DANNYL: I have three Remington 700's in caliber 17 Remington (a 700 Classic, a 700 BDL and a 700 VSS) - all three of them shoot the 25 grain Berger bullets best.
And I get very pleasing accuracy with Remington brass which is hard to come by anymore, it seems.
Best of luck with your new to you 17 Remington and be sure and try the Berger 25 grainers for accuracy and lethality on Colony Varmints and predators.
Years ago I got "convinced" by a couple of long time 17 Remington shooting Varmint Hunting buddies to use the "stronger" Remington 7 1/2 primers in the 17 Remington and thats what I have used ever since.
Give those a try - if you can find any.
Hold into the wind
VarmintGuy
