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Yes, the 17's are a lot of fun to shoot. I stayed with the standard 17 Rem and have plenty of Hornady 25 HP bullets to last me a lifetime of shooting. What I love about the 17 Rem is the ability to watch you bullet hit the critter through the scope since recoil is so minimal.
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The 17 tactical is also a good choice. If you are interested, I have the complete set up with rifle, scope, dies, brass(Lapua) and bullets(30gr gold) that I would part with.
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17 Remington
Good first choice for the reasons already mentioned
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What is the difference in velocity there?
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Appreciate the offer, being in Canada that somewhat puts a halt on that! Thank you though
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So looking into, I can find a shit ton of 17 rem brass at my local store. Almost 2000 pieces of new Remington brass. That said it’s the same price as Lapua 223 brass and double plus the price of Remington 223 and 204 ruger brass.
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So spending a little bit thinking about it I think I’m after performance more so. Velocity/accuracy with relatively easy loading process with dies.
Curious how the list stands on velocity say with 25 or 30 grain bullets in the chamberings; 17-222 17-222ai 17 rem 17-223 17-223 ai 17-204. I can get past the head stamp thing. 17 rem brass is the same price as Lapua 222 and 223 brass so don’t mind going the extra step on necking down. |
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These two and some of the others you mention in another post are all right in the same ball park, depending on powder/charge used. all of them work in and around 3900-4000 fps.
It really boils down to how much a person wants to form and/or work with a given case/cartridge, at least that is my opinion. |
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If you're after performance/velocity then you'll be far better off going 17-223 and necking down Lapua 223 brass as it is much, much better quality than any brass Remington has ever made and that's coming from someone who is a very big Remington fan but their brass is just mediocre at best and not even close to Lapua quality. Lapua brass is not only very uniform and consistent but it's tough as hell and will stand a lot of abuse before it gives up the primer pockets so you'll be able to stand on the gas considerably harder with a 17-223 and still get many reloads from the brass. If you start stretching primer pockets in Lapua brass you're definitely wayyyyyy past redline!
I'd get a 223 neck bushing only die so you can neck your brass down in a couple steps without FL sizing them every time. Also get a 223 body die or 223 FL die so when it's time to bump the shoulder back you can do so. If you've never used a bushing die it won't size down the entire length of the neck. There will be a portion at the base of the neck that doesn't get sized down but don't worry about it. They're actually finding that having that unsized portion at the base of the neck is a good thing because it helps align the case in the throat. |
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.17/223 and .17 Rem are very close, ballistically. With lots of .223 brass around, that one would make a good choice for a wildcat, however the .17 Rem. is also a good choice.
Some have said brass is difficult to find, though.
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