shropshire dan 467 Posted March 15, 2014 Report Share Posted March 15, 2014 Has anyone any thoughts or opinions on the .17WSM and .17 Hornet? Looking up they seem a very good fox round Quote Link to post
halamrose 24 Posted March 15, 2014 Report Share Posted March 15, 2014 Another click no bang and bullet stuck in barrel today :-( I'll take the rod with me in future. That must be primer firing and pushing bullet out, but powder not catching mustn't it? Quote Link to post
shropshire dan 467 Posted March 15, 2014 Report Share Posted March 15, 2014 I've read up on this. It hasn't happened to me yet but I keep a rod in the bag. From what I gather the case cracks before firing and then causes damp in the powder. This causes the powder to not ignite and only the firing cap to go off, only propelling the bullet a few inchs into the barrel Quote Link to post
Deker 3,450 Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 I've read up on this. It hasn't happened to me yet but I keep a rod in the bag. From what I gather the case cracks before firing and then causes damp in the powder. This causes the powder to not ignite and only the firing cap to go off, only propelling the bullet a few inchs into the barrel That is certainly possible and can indeed happen, but the obvious question has to be asked if that is the case, "what conditions are you storing your ammo in?" I have never had a problem with split cases and I have had loads. Probably more likely is no primer in the rim, or no powder in the case! Quote Link to post
halamrose 24 Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 Hi Deker, The Ammo lives in the ammo safe indoors, normal domestic conditions. I think the primer must have worked to push the bullet into the barrel. The powder seems to be clagged together and didn't fall out all over the place like last time. As the rabbits in the fridge testify, the rest in the batch seem OK. Quote Link to post
shropshire dan 467 Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 I only had a few with 1 box I bought from the shop, possibly a old box as he said he rarely sells hmr ammo. Will always check them but doubt they will cause a massive issue. I just keep a rod in the bag just in case Quote Link to post
Alsone 789 Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 (edited) Has anyone any thoughts or opinions on the .17WSM and .17 Hornet? Looking up they seem a very good fox round .17 WSM looks very promising especially for those whose forces won't grant centre fire initially. Ballistically it's very similar to .22 Hornet at range for energy and has better wind drift and drop characteristics. So far as I'm aware though, it's still not in the UK. Being rimfire its cheap to shoot though which suits those who don't homeload. Compared to Hornet (both 20 gr rounds) Hornet Muzzle Energy: 592 WSM Muzzle Energy: 400 Hornet 200yd Energy: 294 WSM 200yd Energy: 199 Hornet Muzzle Velocity: 3650 WSM Muzzle Velocity: 3005 Hornet 200yd Velocity: 2574 WSM 200yd Velocity: 2070 (Taken from Google results) So .17 Hornet trumps WSM as you'd expect being a CF cartridge, although having said that, there's no that much in it at all really. .22 Hornet, on the other hand, is very very similar after 200yds (due to its greater drag, windage and drop). I can see WSM replacing HMR as the rimfire of choice for longer range. This explains the differences between it and HMR and WMR: Edited March 16, 2014 by Alsone Quote Link to post
shropshire dan 467 Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 Thanks Alsone Quote Link to post
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