Si-Snipe Posted June 13, 2015 Report Share Posted June 13, 2015 Anyone tried them? UK suppliers and price please? Thanks. Si Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1967spud Posted June 13, 2015 Report Share Posted June 13, 2015 none at the importers atm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si-Snipe Posted June 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2015 Thanks Mark. They've been out for a while too. Disappointing news. Especially when I've sourced TMK's and they've not been out for long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
247sniper Posted June 14, 2015 Report Share Posted June 14, 2015 Hi Si, Are you getting another .17 matey? Give Jon at http://jdreloading.com/ a try, really nice honest guy. He seems to be able to get alot of things that nobody else can, when there was shortage of 75/80 grain Amaxs and nobody in the UK could get any, Jon got me 2000 of each from the states! Worth a try fella. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
22/250 foxer Posted June 14, 2015 Report Share Posted June 14, 2015 being nostler they would be better then the 20 vmax. I coudlnt believe how inconsistent the 20 vmax lengths are box I had where all over the place Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si-Snipe Posted June 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2015 They come in 250 packs too which would be sweet!! Yes Steve I'm in possession of a 17 Rem now. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave thorniley Posted July 29, 2015 Report Share Posted July 29, 2015 nice one si snipe ive been shooting a 17 rem for 25 years now awesome calibre iuse 25 gr bergers they blitz fox welcome to the club dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si-Snipe Posted July 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2015 Hi Dave. This is my second. Came back to it for the safety factor over 223 for the flatter areas. Good cal to have in the collection. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Dogge Posted July 30, 2015 Report Share Posted July 30, 2015 Hi Si, Loved your videos when I was deciding whether to get a 17Rem! Did I read that you had a .17Fireball after the first 17Rem? What did you think of it compared to the remington? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si-Snipe Posted July 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2015 My friend had a FB. To be fair there's not much in it. Rem is a little faster as you can imagine which in reality makes only a small difference. It's all down to dialling/holding go the wind and range. In my opinion get the one you fancy and not because one is 200 fps faster than the other. The niche elements are there in both. Speed, low bullet weight, flat trajectory, low recoil all compound it's user friendliness and high safety aspect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbal Posted July 30, 2015 Report Share Posted July 30, 2015 My friend had a FB. To be fair there's not much in it. Rem is a little faster as you can imagine which in reality makes only a small difference. It's all down to dialling/holding go the wind and range. In my opinion get the one you fancy and not because one is 200 fps faster than the other. The niche elements are there in both. Speed, low bullet weight, flat trajectory, low recoil all compound it's user friendliness and high safety aspect. Sanity speaks! The same holds for not pushing either cartridge-for the 17rem at least,near SAAMI is fast enough,you won't see much performance improvement upping fps-remember too,it's a relatively short range number,at least if you want it's initial impressive velocity advantages-it sheds fps faster too....oh,and might vapourise ultralight bullets...don't go up there! Super cartridge(s) used as Si says. gbal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Dogge Posted July 30, 2015 Report Share Posted July 30, 2015 My friend had a FB. To be fair there's not much in it. Rem is a little faster as you can imagine which in reality makes only a small difference. It's all down to dialling/holding go the wind and range. In my opinion get the one you fancy and not because one is 200 fps faster than the other. The niche elements are there in both. Speed, low bullet weight, flat trajectory, low recoil all compound it's user friendliness and high safety aspect. Cheers. I thought along the same lines and got the Rem mostly because of availability of brass and dies, and finding a nice rifle. I have a nice accurate mid range (speed/powder wise) load with 25gn V-Max and I love shooting it. Though I do wonder what it would do at "full power" :-) Just 2 more questions if you'll humour me: How many rounds did you get out of the barrel? Why shoot a 20gn bullet rather than 25gn? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si-Snipe Posted July 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2015 I went with the 20's to maximise safety around livestock and on flatter fields. The lighter and faster a bullet is the more frangible it becomes. I switched barrels to move to a different calibre as I needed a high volume 400 yards gun so moved to 223 and my bro in law bought my barrel at a shot count of 950. Still was going strong and bore looked clean in the bore scope. I'd be looking at 2000 if it's not being cooked as a prediction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave thorniley Posted July 30, 2015 Report Share Posted July 30, 2015 im on my 4th barrel in 25 years if you don't hot shoot the barrel and clean it it will last, my last barrel a pacnor was shooting 1/4 inch 3 shot group at approx. 2600 rounds at 3850 fps sweet little pill dave ps if your gonna shoot 25 gr vmax make sure your barrel is a 1/9 twist 1/10 wont stabilize them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunner Posted July 30, 2015 Report Share Posted July 30, 2015 They come in 250 packs too which would be sweet!! Yes Steve I'm in possession of a 17 Rem now. Let the fun begin again , and hopefully more vids ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si-Snipe Posted July 31, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2015 Hi Gunner. I don't have the time for shooting and editing vids at the moment. Hence why there have been no new ones for ages. Cheers. Si Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alycidon Posted August 12, 2015 Report Share Posted August 12, 2015 being nostler they would be better then the 20 vmax. I coudlnt believe how inconsistent the 20 vmax lengths are box I had where all over the place At the end of the day its a vermin bullet not a match one, minute of maggi at 100 yards is fine. In my younger days I would always sort my bullets by weight but never length, perhaps I was wrong but in my book weight is more important than length for tight groups. Never felt the need to sort 17 cal bullets though as I rarely shoot it at paper. A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matchking Posted September 1, 2015 Report Share Posted September 1, 2015 I am sure i have some Si. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si-Snipe Posted September 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2015 Hi Sean. I've got the 20g vmax humming at the moment. Once I've vaporised these I'll try the varmegeddon. Thanks. Si. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treetop Posted September 11, 2015 Report Share Posted September 11, 2015 Are they that much better than the vmax ?!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si-Snipe Posted September 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2015 I very much doubt it but if they are similar prices I'd try them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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