Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Rimfires What's happening with the 17 mach 2?

Walmart can order a Savage MKII in 17HM2 sporter barrel or
heavy. Probably the cheapest you will find one.

you have a great wife.

LVT, JSR, or classic?

I just dont understand the outrageous prices on Ruger 77/17
in 17HM2, especially the green laminate ones.

They have been discontinued and even though they were pretty ignored when they were in production, now that they have been discontinued they are suddenly in demand. The same thing happened with the 10/22 Magnum. You could hardly give them away when they were in production, but once they had been discontinued, they suddenly became a wanted item. Go figure.

Jeff

57 Classic

Marlin 917s in 17HM2 arent easy to find either.

True. I stumbled onto a Marlin 917M2S that was ANIB a couple of months ago at our local Scheel's. I put a Weaver V16 on it and it has proven to be a maker of small groups if the guy behind the trigger does his job.

Jeff

.17M2 gun porn...this thread is needin some...where's all them gun pix?

Mine ain't as purty as your-un. T/C Sporter

FYI, I called Whittaker's in Owensboro, KY, again and was told that the CZs in 17HM2 would be in stock "any day now", so keep watching their web site and be ready to buy the minute you see them listed, 'cause if you blink, they'll probably be gone.

www,whittakerguns.com or 270-229-0140


Jeff

Pretty rifle, what is it?

Jeff

Eat your hearts out guys! I have a Kimber conversion for my 45 acp frame and it is a hoot! I do get a split case once in a while but I think it's the ammo, Kimber assured me their barrels are perfect! Anyway it is super accurate and packs a real punch on the backyard varmints. Chris

I always thought that the 17hmr was more popular than the 17hm2..

No question about it, the 17 HMR is far and away more popular than the 17 HM2 ever has a hope of being. But popularity doesn't equate to usefulness and the 17 HM2 is a very useful cartridge within it niche. Out to 100 +/- yards, I doubt that you'll find a cartridge that is more fun to shoot for the price.

Jeff

I love my 10/22 17HM2 conversion. Accurate and functions reliably. I put several upgrades into it.

I also have a Cooper 57M 17HMR which it sweet.

I'm a 8x 17HM2 guy myself:

1x Marlin 917M2S, the stainless/laminated style.

3x 10/22 conversions; 2 with GM barrels and a laminated mannlicher with a lined barrel.

4x Savage Mark IIs; 2 stainless/laminated BVSS style, 1 FV, and 1 with a GM barrel.

Jeff

The Cooper 57M LVT 17 HM2 is my prairie dog pup shooting rifle. I ordered a bunch of Ely ammo so it will take some time to run out. Next week I ll go for a seven mile drive to get to a p dog town , the pups should be out.

I have to drive farther than 7 miles just to shoot paper, with the closest pdog shooting at least 300 miles away. Have fun!

Jeff

thats why this place rocks...i see posts like this and it makes me feel better about my addictions.

8 of them at my house too. Sold the 9th one...i had been thinking 9 of them might be excessive. i got over that quickly though, i bought a short fluted green mtn 17M2 barrel in hopes i would find a good buy on a boat paddle 77/22 to have it converted. still looking.

also have a .17aguila, can i count that one as a mach2?

I converted a 10/22 to .17M2 eight years ago with a Volquartsen barrel, trigger kit, and recoil beffer. I slapped a $99 4-20x50 Simmons Whitetail scope on tall mounts. My little frankenrifle is stunning!!!!! I too horde ammo for it. Hornady definitely works better than CCI (wish I knew why) I've not seen any Eley.

I have killed a mountain of critters with it out to 200 yards. (guilty squirrels!) I wish the ammo makers would get creative and make a wee TSX or Partition for it. I whacked a huge troublesome skunk with it at 50 yards, he didn't go no mo!

The .17m2 at +2000 ft/s is about the neatest thing ever. I shot thousands of rounds through the rifle as a .22 before I converted it, and even more after. I would never change it back! It's just the right combination between lethal and noisy. Accurate as can be, and has piled up more critter per pound than some people's moose rifles!

I asked the Ruger rep why no factory .17M2, he mumbled something about the round not meeting SAAMI specs. I know the .17HMRs have had pressure problems but I'm not aware ofissues with the outstanding M2.