Home Forums Reloading Varmint Rifles Experiences with fouling and the 17 calibers?

If you buy an 8-pound jug on the Internet, the hzamat fee isn't too bad, especially since Ramshot powders usually cost less than most other rifle powders.

I guarantee you'll find other uses for Big Game than the .17 Remington. It works very well in a bunch of cartridges, just about anywhere H414 or IMR4350 works, but it burns cleaner and is less temp-sensitive than 414, and since it's a ball powder measures a hell of a lot easier than IMR4350. I use it in at least dozen cartridges from the .22-250 to 9.3x62.

You must like to clean!

I have owned a Tikka LSA55 in 17rem since 1981 and used to shoot fox's to supliment my income. In 1983 I had a Shillen Stainless barell fitted due to the original one wearing out (I think). In 1985 the fox skin market went south and this rifle was then only used occaisionally (less than 10 shots a year) until 2009 when I started to do some ferral animal control work.

This rifle has always been very accurate until the 16 shot mark, then it has to be cleaned. I have just put up with this for many years!

I have always reloaded with ww760 (26.5g I think!), cci br primers, remington cases and hornaday 25g hollow points. Yep all my stock is still from the early 1980's.

From some of the above posts it seems that the powder may be an issue. What power would be recomended now for the .17rem?

I have also had issues with brass splitting the necks after 3 to 4 reloads and now have enough 204ruger brass to resize and form into .17rem brass, I'm told this is a much better way to go.