.17 Remington Fireball

Infobox Firearm Cartridge
name= .17 Remington Fireball


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origin= USA
type= Rifle
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designer= Remington
design_date=2006
manufacturer=Remington
production_date=2007
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variants= see .17 Mach IV
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parent=.221 Remington Fireball
case type=rimless bottlenecked
bullet=.172
neck=.206
shoulder=.3673
base=.3769
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case_length=1.420
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primer=Small Rifle
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bw1=20
btype1=VMAX
vel1=4037
en1=724
bw2=25
btype2=HP
vel2=3789
en2=797
bw3=30
btype3=HP
vel3=3569
en3=849
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balsrc= Hodgdon [http://data.hodgdon.com/cartridge_load.asp Hodgdon Online Reloading Data] ] The .17 Remington Fireball was created in 2007 by Remington Arms Company as a response to the popular wildcat round, the .17 Mach IV. Factory loads drive a 20 grain (1.3 g) bullet around 4,000 ft/s (1,219 m/s). Velocity is close to the .17 Remington but with less powder, and therefore less heat and fouling. Both are important issues to high-volume shooters such as varmint hunters.

It's based on the .221 Remington Fireball necked down to accept a .17 caliber bullet and is very similar to the .17 Mach IV. Reports on this cartridge show mild recoil, high velocity, with minimal report (noise). [ [http://www.saubier.com/smallcaliber/which17.html Which .17? by Jim Saubier] ]

ee also

* List of rifle cartridges
* 4 mm caliber

References

* [http://www.remington.com/products/ammunition/centerfire/17_Remington_Fireball.asp Remington .17 Remington Fireball page]

External links

* [http://17remingtonfireball.com 17RemingtonFireball.com]
* [http://www.17remingtonfireball.com-a.googlepages.com/17remingtonfireballcasedimensions Case Dimensions]