.17 Remington

.17 Remington
general information
caliber	.17 Remington
Sleeve shape	Rimless
Dimensions
Floor ⌀	4.37 mm
Sleeve length	45.62 mm
Cartridge length	54.61 mm
Weights
Bullet weight	1.3–1.9 g; (20–30 grain )
Technical specifications
Speed v 0	1200-1300 m / s
Max. Gas pressure	4250 (CIP) bar
Bullet energy E 0	approx. 1200 y
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The .17 Remington cartridge is a relatively fast rifle cartridge that is mainly used to hunt robbery .

development

Developed in 1970, the cartridge was launched a year later. The .223 Remington , whose case mouth was retracted to the .17 caliber, served as the basis .

The cartridge is known by the following synonyms:

Synonyms .17 Remington
imperial .17 Remington .17 AMA .17 T216	metric 4.3 × 45 4.3 x 45.5 AMA	Codes SAA 0145 ECRA-ECDV 06 045 BGC 060

Hunting use

Due to the small projectile, the cartridge causes little damage to the bellows and normally has no projectile exit when firing from a long distance. So she is v. a. interesting for fur recycling. Due to the low weight of the bullet, wind has a negative effect on precision.

literature

Frank C. Barnes: Cartridges of the World: A Complete and Illustrated Reference for Over 1500 Cartridges . 12th edition. Gun Digest Books, Iola WI 2009, ISBN 978-0-89689-936-0 (English).
Roland Zeitler: Reloading for hunting and sport . Verlag J. Neumann-Neudamm AG, Melsungen 2009, ISBN 978-3-7888-1228-7

Web links

Commons : .17 Remington - Collection of Pictures, Videos and Audio Files

Mike George: .17 Remington cartridge review , articles , Nov. 2007, with shootinguk.co.uk
Leo Grizzaffi: The .17 Remington goes to Africa , article , at africanxmag.com

Individual evidence

↑ CIP 17 Rem. (PDF, 35.6 kB) ( Memento from September 30, 2017 in the Internet Archive )
↑ .17 Remington Ballistics at gundata.org, accessed April 6, 2018.
^ ^A ^b Frank C. Barnes: Cartridges of the World: A Complete and Illustrated Reference for Over 1500 Cartridges . 12th edition. Gun Digest Books, Iola WI 2009, ISBN 978-0-89689-936-0 (English). page 12
^ Robert E. Walker: Cartridges and Firearm Identification . Boca Raton FL 2013, ISBN 978-1-4665-8881-3 ( archive.org ).
↑ .17 Remington at munition.org (accessed November 9, 2019)

[Nr.1-1] CIP 17 Rem. (PDF, 35.6 kB) ( Memento from September 30, 2017 in the Internet Archive )

[2] .17 Remington Ballistics at gundata.org, accessed April 6, 2018.

[Nr.2-3] A ^b Frank C. Barnes: Cartridges of the World: A Complete and Illustrated Reference for Over 1500 Cartridges . 12th edition. Gun Digest Books, Iola WI 2009, ISBN 978-0-89689-936-0 (English). page 12

[Nr.3-4] Robert E. Walker: Cartridges and Firearm Identification . Boca Raton FL 2013, ISBN 978-1-4665-8881-3 ( archive.org ).

[5] .17 Remington at munition.org (accessed November 9, 2019)