Real world .17 Remington velocities............

Originally Posted By: Matt N.24 inch barrel 25 grain hollow points at about 3850 fps. I could get more fps, but my 17 remingtons are quite accurate at this velocity and I would rather have a longer barrel life than maxed out velocity.

Ditto

I'm running the same with Berger Match 25gr.
 
Reviving this thread…

I won a contest which awards me a fully custom rig in any short action I want. 17Rem is right near the top of my list.

I need feedback from you guys to tell me if this is a good decision or not. From what I’m reading, components are not exactly easy to come by and I don’t want to be stuck with a gun that will lose value.

All I really see is 20 grain Vmax for factory ammo and it looks like 25 and 30gr hollow points are the way to go.

If you know of any small boutique type ammo manufacturers that have better offerings, please let me know the name of the company. But I have a feeling companies like that will charge out the wazoo.
 
Brass is a problem, the Hornady 25 vmax is a good critter bullet, definitely a 1 in 9 twist. 17/223 is the easy brass choice. Than watch for Hornady 25 hp and any 30's you run across while waiting for the rifle.
 
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