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Post by subsonic on Apr 23, 2014 19:55:54 GMT -5
I was thinking I'd just snip the polymer noses off so they fit it a standard cylinder. Maybe use nail clippers.
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Post by bigbore442001 on Apr 24, 2014 5:17:15 GMT -5
I do not believe you can chamber a single action revolver in that new round. As I look at it there seems to be too much of a taper from the base of the cartridge to the neck. With the 17 HMR the case is more or less straight thus extraction issues aren't a problem.
I am kicking myself for not getting a Ruger Hunter in 17 HMR when they were available. Now they are going for almost four figures on Gun Broker and the like.
I have contemplated this idea. I have a 9 1/2 inch Ruger SS convertable. I wonder if a gunsmith could convert that to the 17 HMR? Reline the barrel and just put in a new cylinder?
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Post by subsonic on Apr 24, 2014 5:28:19 GMT -5
They sell .17 barrels and cylinders, but they are almost as much as just buying a .17hmr from Ruger, plus they still have to be installed, cylinder timed, headspace set, etc.
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Post by theoldredneck on Apr 24, 2014 9:50:35 GMT -5
In regard to the accuracy issues ask about. Several of us over the years have built rifles and handguns, mostly wildcats. The 17 wsm only has a very few factory guns. The Savage Bmag is most common and has been badmouthed for bad groups with fliers common. I was not interested in a rifle in the round but was in a handgun. Several friends built them with quality barrels. All have had fliers common and groups larger than the HMR shoots. With fliers groups of 1 1/2" to 2" are common at 100 yards. Usually there are a few in a tight cluster but the fliers ruin the groups. That caused me to drop even doing a Contender barrel in the round.
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