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Posted by: Steve Weathers ®
12/08/2001, 18:54:24
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Just got myself a 17rem two boxes remington 25 grainers
put a leupold on it and went to break the barrel in.
I loved this gun I now I'm going to enjoy it deeply I shot very good groups with it after 30rds of shooting cleaning after each shot,I shot a 1/2 inch shot with factory.A few things??
How important is it to fireform the 17.I know to try IMR4320
How about any other powder?Order neck sizer and 25,30 gr. bergersAny suggestions????????
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Posted by: Drifter
12/09/2001, 03:49:48
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Mine loves 24 gr of 4320 with either starke or hornady 25 gr bullets, shoots teeny groups. That is a sweet rifle. Sounds like you have a good one. some people havn't been so lucky. I definately can't complain, mine shoots as well as my custom encore.
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Posted by: corbin shell
12/09/2001, 17:59:22
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Steve,
You have asked a very intersting question. "How important is it to fire for the .17." Well my experience at least at DISTANCE is NONE. I have shot my best scores at 1000 yards with my 6.5mm rifles with new unfired brass. The 600 yard clean I shot with the .17rem was also fired with new and unfired brass.Corbin Shell
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Posted by: jim saubier
12/09/2001, 18:44:26
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Not important to fireform. With the factory loads that you shot so well, you were shooting new brass. With the .17 Remington (my 700 classic), I load up it's favorite load 24.2 grains of 4320 behind a 25 grain Starke and go shooting or hunting. I have 2 .17 Remingtons and they both like this load. Welcome to the .17 club, glad you like it. Try some Starke bullets also, all of my .17's have really appreciated them.
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Posted by: jim saubier
12/12/2001, 13:27:33
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With the factory guns, I doubt that you will be able to reach the lands. I seat mine off of the lands with enough bullet in the case to keep it straight and enough in the case to not cause me feeding problems. I have found accuracy to be satisfactory with the bullets seated off the lands. With my new barrel and reamer for the .17 Javelina - it will be a different story. I will be seating to just touch the lands - unless accuracy testing proves otherwise.
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Posted by: George Capriola ®
12/16/2001, 08:27:52
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I'm seating my bullets about.020" off the lands, with no problems feeding from the magazine.
My best groups have been with 21.2 grains of N-133 behind a Starke 20 grainer. Still working on the 25 & 30 grain loads, with Varget, N-133 & N-140.
Mine also shot impressively with the factory 25-grain loads I used for break-in & sighting. Who can afford $1 per bullet, though?
Regards, George.
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Posted by: gunner ®
12/08/2001, 22:18:43
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just need the brass for a new. I'm going to blow the neck out and see if i can get it to go faster. so if i can get base brass that would be grate. thanks
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Posted by: D. Epperson ®
12/08/2001, 23:01:35
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There are several different 5mms, most are wildcats, based on all sorts of different parect cases. Which parent case? The 5mm Craig is the one which is dimensionally identical to the 5mm Rem Magnum rimfire, then there is Todd Kindlers Tactical 20, several based on the 223 case, some based on the 357 pistol case, The Hornet, and others. It really would help to know at least the diameter of the bolt face it had to fit. If it's a Remington 591 5mm Mag rimfire rifle conversion, then Nailman has already responded that he has all that info. If it's NOT that case, then there is not enough information to respond to. It's the case head that is hard to modify, necking up or down is relatively simple.
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Posted by: Nailman
12/08/2001, 23:43:32
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The only thing I see that someone needs is a belted mag in .20 cal. LOL, LOL, It should burn out the barrel in no time. I would like to see someone build a rifle that you take a .22 mag. Pull the bullet neck down to a 5mm and reload it and shoot it. I have been playing some with that. But don't have a gun chambered in it.
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