Short Actions .17 Remington

[gowyo]

Who shoots a .17 Rem?

I’ve got an A1 Hunter in .17 Remington that I bought @ ‘91.

I have truly enjoyed the caliber. It is fun to shoot and works extremely well on varmints, up to and including coyotes. Accuracy is still satisfactory, but I can foresee the day when I may need to get it rebarreled. Has anybody here ever had a custom 17 caliber barrel made? My only experience is with Lothar Walther in .308. I’ve read good reports on Pacnor and Shilen. Just curious what experiences any of you have had..

 

[stonecreek]

I once owned an H&R Ultrawildcat in .17/223. Unlike the .17 Remingtons in the same gun, those were NOT barreled by Sako, but used whatever barrel H&R sourced. I could never get it to shoot well.

On the other hand, I was asked to zero a Sako AI in .17 Remington. For whatever reason the scope didn't align well with the barrel, so I had to bush the bases to get it to zero. However, once zeroed it exhibited very good accuracy.

But no, I've never tried rebarreling a .17 of any kind and really can't tell you what kind of life to expect -- although the little hole in them makes them a bugger to clean and maintain.

Kevinlg is our resident .17 guru so maybe he'll chime in here.

 

[paulsonconstruction]

The only 17 I have is the Mach 2 rimfire, but I have been around & shot many of the 17 centerfires. As you know, the huge issue with them is they foul quickly & are a PIA to clean. My 20 cal wildcat barrels are Pac-Nors with 3 groove rifling that are the easiest cleaning barrels I have. If you rebarrel you might check with Pac-nor & see if they offer the 3 groove barrels in 17 cal. They also will match your contour so there is no barrel channel work. I've been very happy with all my Pac-nor barrels. It's easier & cheaper to just have Pac-nor install it. Workmanship is top notch.

 

[kevinlg]

Who shoots a .17 Rem?

I’ve got an A1 Hunter in .17 Remington that I bought @ ‘91.

I have truly enjoyed the caliber. It is fun to shoot and works extremely well on varmints, up to and including coyotes. Accuracy is still satisfactory, but I can foresee the day when I may need to get it rebarreled. Has anybody here ever had a custom 17 caliber barrel made? My only experience is with Lothar Walther in .308. I’ve read good reports on Pacnor and Shilen. Just curious what experiences any of you have had..

Gary........

I built this single-shot L461, chambered in a tight-necked 17-222 cartridge.

IIRC.....the 26" Pac-Nor barrel is a 3-groove, 9.0"twist. It shot 25. 27, and 30gr bullets very well.

I also used a 27" Pac-Nor barrel......same specs......for my 40XBR 17 Javelina. The original Shilen barrel lasted about 4000 rounds.......before throwing bullets sideways.

Hope this helps.

 

[dfehrenb]

I have a custom Sako A1 with a Shilen barrel chambered in 17 Remington. It’s an excellent shooter.

 

[kevinlg]

I have a custom Sako A1 with a Shilen barrel chambered in 17 Remington. It’s an excellent shooter.

Sounds nice........got some pics?

Long ago.....I traded for a Shilen barrelled AI in 17 Rem. that I rebuilt, refinished and recheckered.

With Berger 30FB Match bullets.......it works well on called coyotes.

 

[Chris Anderson]

Who shoots a .17 Rem?

I’ve got an A1 Hunter in .17 Remington that I bought @ ‘91.

I have truly enjoyed the caliber. It is fun to shoot and works extremely well on varmints, up to and including coyotes. Accuracy is still satisfactory, but I can foresee the day when I may need to get it rebarreled. Has anybody here ever had a custom 17 caliber barrel made? My only experience is with Lothar Walther in .308. I’ve read good reports on Pacnor and Shilen. Just curious what experiences any of you have had..

A while back I did this same research and came to the same conclusion. Pacnor and Shilen would both a good choice.

Thanks