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From POV of LR hunters, why the .17 Remington?
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<blockquote data-quote="sable tireur" data-source="post: 1505385" data-attributes="member: 27307"><p>Yes, poorly designed and manufactured bullets will fail. Bullets fired in poorly finished barrels will fail as well.</p><p></p><p>Without being disagreeable, I will differ with your opinion, though. I happen to know through first hand experience, the .17 Rem. loaded with the 20 gr. VMAX over IMR-3031 will both amaze and delight the speed demons amongst us. Using a 26" barrel it is simple to achieve velocities of 4,000 fps. I will not disclose the extreme velocities measured with proper instruments. </p><p></p><p>I started with the .17 Mach IV and graduated up to the .17 Rem. over the course of a year while shooting prairie dogs and rock chucks. Then Berger released the 37 grain .17 cal. VLD to the general public and the games were on!<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite9" alt=":eek:" title="Eek! :eek:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":eek:" /> We took our 26", .17 cal. barrels out to the long range field where we had steel out to 1,000 yards. Slowly and steadily, on windless mornings, we could nurse that little arrow out to those 1,000 yard plates. The load used IMR-4064 under the 37 gr. VLD. Velocity was 3,600+ fps. Others were doing this as well, including shooting 1,000 yard benchrest in competitions. It's documented on Benchrest.com. </p><p></p><p>Regards.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sable tireur, post: 1505385, member: 27307"] Yes, poorly designed and manufactured bullets will fail. Bullets fired in poorly finished barrels will fail as well. Without being disagreeable, I will differ with your opinion, though. I happen to know through first hand experience, the .17 Rem. loaded with the 20 gr. VMAX over IMR-3031 will both amaze and delight the speed demons amongst us. Using a 26" barrel it is simple to achieve velocities of 4,000 fps. I will not disclose the extreme velocities measured with proper instruments. I started with the .17 Mach IV and graduated up to the .17 Rem. over the course of a year while shooting prairie dogs and rock chucks. Then Berger released the 37 grain .17 cal. VLD to the general public and the games were on!:eek: We took our 26", .17 cal. barrels out to the long range field where we had steel out to 1,000 yards. Slowly and steadily, on windless mornings, we could nurse that little arrow out to those 1,000 yard plates. The load used IMR-4064 under the 37 gr. VLD. Velocity was 3,600+ fps. Others were doing this as well, including shooting 1,000 yard benchrest in competitions. It's documented on Benchrest.com. Regards. [/QUOTE]
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