, why I don’t know.

2 It was a Savage, and the fore end was flexing to much, ie touching the barrel.

3 it a good cal to a point, for Rabbits etc, but not for Foxes, not strong enough for a 1 Rd certain kill.

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