I bought a B Mag 17 WSM when they came out. Big mistake. Savage replaced the entire rifle once, the first couldn't hold 5"@100yds. The replacement wasdn't much better, and the stock seemed made of used gallon milk containers. Put a Boyds laminate stock on it, glas bedded, and did,t see any improvement....I have Boyds on another .17 and it's great, so it's not the stock.
For a rifle to be an honest 300yd varmiter it has to be MOA or better, the B mag isn't.
I have a .22 magnum, honest 100 yd varmiter, and a .17 HMR that my longest head shot is 238yds (range finder verified). My advice is forget the B Mag, go for an HMR or 17 Hornet, or take a chance on the Ruger .17 WSM if you have to have one.
