First, I admit, haven't followed it at all. But thought replacing the barrel on my 77/22 with a barrel in 17 HM2 would be interesting for squirrel, the only small game I hunt anymore. Looked around for a replacement barrel, nothing, looked around for ammo, very very limited. I'm also not a computer search guru, but usually can find stuff. Guess I'll be sticking with 22LR.
The local Sportsman's Warehouse store has 17HM2 ammo on their shelves, or at least they did a few days ago. CCI is still loading 17HM2 ammo and labeling it under their name and Hornady's. But I bet given the current ammo panic, all of CCI's rimfire production is dedicated to the most popular cartridges like 22LR and 17HMR. So, it may be a while before CCI makes another run of 17 HM2 ammo. If you're looking for info, parts, etc. for most anything related to rimfire guns, I suggest you visit the website:
Rimfire Central. IMO, that's the site most often frequented by most of the rimfire aficionados.
