.17 Remington

rabbit assassin

Hey ,

I have a chance to buy a secondhand Remington 700 in .17 Remington calibre.
I know the lad selling it and the gun is in lovely condition and its going cheap because he's emigrating. Does anyone out there own one and can tell me their experiences with it? also how much is the ammo roughly ?

Thanks

sixpointfive

Had one for years, great round, the ammo is a bit pricey and only remington make is as far as i know, super fox round, very flat and fast

kieran1141

my buddy uses a remington 17 for 15 years, some fox gun he can shoot foxes at 300 yards all day with it, ammo is not cheap but you get what you pay for....

dev110

Is the .17 remington affected badly by wind??

kieran1141

dev110 wrote: »

Is the .17 remington affected badly by wind??

i used to out in gales with him, and he just fires flat at them, have to say he has some shot but he says if you see them in the scope there dead.

rowa

I had one years ago and found that the barrel fouled badly in cold wet conditions , you'd look down the barrel and it would be filthy after a few shots , the light bullet doesn't hold the energy as well as say a .223 would over the same distance And to the best of my knowledge its remmy only ammo.

td5

Rem. 17 Great all round vermin calibre Super fast. Cant comment on ammo cost as I reload

rabbit assassin

Had it out for a test shot there this evening , massive kick out of it and its not screwcut for a surpressor.. the only thing thats stopping me purchase is I have a feeling that the ammo is too expensive

Tackleberrywho

rabbit assassin wrote: »

Had it out for a test shot there this evening , massive kick out of it and its not screwcut for a surpressor.. the only thing thats stopping me purchase is I have a feeling that the ammo is too expensive

And too hard got, you could be held to ransom on it.

I know a couple of guys who had them for years, but changed to .223 and never turned back as cheap to feed and feck all difference on charlie out to 200

rowa

How do you mean massive kick out of it ? There should be virtually zero felt recoil unless the bolt headspace is huge or something else seriously wrong.

ormondprop

Great calibre but like the swift its too expensive to run, but if its in good nick and at a bargain price maybe it might be a good purchase to rebarell it to .223 or .204

rabbit assassin

A massive kick as in the muzzle jumps about 3 inches in the air when you fire and theres a massive muzzle flash.. Nevermind I found some ammo on www.shoot.ie and it averages about just over €2 per shot :eek:

FISMA

rabbit assassin wrote: »

Hey ,

I have a chance to buy a secondhand Remington 700 in .17 Remington calibre.
I know the lad selling it and the gun is in lovely condition and its going cheap because he's emigrating. Does anyone out there own one and can tell me their experiences with it? also how much is the ammo roughly ?

Thanks

Rabbit Assassin,
If you know the lad, buy it, you cannot lose.

The 700 is one of the: best, most sucessful, and versatile firearms ever made.

Marine Corp snipers use the best equipment around. Their core rifle starts with a bolt action 700 which is then modified. Additionally, their S&B scopes are modified as well.

Do not hesitate to get this rifle. If you are getting a good deal, all the more reason to buy it.

Care to share the price? :rolleyes:

rabbit assassin

FISMA wrote: »

Rabbit Assassin,
If you know the lad, buy it, you cannot lose.

The 700 is one of the: best, most sucessful, and versatile firearms ever made.

Marine Corp snipers use the best equipment around. Their core rifle starts with a bolt action 700 which is then modified. Additionally, their S&B scopes are modified as well.

Do not hesitate to get this rifle. If you are getting a good deal, all the more reason to buy it.

Care to share the price? :rolleyes:[/QUOTEthe ammo is scarce and for €2 a shot i dont know if its worth it. He has the rifle with a bushnell 6-18x50 scope and 3 or 4 lamps that are recargeable .. €500 , he just wants rid of the whole lot

rowa

rabbit assassin wrote: »

A massive kick as in the muzzle jumps about 3 inches in the air when you fire and theres a massive muzzle flash.. Nevermind I found some ammo on www.shoot.ie and it averages about just over €2 per shot :eek:

Something wrong with it if its recoiling that bad , the one i had from new didn't recoil at all , it only fires a 25 grain bullet ffs

FISMA

Rabitt Assassin,
That sounds like a pretty good deal, however, that price of ammo is brutal.

