.17 Hornet

Infobox Firearm Cartridge
name= .17 Hornet (Ackley)


caption= The comparison of neck sizes of the .17 Hornet cartridge.
origin= USA
type= Rifle
service=
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wars=
designer= P.O. Ackley
design_date=1950's
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parent=.22 Hornet
case type=bottlenecked
bullet=.172
neck=.193
shoulder=.288
base=.299
rim_dia=.350
rim_thick=.065
case_length=1.400
length=
rifling=1-10
primer=small rifle
is_SI_ballistics=
bw1=20
btype1=BT
vel1=3515
en1=548.8
bw2=25
btype2=HP
vel2=3176
en2=560
bw3=30
btype3=HP
vel3=2975
en3=589.7
bw4=
btype4=
vel4=
en4=
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balsrc= Hodgdon http://data.hodgdon.com/cartridge_load.asp

The .17 Hornet, also known as the .17 Ackley Hornet, is a .17 caliber rifle wildcat cartridge originally made by P.O. Ackley in the early 1950s. The cartridge was created by simply necking-down the .22 Hornet to .17 caliber. The result was a small case with relatively little noise capable of high velocity.

Ackley mentions it as one of the most balanced of the .17 cartridges of his time. [Cartridges of the World 8th Edition, Book by Frank C. Barnes, DBI Books, 1997, ISBN 0-87349-178-5]

ee also

*List of firearms
*List of handgun cartridges
*List of rifle cartridges
*List of individual weapons of the U.S. Armed Forces

References

External links

* [http://www.reloadbench.com/cartridges/w17horn.html .17 Hornet at the Reload Bench]
* [http://www.stevespages.com/jpg/cd17ackleyhornet.jpgCartridge Dimensions]