They sound like the ones from kranks (misnamed as ramsbottoms in my previous post) I tried them with 18gn of ramshot TAC in my 17rem, apparently they were the bullets eley used for hmr2, I found them inconsistent, the heavier 25gn vmax performed much better.
David is pretty much spot on with that load, if the 17gn bullets are the ramsbottom ones, I found them a bit erratic, but worth a try, I have a 17rem and settled on 25gn vmax, certainly gave the best accuracy for me. There are some 25gn bergers for sale on sd at the moment
I just changed from a traditional shaped stock to a pistol grip stock, handling has vastly improved, however (possibly just me) I know have to relearn loading drills, with the standard stock I found weak hand loading easier, now with the pistol grip, strong hand feels better
I've bought three rifles, one shotgun, an air rifle and a few spare parts, admittedly the guns were from dealers but the parts were from private sellers, to date, all has gone well