Recent content by B1s BmagX2

Yep. And the fact that you need a faster twist rate to stabilize the longer, heavier bullets ads to the problem.

I might be a little "off course" but it seems to me something or someone has a hair up the keester with Winchester. I have 2 .17 Winchester Super Mag rifles, ya I know it's a rimfire but they stopped producing ammo probably a year ago. I know a lot of us farmers who swear by it for pests...

I know there's ammo still available if you look for it. I found some about a month ago and I'll be darned if I can remember where? It was being sold in bulk, which in this situation is probably the best way to get the stuff, for what worked out to $20 a box. 500 rounds for $200, 1000 rounds for...

Yep, those rifles were probably the best-built ones out there. What's strange is they quit making the 17 WSM and still make the 17 Mach II. At least the last time I looked. As far as the Mach II, I bought a Savage A 17 Mach II a few years ago. That was something I wish I could get a do-over on...

Ya, I saw the Gunjoker prices! That's why I'm moving on to the Fireball. I Kind of agree with you on the Savage. The only Hornet option I found was the "walking varminter" and I'm not too keen on the way it's set up, bolt head, magazine, etc. I hear they have a lot of feeding issues. Overall, I...

First time I've seen one. Good looking rifle. I just hope that Winchester starts cranking out ammo soon or I think a lot of people, like me, will opt for moving on to a reloadable high-performance, high-efficiency cartridge. Why I settled on the .17 Fireball over the .17 Hornet or .20 Vartarg...

From the look of those bolt faces I'd say, and I'm no expert, loose primer pockets, or undersize primers? Definitely a gas leak. Kinda 6 of 1 and a Half dozen of the other. My bet would be the latter, undersized primers. I've never experienced it but I suppose it would be possible with worn...

Well, I "bit the bullet". I cleaned and oiled up my B-Mag varminter. Locked it in my gun safe and am replacing it with a build I'm working on in 17 Fireball. I am going to keep using my B-Mag light "pencil barrel" for my walking rifle. The ammo shortage is kinda "bummin" me out. I have over 700...

Ammo support seems to have dried up. I've purchased WSM for as little as $11 a box. But that was 3-4 years ago. Luckily I bought enough to keep me going for a while. (target shooting NOT!) But it is crazy out there. I found it today, 6/2/23, on ammo seek for,,, are you sitting down??,, $80 a...

I did bed my original plastic stock and stiffened and centered the forearm with a piece of aluminum channel. Sounds like we're on the same page. But I do like the spike camp stock a lot more. The feel I guess? I modified it too. Trimmed off the excess forearm extension, then plane down the...

The plastic stocks Savage uses on the B-Mag definitely leave a lot to be desired for sure. They're crap! My stainless heavy varminter has a Boyds lightweight thumbhole, as described on the Savage sight. The sporter, or "pencil barrel" came with the crummy plastic one. I used it for a while like...

17-222. Interesting. I never cared much for the 17 Remington. I know it's a decent performer, but I'm one of those guys that always liked the quote "If it looks right, it is right". The 223 cases necked down to 17 just never looked right to me, Now a 222 case necked down to 17 makes more sense...

I never experienced a misfire from either of my B-Mags in the 10 years I've been shooting them. I have heard of the return spring issues on the B-Mags, but never experienced them myself. I did have a bunch of them with my HMRs. Mine were all firing pin/breech issues. My bad, accidentally...

Ya, the CZ would be an excellent choice. I'm not sure what the deal is with higher-end manufacturers not producing rifles in WSM, let alone Volquartsen dropping theirs. Might be they are playing the wait-and-see game. I know the diehard HMR guys keep "raggin" on the round. One of my cousins was...

I have had the 17 WSM since it became available around 2012. I own 2 B-Mags, one stainless varminter, and my original "pencil' barrel. The ammo was very scarce early on. As a matter of fact, I bought the rifle and had to wait almost a year to get my hands on some 20-grain fodder. I literally...