Does anyone know if this rifle can be tweaked to take a more common round like the 223?

Are you new to shooting and want to shoot a lot? Or are you like me, that buys stocks in metals before you buy your next gross of ammo?

I have my shooters - cheap ammo, and then my game day toys - expensive ammo.

I feed my 700's the cheap stuff at the range - Remmy green box. Come closer to opening day, I'll run a few boxes of Superformance through it to get the feel of them for the field.

I would still go for it. With any luck, you'll be reloading in a few years.

This wiki link is worth a read.

triskell

rowa wrote: »

Something wrong with it if its recoiling that bad , the one i had from new didn't recoil at all , it only fires a 25 grain bullet ffs

somthing is definitely wrong. mine has no recoil. (this i my third one )there are a lot of cheaper .17 rems for sale. a lot of lads switched over to 223. as the ammo is a lot cheaper and a lot easier on the barrell. barrell on the 17 do wear out a lot quicker than 223. normally it's throat erosion with fire cracking on lands which will cause higher pressures and increase recoil a bit. check out the case primer and see if it looks odd it should be flat not deep or cratured, if it is walk away cos it needs to be rebarrelled. 2 of mine went this way after 1800ish rounds i got my present one rebarrelled by border barrels slighly heavier barrell and its a dinger at the moment
ammo is expensive but worth it
but when this barrel wears out i'll put a .223 barrell on it

Tackleberrywho

triskell wrote: »

somthing is definitely wrong. mine has no recoil. (this i my third one )there are a lot of cheaper .17 rems for sale. a lot of lads switched over to 223. as the ammo is a lot cheaper and a lot easier on the barrell. barrell on the 17 do wear out a lot quicker than 223. normally it's throat erosion with fire cracking on lands which will cause higher pressures and increase recoil a bit. check out the case primer and see if it looks odd it should be flat not deep or cratured, if it is walk away cos it needs to be rebarrelled. 2 of mine went this way after 1800ish rounds i got my present one rebarrelled by border barrels slighly heavier barrell and its a dinger at the moment
ammo is expensive but worth it
but when this barrel wears out i'll put a .233 barrell on it

Put a .223 Truflite 24" 1/8 and you'll be happy out

In regards to the op, I'm guessing the sound is making him flinch as they are quite loud on the ears

bunny shooter

dev110 wrote: »

Is the .17 remington affected badly by wind??

Yes! I had one and it was the only reason I sold it.

You have to keep it very clean 'de copper' EVERY 20 rounds at worst.

Ammo pricey and scarce enough.

S/H don't pay any more than €150-€200 as it will be impossible to resell

Heavy recoil means it hasn't been cleaned !!!!!!!!!!!

A riflesmith here bought a batch new off the importer and rebarreld them to .223 and/or .204

triskell

bunny shooter wrote: »

Yes! I had one and it was the only reason I sold it.

You have to keep it very clean 'de copper' EVERY 20 rounds at worst.

Ammo pricey and scarce enough.

S/H don't pay any more than €150-€200 as it will be impossible to resell

Heavy recoil means it hasn't been cleaned !!!!!!!!!!!

A riflesmith here bought a batch new off the importer and rebarreld them to .223 and/or .204

yeah i got mine last year for that kind of money, i regret not puting a 223 on it.

bunny shooter

triskell wrote: »

yeah i got mine last year for that kind of money, i regret not puting a 223 on it.

Only cost you the price of the barrel and labour to fit it & should be a substitution on your current licence though (unless you've a Super like mine :rolleyes:)

triskell

I spoke to local garda at the time, he thought it would not have been an issue as in.... like for like change on license. border bls adviced me at the time to go 223, but i was set up for 17 so i left it as it was. price of ammo is the sore bit

bunny shooter

Did you change from .17hmr to .17 Rem? Depending on Supers attitude to .223 you could have changed .17hmr to .223 :rolleyes::eek:

triskell

nah. i had a 17 rem which got mangled in a car crash .. beyond repair. bought a shot out one for very small money and replaced the barrel, everyone was suggesting 223 for the rebarrel but i just wasn't too keen on switching over. if i had, i think i would have be up money by now even with buying 223 gear. ah sure there's always the next time. the super in athlone is fairly alright, if ya can justify it he will give it to you