Walker570 Posted January 22, 2019 Report Share Posted January 22, 2019 (edited) How many of you have seen one of these? 17 Remington full metal jacket 18gr The more observant will notice a slight dent in the shoulder caused by resizing lubricant seeping onto the shoulder area causing a pressure dent. Will blow out safely. This is one of the last I have from 17 cal bullets given me 30yrs ago whilst in Texas USA. They where by a small independant bullet company and they also made some 15gr HPs but those have all been used on feathered vermin. The result on a crow was very destructive. The FMGs I had just to see how they would fly. I never used them in the field. They where very accurate but served no useful purpose, here anyway. I think the idea was to cause less pelt damage on coyotes etc., as the pelts still fetched a good price over there. Edited January 22, 2019 by Walker570 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted January 22, 2019 Report Share Posted January 22, 2019 What a little beauty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted January 22, 2019 Report Share Posted January 22, 2019 That look one fast round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted January 22, 2019 Report Share Posted January 22, 2019 Mmmm....nippy little thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRDS Posted January 22, 2019 Report Share Posted January 22, 2019 Todd Kindler bullet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted January 22, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, JRDS said: Todd Kindler bullet? No , I don't think so...heh! it was 30yrs ago. The name on the boxes was not that anyway. The late John Wootters gave them to me and he was the one back in 1986 who suggested the 17 Remington to me and I subsequently had one built on a Martini action in 1986 in the USA. This was prior to 9/11 and you could bring all sorts of stuff back then, if you declared them with a minimum amount of paperwork. I initially brought the cases over from Texas and the bullets as they where like hens teeth back here in those days. Cracking little cartridge. 2 hours ago, Scully said: Mmmm....nippy little thing. The 15gr HPs had to be kept down to sub 4000fps or when fired you would see a puff of grey smoke about 15yrds infront of the barrel as the bullet vaporised !! 3900fps was more than adequate. Big puff of black feathers on a crow. I believe that is why they never became available retail in the USA. Edited January 22, 2019 by Walker570 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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