What the heck????
And I'm not scrolled way down....that's the cheapest?!?!
And I'm not scrolled way down....that's the cheapest?!?!
Did it fall out of favor and has low production now?
Suckers!!!
Hornady quit making it.
Winchester was making it but some manufacturing equipment problems came up in 2023,
So I have read.
Read the stuff I have and it will make you think hard about stocking up or selling it off if you own one.
https://airgunforums.co.uk/threads/anyone-swapped-17-hmr-for-17-wsm.51549/
https://www.rimfirecentral.com/threads/where-is-all-the-17-wsm-ammo.1254764/page-3
I do not own one and I have seen my buddies 17 HMR in action and for me that was a hard pass.
100 yard was just awful. Made me not desire a .17 anything
I like my centerfire .223.
Winchester was making it but some manufacturing equipment problems came up in 2023,
So I have read.
Read the stuff I have and it will make you think hard about stocking up or selling it off if you own one.
https://airgunforums.co.uk/threads/anyone-swapped-17-hmr-for-17-wsm.51549/
https://www.rimfirecentral.com/threads/where-is-all-the-17-wsm-ammo.1254764/page-3
I do not own one and I have seen my buddies 17 HMR in action and for me that was a hard pass.
100 yard was just awful. Made me not desire a .17 anything
I like my centerfire .223.
There's zero comparison between an HMR and a WSM. I carry a WSM all summer on the farm and there's no difference between it and my .222 on coyotes out to 200y. Accuracy is great and I have the cheap synthetic Bmag rifle. It only drops 7" at 200y and has the HMR beat by 700fps at the muzzle.
It's a great prairie dog round, way better than HMR. It was slow to take off then plentiful, and I've not looked for any in several years...but guess I should have. I've got maybe 500-700 rounds of it so I'm not out yet, but guess I need to keep an eye out for production runs.
Cheaper to shoot 204 Ruger at those prices!!
Cheaper to shoot 204 Ruger at those prices!!
Last place I got a box was Cushing at Hillside you had to ask for it, as it was not setting out because people try to buy it all.
I love my .17 HMR's . Have one in the CZ, and one in Savage. Both with Bull Barrels. I shot out to 235 yards with great accuracy. Ammo can make a huge difference. I also shoot the same in .22LR same brand guns and same 235 yards targets, (pig matches with 6X8 inch targets) I just recently went with what was supposed to be a better barrel, I spent almost $600 on a Lilija Barrel on the CZ 457. I really can't tell any improvements over the CZ barrel. Shot them both at Prairie dogs and smoke them, even my CZ 457 .22 WMR does a good job. out of all of these, the .17 HMR is my go-to!
So, how does the 17 WSM compare to the 17 Hornet or Remington, that can be reloaded?
