When I had my first 17, Remington and Hornady were the only kids on the block. Berger was just starting to turn out a few bullets. I found the Remingtons to be sporadic in their performance from lot to lot. The Hornady 25 grain HP seemed to be extremely reliable and never failed me and I used them exclusively for years. I've managed to accumulate about 800 of them for my new 17. I'll keep buying them every time I see them, which is seldom right now. I seem to see their VMax 20 and 25 grain pretty often but few of the HP's.
I can't say that I've ever seen Berger or Nosler 17 caliber bullets available locally. Honestly, as well as the Hornady 25 grain HP performs in a 17 Remington, I don't know that I will even bother with any others in the new rifle.
Mart
