Considering a trade for a early Remington 700 in a+ shape chambered in .17 Remington. Any of you guys using this round? Thinking it might be a good yote and bobcat round. I really don't know anything about the .17 but hear they are great on fur and fairly accurate.
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I had an opportunity about 3 years ago to get a 17 Rem BDL similar to what you're describing. A bunch of fellows on this board talked me into it and I'm glad they did. After using it one year, I sold my 223. I like the 17 Rem that well.
If it is a 9 twist it will shoot the 30gr Kindler golds. I really like that bullet for chucks. They are a bit pricey, but darned good. Beyond that the 25gr Vmax and 25gr hollow point from Hornady are also exceptional. Only bullets I had trouble with was the 25gr Bergers. About 3 out of 10 of them would go POOF about 15 feet in front of the muzzle.
Definitely use Rem 7 1/2 primers. Powder, RL-15 works well, ww760, and my favorite is H380. H380 is the easiest to work with for me and provides very good accuracy and speed.
The only downside is that cleaning is required about every 30-50 rounds with the stock barrel.
What to expect, it is quiet, hits are easy to see, kills are almost always instant, not a lot of pass through shots if hit in the boiler room. I've taken 12-15lb chucks out to 300yds and they are DRT. Go for it.... you'll like it.
WD
I had an opportunity about 3 years ago to get a 17 Rem BDL similar to what you're describing. A bunch of fellows on this board talked me into it and I'm glad they did. After using it one year, I sold my 223. I like the 17 Rem that well.
If it is a 9 twist it will shoot the 30gr Kindler golds. I really like that bullet for chucks. They are a bit pricey, but darned good. Beyond that the 25gr Vmax and 25gr hollow point from Hornady are also exceptional. Only bullets I had trouble with was the 25gr Bergers. About 3 out of 10 of them would go POOF about 15 feet in front of the muzzle.
Definitely use Rem 7 1/2 primers. Powder, RL-15 works well, ww760, and my favorite is H380. H380 is the easiest to work with for me and provides very good accuracy and speed.
The only downside is that cleaning is required about every 30-50 rounds with the stock barrel.
What to expect, it is quiet, hits are easy to see, kills are almost always instant, not a lot of pass through shots if hit in the boiler room. I've taken 12-15lb chucks out to 300yds and they are DRT. Go for it.... you'll like it.
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