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New: The .17 Win Super Mag
Posted: Fri, 04 Jan 2013 16:01:10
by Chasbo00
In 2013, Winchester® Ammunition will arm small game hunters with the most revolutionary rimfire cartridge in the company's almost 150-year history - the .17 Winchester Super Magnum.
The .17 Win Super Mag offers the downrange performance of a centerfire cartridge at only a fraction of the cost. For the first time in history, hunters can expect pinpoint accuracy and devastating performance from a rimfire cartridge at ranges well past 200 yards.
http://www.shootingwire.com/story/276438
Re: New: The .17 Win Super Mag
Posted: Fri, 04 Jan 2013 16:09:46
by GeneFrenkle
I wonder how much more it is per round than. 22lr. Yes, nice flat trajectory with a punch, but at what cost?
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Re: New: The .17 Win Super Mag
Posted: Fri, 04 Jan 2013 16:22:58
by Mindflayer
Interesting. I wonder who will make ammo and firearms for it outside of Winchester? I'll stick my .17 HMR for now, methinks.
Re: New: The .17 Win Super Mag
Posted: Fri, 04 Jan 2013 16:39:27
by dorminWS
I wonder if the .17 Win Super Mag is any less susceptible to wind drift than the .17HMR. I bought the first .17HMR I ever saw when they first came out – a Savage. It was ordered for somebody else, and I kinda browbeat the guy at the gun shop into letting me have it. Trigger was tough, and the wind seemed to have a big impact on the projectile. There was no aftermarket trigger available for it back then, and it was almost impossible not to pull off the aimpoint. If somebody makes a better trigget for it now, it would be a pretty nice little plinker. Don’t think I ever fired it again. My grandson shot it some.
Re: New: The .17 Win Super Mag
Posted: Fri, 04 Jan 2013 18:11:57
by Mindflayer
dorwinWS - I have the Savage 93R17 BTVS and it's got a great trigger. Wind drift can be an issue - ballistic calculation shows less than a .22, but YMMV.
Re: New: The .17 Win Super Mag
Posted: Fri, 04 Jan 2013 22:30:15
by FiremanBob
I'm surprised that the press release did not contain a list of the firearms that are being built to chamber it. It would be a great round for 100-yard smallbore competition.
Re: New: The .17 Win Super Mag
Posted: Sat, 05 Jan 2013 00:12:57
by Chasbo00
Meet the Parent
The .17 Win. Super Mag. comes with a workingman’s pedigree. The case is based off a .27--caliber nail-gun blank, which was modified and necked down to take the .17-caliber bullet. (These blanks, which come in three calibers—.22, .25, and .27—are a big business for Winchester, according to Greg Kosteck, the company’s marketing director.) Empty, the case measures 1.200 inches (vs. 1.064 inches for the .17 HMR). And its case walls are about 50 percent thicker than the .17 HMR’s, to handle the higher pressures the round generates (33,000 psi vs. 26,000 psi for the .17 HMR).
Affordability
One of Winchester’s primary goals with the new .17 was to keep it affordable. A box of 50 should retail for about $15, which isn’t much more than the .17 HMR, and is much cheaper than even bargain-basement centerfire varmint loads. Initially, Winchester is offering the cartridge in three bullet styles: a 20-grain polymer-tipped bullet, a 20-grain hollowpoint, and a 25-grain polymer tip. The heavier 25-grain bullet will have a 2,600 fps MV with 5.6 inches of drop and 7 inches of drift with a 10 mph crosswind at 200 yards.
http://www.outdoorlife.com/blogs/gun-sh ... st-rimfire