The 17 Remington Fireball is light on recoil easy on powder and almost as fast as its big brother the 17 Remington. 712019 17 Remington Fireball.
The muzzle energy ME of the 20 grain bullet is 710 ft.
17 remington fireball load data. Unsurprisingly it carries a lot more energy to the tune of 521 ftlbs which is near double the Fireball and the 17 Rem at this distance. Leaves the others choking on its dust. 2122016 In my rifle with a 25 grain Berger Match 160 grains RL10X produced 3780 fps.
Fts Pressure 20 GR. For some reason I also tried 175 grains which produced 3920 fps with same bullet and blew a primer. 185 grains of benchmark 25 grain moly hornady hollow point for around 3800 fps and it is sustantially quieter than my 223 and not much louder than a hornet.
Looking at the ballistics the 17 Rem. And at 300 yards the remaining energy is 247 ft. 73 rows 17 Remington Fireball Hodgdon Data reloading data with 36 loads.
This cartridge shows mild recoil high velocity with minimal report. The new 17 Fireball boasts an advertised muzzle velocity MV of 4000 fps and a 300 yard velocity of 2360 fps with a 20 grain AccuTip-V varmint bullet. Based on the 221 REM Fireball necked down to 17 caliber.
Theyre sized to fit specific case heads and capture 0125 inch of the case head for proper SAAMI headspacing. 652019 When it comes down to velocity the 17 Rem. Remington introduced it in 1971 and soon thereafter a friend of mine bought a Model 700 BDL chambered for it.
282010 I actually shoot a 17mK IV the precursor of the 17 rem fireball. 12212016 17 Rem 300 627 1136 17 FB 300 751 1223 By comparison a 50-grain 223 Rem doing 3300 fps drops 1093 and drifts 1132 at 300 yards. 9212007 17 Rem Fireball Load Data Now Available.
Here are loads for a Custom Rem 700 with Shilen 110 twist barrel. Remington doesnt even chamber a rifle for the 17 Rem. V-MAX HDY WIN WSR.
17 Remington Fireball has the same velocity and trajectory. Rifle Cartridge Information Case. RCBS Single Stage shell holders are built from hardened steel and designed to properly align the case with the reloading die in single-stage and turret presses.
223 Remington 556mm 204 Ruger. Hodgdon powder has recently updated its interactive Reloading Data Center to include load information for the new 17 Remington Fireball. It is about 600 fps faster than the 17 Hornets and an honest 300 fps faster than the Mach IV and the Fireball.
The 17 Remington was introduced in 1971 by Remington Arms Company for their model 700 rifles. Using a slightly modified 221 FB case it is similar to the popular 17 Mach IV wildcat cartridge. Remington 7 12 17 Remington Fireball Cartridge Load Data Starting Loads Maximum Loads Bullet Weight Gr Powder Bullet Diam.
It is similar to the 17 Mach IV wildcat but case dimensions arent. But they chamber 8 rifles in the 17 Rem. 49 rows 17 Remington Fireball Loads.
212018 I have a Remington 700 BDL 17 Remington from 1995 I believe. Best I can remember 248-250 gr IMR 4895 was really accurate with 25 gr Hornady HP not VMAX using Remington 7 12 primers. Load Data Technical Information by Cartridge.
Introduced earlier this year the 17 Fireball is based on a 221 Fireball necked down to 17 caliber. 12232009 Remington has 2 loads for the 17 Rem. These Remington figures were taken in a 24.
Longest being a 416 yard one shot kill. Looks better then the 17 Rem. With the low powder charge it is not a barrel burner.
4200 fts 1300 ms 784 ftlbf 1063 J Source s. And only 1 load for the 17 Rem. Due to the small bore diameter clean burning powders are preferred to reduce fouling.
Open up the load data page you wish to download. Benchmark would be our second choice after IMR. Groups fired at 100 yards.
5182007 17 Remington Fireball Load Type. The 17 remington is more prone to this. When carefully prepared handloads are fired in good barrels accuracy of the two cartridges is the same.
VARMGT NOS WIN WSR. Factory loads drive a 20 grain bullet around 4000 fts. Right click on the image of the load data and use save as.
3839 fts 1170 ms 982 ftlbf 1331 J 20 gr 1 g Hornady V-Max. Fast and accurate and accounted for many many one shot kills on groundhogs well in excess of 325 yards. 265 grains H414 27-grain Simonson rebated boat-tail bullet 3780 fps 255 grains AA-2520 235-grain Harwood boat-tail bullet 3895 fps 245 grains of 4320 25-grain bullet 3900 fps.
While the 17 Fireball is about 300 fps slower with all bullet weights than the 17 Remington it is probably more popular today because it burns about 20 percent less powder with each squeeze of the trigger. Load Data Technical Information by Caliber.
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