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contender barrel might be a good option ? i have a 22 K-Hornet and that shoots decent ,i also have a 17 Remington barrel that also shoots well . contender just might be a good cheaper option ? CZ`s and Ruger 17`s are hard to find . maybe check with Bullberry barrels for a contender barrel ? i wish you great luck,pete53
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Hit the easy button.....
Get a Sako L461 or AI and do a 17 Fireball.
I've barreled 2 of them to 221 Fireball....they work like they were made for that round.
No action mods required.
"after the bullet leaves the barrel it doesn't care what headstamp was on the case"
"The 221 Fireball is what the Hornet could have been had it stayed in school"
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In theory, couldn't a 223 action with a shortened magazine work? Only if the bolt face is bushed to a Hornet one and sako extractor installed. I have a 17 Badger on a 700SA 223 bolt that is bushed, it can only be shot single shot though which is fine by me
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I have a ruger I’d be willing to sell
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Hit the easy button.....
Get a Sako L461 or AI and do a 17 Fireball.
I've barreled 2 of them to 221 Fireball....they work like they were made for that round.
No action mods required. I have a 221 FB on a Sako A1 action, and in a fit of stupidity, I sold one barreled/chambered in 20 VarTarg. Both functioned perfectly.
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I wish I could say I've never done anything like that but sometimes we just do dumb things.
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I gave up as the CZ prices are just to high they are not that great
Jus went and bought a kimber of Oregon 17 k hornet and am money ahead
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I used a Falling Block Works model J action and a Pac-Nor barrel on my 17AH.
Pop, splatter!
Get close and wack em hard!
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I had a .17 AH on a Ruger 77 for quite a while but it didn't feed that great. I bought a CZ 527 Hornet to build another on eventually but haven't done so.
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Can't speak to bolt gun choices but to me .17 Hornet cries out for a Martini Cadet single shot action. Don't knock it 'til you tried it. This! I recently bought a H&R Sportster in 17 HMR. Lo and behold the barrel fits perfectly onto one of my CF rifle receivers. I have about 300rds of HMR ammo to shoot through it then I'll rechamber it to 17 Hornet.
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What action would that be that the barrel fits?
No cutting back and re-threading?
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