Variation For A Foxing Riffle

[Gaz6br 193]

YES 17 Rem is some weapon in the right hands good all rounder, rabbits 300 yards on a steady day no worries foxes at 200

 

Great little round

 

Gaz

[SportingShooter 0]

Just don't buy a second hand one, you never know how many 4400 ft/s missiles have been through it...

[Gaz6br 193]

Just don't buy a second hand one, you never know how many 4400 ft/s missiles have been through it...

Get it bore scoped, that should give you some idea.

 

Gaz

[Tremo 138]

^{Cheers chaps. The .17 Rem is now under consideration.}

[Alsone 789]

Only trouble with .17 Rem is the availability and price.

 

Very difficult to source and the only place I found selling factory ammo wanted £41 per 20 or more than £2 per shot!!!

 

http://www.emmettandstone.co.uk/main/ammo-price-list/

 

Personally, unless you're going to reload, .17 Hornet might still be a better option. Still not the easiest to get hold of, but £22 per 50! around 50p per shot.

 

http://www.johnbradshawguns.co.uk/centrefire.html

[charlie caller 3,654]

.17 rem factory ammo is not that hard to get, and at a decent price, but if I had one I would 100% reload for it, you dont see that many come up for sale, for one simple reason, they are very very good, and people tend to hang on to them, there are two on guntrader at present, one at £450, one at £795, both Remingtons, but a ring round some gunshops, will reveal one or two, as said be careful to buy one with a good barrel, insist on it being bore scoped before purchase, and factor in some simple reloading equipment, and away you go.

[Deker 3,450]

^{Cheers chaps. The .17 Rem is now under consideration.}

 

:laugh:

 

Several hours have passed, it can't take that long to rule it out and move on!

 

[Elliott 436]

Must admit, I'd quite fancy a .17 Rem

Edited February 16, 2015 by Elliott

[Tremo 138]

 

^{Cheers chaps. The .17 Rem is now under consideration.}

 

:laugh:

 

Several hours have passed, it can't take that long to rule it out and move on!

 

 

LOL!

[Tremo 138]

^{I would definitely be reloading. Some of the newer factory ammo is good, but in my experience you cannot beat knowing exactly is down your barrel and how it will perform.}

 

^{I made a few calls today re moving on the HMR, so the ball is well and truly rolling. I'll keep you guys updated over the coming weeks with my progress. Thanks again for all the advice.}

 

^Paul