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Why is the 17 Fireball not popular ?
I personally think that this is THE cartridge for rabbits, much further range and consistency compared to the HMR, but the only factory rifle manufacturer is Remington and they are reducing the number of models chambered in 17 Fireball.
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It's not unpopular. It's unique and once people get over the hype and banner appeal they loose intrest and move on it's been that way for years. I feel people viewed it as, HEY, it's new, small, and people don't have three or four of em' so I'll get one. JMO, Adam.
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It took the 17 Remington 30 years.
You probably would have a hard time finding a reloading book that even mentions it. Remington didn't even support the FB when they first come out with it. Some dealers had guns with no brass or ammo to go with it. It was two years before you could find brass for it. Hornady was far better prepared with the 204 and several companys chambered rifles and made brass. Remington had thier head up you know where. They catch on very slow. Kenny
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17 FB not popular
You don't see to many after factory chambers yet. As for me it's real hard to get excited about a Remington Factory chamber/throat.
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Could possibly be as simple as that. Then add points already mentioned in this thread... Or maybe Im just a snob |
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i have to agree with a statement made in a prior post about the cost of factory ammunition. I believe that is one reason why the 204 is more popular than the 17 FB. Hornady 204 ammo is around $15 a box while the equivalent 17FB ammo is every bit of $20 a box or more. Add in the fact that remington is the only company making 17FB brass and its easy to see why the 17FB has lagged in popularity. In my opinion if Hornady would produce factory ammo and Winchester would produce 17FB brass it would change things significantly.
All that being said the 17FB is still one of my all time favorite cartridges and I plan to continue enjoying it even if it does drop in mainstream popularity. Brad |
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Any of you guys that were on here seven or eight year ago more than half the posts were about the Mach IV or AH. Kenny
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yes but that was before the 17FB/M4 became an over the counter rifle. The Ah still draws lots of attention but that will disappear with the advent of the over the counter version.
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What does the .17 Fireball do better than a 20 Practical/Tactical/Vartarg? Not trying to stir the pot- real question.
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