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I've been shooting the .17 since Remington came out with it. My favorite load for years was 24.5 imr 4320 with the Hornady 25hp
Now I seem to like CFE 223 with a Hornady 25gr V-max.@ 24.9 gr's. I also like 23.5 IMR 4166 with the same bullet.
I still shoot IMR 4320 when I shoot 25 Hornady's 25gr HP's. Easier to get the 25 gr v-max, & I have the 1 in 9 twist barrel and they work pretty good. If you have the 1 in 10 twist you might like the 20 gr V-max better. I have used ww 760 way back in the day.
I have the charge weight written down. Most my loads through a chronograph, IMR 4320's load is the speed king with 4150 fps with nice 5 shot groups. With WW 760 was fine IIRC & I was getting average fps of around 3900 with Max loads. Same as 4166 also.
All I ever use is rem 71/2 primers, never a problem. 4320 is no more, I have plenty but I like it in 223 with heavy bullets.
I think cfe has some value in the 17 for handling copper smear @ 4000fps so I use it now a day's, even though
I don't shoot it much anymore unless I see a critter off in the distance from my house.