[Leadbelly]

Thanks BCB,
Not planning on any high volume shooting with the .17rem, so hand weighing ain't a big deal. I've been looking for bullets and it seems hornady has stopped production of the 25gr hp temporarily, how is the Availibility of the 30gr kindlers? Seems my gun does have a 1 in 9 twist so those slugs should stabilize.
Thanks LB

 

[Leadbelly]

i have a rod and guide maybe a funnel ..and a bottle of GOOD copper cleaner ! come see me we'll give her a cleaning ....forget the drop tube one thing i found was every kernel of powder matters in the 17rem weight them all on a good scale !

Thanks George, I will take you up on it!! my redding measure is dead nutz with varget, 4350, and 4198. Redding has a .17 cal tube that slides over the standard tube, think it will work out good. I tested 100 throws with varget biggest variation was 1/10 of a grain according to my rcbs range master scale. But if a 1/10 of a grain is that big of a deal then I guess I'll be hand weighing.

 

[Leadbelly]

Well picked it up this afternoon. It's a really nice rifle dosent look like its been used much at all. The barrel does have a lot of copper built up but the owner said its only had around 40 shots run down it since it was purchased. I will shoot it tomorrow without cleaning( if deer hunting is slow) to see how it does. The only thing I didn't like about the gun is the BSA scope that's mounted to it. Got a spare redfield at the house I'm going to mount later. Now I gotta get a .17 cal drop tube for my redding measure, Dewey cleaning rod, brushes and jags. Brass and bullets redding bushing neck die and forester seater.
Thanks LB

 

[Leadbelly]

Thanks everybody, hopefully the rifle will be in good condition when I take a look at it in the morning. I was told it has hardly been fired and is in 99% condition. One last question, how has this round preformed on frontal chest shots on coyotes??? I've had my share of runners with the .22 hornet, triple deuce, and .223 rem. If possible I opt for a neck or head shot with these rounds. I expect the .17 Remington to preform similarly but would like to hear from first hand experience. My experince with runners might be more to do with the larger yotes we have in east ky, I've seen a lot of coyote hunting videos of folks in the west making frontal chest shots and getting DRT dogs.
Thanks again LB