Dougy Posted March 13, 2016 Report Share Posted March 13, 2016 As Mr. Sako said - the strike can be seen due to the minimal recoil even at moderately high scope mags. Mine very rarely gets any use because someone else does the foxing local to me but is bang on tight groups every time it gets an outing. They are a bit fiddly to get Varget through the funnel because it quite a bulky powder but it's spot on for me and I would not want to change it. Got round the Varget problem. I put it in a grinder 1st. Not for too long mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underdog Posted March 13, 2016 Report Share Posted March 13, 2016 Blc2 is good for 17r. A friend's bdl use to print 1/4" groups all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-G Posted March 13, 2016 Report Share Posted March 13, 2016 Blc2 is good for 17r. A friend's bdl use to print 1/4" groups all the time. Ditto - LVSF. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougy Posted March 13, 2016 Report Share Posted March 13, 2016 That's what I've filled my case's with. I thought H380 was fine..but that Blc2 is like dust. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshwarrior Posted March 13, 2016 Report Share Posted March 13, 2016 Loved my 17 rem when I was shooting loads of foxes it was great but draw back was I did reload in those days so it was hard to get ammo for, swapped it for a 222 and 22-250 that work well for me until I got a 204 and started reloading. I preferred the 204 less wind effect but the 17 rem is a love round you'll love it with your devotion to load development. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bewsher500 Posted March 14, 2016 Report Share Posted March 14, 2016 Lots of opinions here from people I strongly suspect have never owned a 17 Rem or a 220 Swift.... Ha Ha! surely not!? people stating opinions not based on fact on a forum? what is the world coming to!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeadWasp Posted March 15, 2016 Report Share Posted March 15, 2016 (edited) 17 rem is no good in the wind, especially at a decent range. 220 swift better option or get a lighter 22-250 (better rifle all together) Can you expand a bit on your last statement? It is a quite a subjective statement to make. There is a whole world of interesting .17 and .20 calibre cartridges out there for people with an interest in reloading. Most are capable foxing rounds and all will provide the zest and spice of life - variety! For foxing at typical UK ranges (not wannabe sniper ranges) I'd say the choice between Swift and .17 Rem comes down to a question what do you fancy rather than whether they will do the job. Edited March 15, 2016 by LeadWasp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underdog Posted March 15, 2016 Report Share Posted March 15, 2016 One thing about 17r is that it was believed to only ever travel about a thousand yards thus making it not only safe but ideal for many UK areas of high populations. I also noted that my friend could shoot squirrels up trees easy with it with minimal branch back ground to ruin the bullet. If the squirrel got hit there was no bullet left at all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeadWasp Posted March 15, 2016 Report Share Posted March 15, 2016 Sudden thought - if your mate has a .224 (22-250) already then his mod, bullets and some reloading tools will of course be useable for a .220 Swift. To be honest though the .22-250 and the .220 Swift are ballistically almost identical so why not go for a 1 for 1 and just get a lighter 22-250? Unless of course he fancies a change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougy Posted March 15, 2016 Report Share Posted March 15, 2016 LW I dragged this post out from the history book back in 2007. I bet the chap that started the topic is in the local domino's team now and packed up shooting. Lol Picked up my action today for my 17 remington, dropped it off to get blued, had a tinker with the stock. Looking good ;-) barrel on next weekend, proofhouse then shoot a few. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeadWasp Posted March 15, 2016 Report Share Posted March 15, 2016 (edited) oh ****** what a twit I completely missed that!!! - can I plead day 9 of mega flu! Edited March 15, 2016 by LeadWasp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPARKIE Posted March 15, 2016 Report Share Posted March 15, 2016 no I'm pleading that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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