.17 centrefire?

dead shot

Can anyone tell me does such a rifle exist and if it does where?Thanks.

valerossi

dead shot wrote: »

Can anyone tell me does such a rifle exist and if it does where?Thanks.

As far as I know it does but ammo is hard come by, I'd say you might need to order it from a dealer.

rowa

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.17_Remington

great little round.

patsat

You can get a .17 hornet or a .17 remington, both are centrefire cartridges that rifles are produced for.

There are probably more but thats all I'm sure factory rifles are available in.

badshot

i had 17 remington for years
great little round
really sorry i traded it in

Gorman700

The .17 centre fire is usually what a .17 Remington is referred to. I have one for foxing, it's expensive to feed (€1.50 per round). But what a calibre!!

rowa

I had one for a long time and really liked it. Apparently it is (or was) hugely popular in australia for fox shooting. When i had mine only remington made the ammunition for it, but there are other manufacturers now.

dead shot

Thanks for the education on this.Does anyone know where I could see one, dealer or club or private.

Snakezilla

There is still a few knocking around in gun shops. Couldnt imagine anything new but plenty of second hand ones. I had a .17REM for a few years, absolutely great calibre but in the end it was just too expensive. For a lad who was shooting nothing but foxes with it then it would be ideal.

Make a few phone calls to find out if any shops near you have any in stock.

TriggerPL

There was one for sale in the for sale section

dead shot

TriggerPL wrote: »

There was one for sale in the for sale section

do you kwow what seller? checked and could see one but seller decided to keep it.(blackfox).

old deere

i think mike duggan in killarney has one in stock

patdahat

heard the ammo is very expensive and the .17 can be got for very handy money.

customrifle

You would pick up very clean remy 700 in 17cf for 400-500. Ammo is 40 quid for 20 rounds. For just foxing its a great round. Had a 700 in this caliber and it dropped from foxes out to 250 yards not a bother. Its another of those rounds, like the swift, thats overlooked in favor of the 223. Me personally, I liked it as a foxing round, I just like the swift that little bit more

Snakezilla

If we could reload I would definitely get another one but unfortunately at €2 per shot I couldnt afford to take it out and shoot 40 or 50 rounds in a weekend. If a lad had it and was using 1 round per fox then it would be €2 very well spent, but thats like having a 4x4 and staying in the city centre..

rowa

Another point about the .17rem when used on foxes is , that you get a tiny entrance wound but no exit wound, the bullet completely fragments inside the animal.

http://www.saubier.com/smallcaliber/which17.html