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Posted by: Doug Rumbaugh ® 03/24/2002, 14:47:03 Author Profile |
It looks like maybe the shoulder angle is different and the body taper is different and some of the other dimensions are off by a little. Maybe a better question is what is the rationale behind the differences? While I am at it, what is the purpose of varying shoulder angle and body taper? Are they simply a way to increase powder capacity? Doesn't increasing both make cycling through the action more difficult? Thanks. |
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Posted by: Dan C ® 03/24/2002, 15:47:27 Author Profile |
Doug, the VLR was designed in I think 1994 mainly to drive the new 37 gr. VLD Berger bullet. Todd never got to the point of really pushing the cartridge and it was sort of shelved. Last year, the 20 Tactical was introduced and has become very popular. Mr. Kindler decided to introduce another high capacity 17 based on the 20 Tactical case which of course is the 17 Tac. The headspace measurements of both are the same so that gusmiths that are set up to chamber the 20 Tac can use the same headspace gauges for the 17 Tactical. The VLR has a little less body taper, with a shoulder diameter of .365", where the Tac is .360". Both use a 30 deg shoulder. Accuracy-minded gunsmiths and cartridge designers have pretty much settled on the 30 degree shoulder as the most efficient and I sure don't know enough about it to say why. But it does allow an increase in capacity while still providing good feeding from a magazine. Same with reduced body taper. Straightening out the taper increases the capacity a surprising amount, but you can only go so far before feeding problems surface. Too straight on the sidewalls and the case just does not want to 'turn the corner' and slide into the chamber. Dan C |
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Posted by: Coyote Slayer ® 03/24/2002, 16:55:49 Author Profile |
yes i talked to Todd a lot about the VLR I had mine built right after he came out with it and was wondering why he was not working on getting it out on the market and by then he had his 20tys really on the move and he lost sight of VLR I really cant blame him it was a good business move I wanted a better wolf rifle than the 17 Rem and the VlR fitted that need my main reason on how the new rifle would be built was as I had put in another poast i really did not like the idea of one company to depend on for bullits. I use a 700 BDL action and have not one problem trying to get them to load I have four in the mag and one in the pipe and even as cold as it gets here still no problems with the rifle as far as killing power I have dropped more than one wolf at 400 yards and i have about a dozen companys to get bullits from.When i saw the 17 Tac was on the list to be brought out I asked todd and he told me that they were very close to the same round and really wished that he would have did a beter selling job on the VLR Have a great sunday: Coyote Slayer Eat Moose 20,000 wolves can't be wrong |
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