Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Custom Rifles & Wildcats #1 or #2 on a .17 Rem build.

I will and thank you.

And GFY.


Travis

Mnt rifle stock and Mnt rifle contour.

Might look something like this when it's completed.

Nice rifle SS. If I build a chunk this winter, I'm stealing your orange/black for an A-5.


Travis

Travis,

Thanks, everyone likes Mnt org/blk .223ai. That came out perfect.

This is my .17 Rem. Has a Mnt rifle stock and PN light weight contour barrel.

#2 at 22 is about where I'd want to be - very good choice for the mini-bore Alot of metal left in a tube drilled .17 cal

I'm thinking the eeny-meany method might be in order here...


Travis

deflave what twist are you going to go with?

I was gonna go 1-9". Unless there is something out there I don't know about.


Travis

Thats what I will go with if I end up building. I would like to try those 30 grain kindler golds

Bergers have always been good to me, but I may give those a try when it's done. Good BC on those things!

This glass will have dots as well. Anxious to see how those work out with the .17.


Travis

Have you ever shot the Varmageddon bullets? Just wondered, haven't heard much about their accuracy.

for gophers id go .17FB over the .17 Rem. I do have a 17-204 and its but too much capacity for the bullet weight.
Ohh yeah I'm a 17 & 20 caliber whore


ML

.17 Rem all the way...

I do not think I can live without a .17 Rem.


Travis

No sir. I am pretty much a 25gr Berger slut at this point.

But I did stockpile some Z-Maxes recently. We'll see if the new tube likes them...


Travis

I went with a 24 inch Lilja #2 SS 9 twist on Rem model 7 for my last .17 Rem build.

What is it on?


Travis

joelkdouglas,

I've shot the Varmaggedons some from both the .17 Fireball and Remington. Accuracy is VERY good, at least as good as Ballistic Tips or V-Maxes.

I tried both the plastic-tips and the hollow-points on prairie dogs a couple weeks ago. The hollow-points expand OK, though more so from the .17 Remington, but the tipped bullets do a LOT more lifting. No surprise there, as that's been my experience with HP's versus tipped varmint bullets in general.

Careful there.............

I think you should try a Palma contour, finished at 30" with a 1-16 twist. Don't want to overspin them BB sized bullets. Plenty of velocity, never overheat the barrel and sufficiently muzzle heavy to ensure proper pole vaulting technique.

I'm thrilled I could be of friendly service.

Oops, almost forgot. Cerakote it FDE with a dark brown bolt. When you open the bolt at the bench, it will look like a you know what, hanging from you know where.

Oh and GFY.

Happy Father's Day!

I'm too lazy to carry that thing around. However, the Cerakote idea is a good one fo' shizz'...

May the Lord bless you this Father's Day and GFY.


Travis

A stainless Remington Model 7 that started life as a .223