- .17 Ackley Bee
Infobox Firearm Cartridge
name= .17 Ackley Bee
origin=flagcountry|United States
type=Rifle
designer= P.O.Ackley
design_date= 1940s
manufacturer=
production_date=
number=
variants=
parent=.218 Bee
case_type=Rimmed, bottleneck
bullet= 0.172
neck= 0.195
shoulder= 0.334
base= 0.349
rim_dia= 0.408
rim_thick=.065
case_length= 1.35
length=
case_capacity=16.89
rifling=1-12 inches
primer=Small rifle [Donnelly, John J., Handloaders Manual of Cartridge Conversions, p82]
is_SI_ballistics=
bw1=20
btype1=HP
vel1=3845
en1=na
bw2=25
btype2=SP
vel2=3285
en2=na
bw3=
btype3=
vel3=
en3=
test_barrel_length=
balsrc= Reload Bench [Reload Bench [http://reloadbench.com/cartridges/w17bee.html] ]The .17 Ackley Bee is a
wildcat centrefire rifle cartridge named after its designer,P.O. Ackley , and is a.218 Bee case necked down to .17 calibre with a squarer shoulder and less body taper. Being a rimmed case it was popular withsingle shot rifles such as theMartini Cadet and Low WallWinchester [Reload Bench [http://reloadbench.com/cartridges/w17bee.html] ] . The calibre is well suited tovarmint hunting particularly where minimal pelt damage is required.ee also
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4mm caliber
*.218 Bee
*.25-20 Winchester
*List of rifle cartridges References
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