I am very pleased with the performance of the 17 Remington, giving credit to some very good bullets that go fast and punch hard. My next subcaliber fling will be with the 17 Hornady Hornet, but I want to get the newest rifle, a 20 Tactical, percolating before going back to the Hornet again. I shot a 17 Ackley Hornet for about 8 years and loved it, so the Hornady edition will be no surprise. The small 17 caliber cartridges are efficient and fun, and the rimfire HMR is making quite a dent in the local rodent population
The coyote I shot this evening fell to a very accurate load (at least in my Sako 17 Rem) of 23.4/IMR 4320/20 gr V Max/Rem BR primer/Rem brass at 4080 fps. That bullet seemed a little light, but Mr. Wiley didn't twitch. Normally it is a prairie dog load, but it was what was close at hand when needed.
