.17 Ackley Hornet..maybe no interest.

[Eric A]

I know small caliber wildcats are not of much interest..but I
thought maybe a few here would be. This billede is a "fireform group" @ 100yds.The CZ 527/Pac-Nor match barrel rifle looks to be
a shooter.The lower groupings are scope windage and elevation adjustments...upper 3 shot group is final adjustment to the 6x18 Nikon scope.
I think groups will tighten up when I use the finished fireform casings,but groups are pretty good now even with fireform loads.
I'm hoping this match grade/varmint weight barrel will shoot "bug holes" at 100yds..groups now are running about 1/2 or less.
There's a faint circle on the orange target dot.I took a US dime about 5/8 of an inch diameter and drew the outline of this coin
to show relative size of this upper group.The orange circle is 1 inch.
Load data for fire forming is Accurate Arms 1680 powder 12.5 grs ,20gr Hornady V Max bullet i Winchester 22 Hornet casings and Federal small rifle primers....thought I would try some Vit Vour N 120 in this rifle also,1680 is a little clean burning as n 120 would be.

Mvh..Eric

[dravis]

Hi Eric!

I have been thinking al lot about .17 caliber, since they will soon be legal for hunting in Denmark (changes in the law are not always for the worse[]

Some kind of single shot in a reloadable .17 cal is high on my wish list..

Your .17 Ack. Hornet looks just the thing!
[:p]

Hilsner
Dravis aka:FMJ
"Sapere Aude: Dare to KNOW!" Nu med .376Steyr

[Eric A]

Hej Dravis

Yes ..I had read that somewhere here in one of the forum postings that Danmark was going to approve the .17 calibre.[^]
I do not know if Thompson Center rifles are available i DK ,but
over here shooters are using custom barrels made by Bullberry barrel company for many of the .20 cal-5mm wildcat and .17 wildcat cartridges. These are a specialty barrel made for the Thompson Center single shot rifle...very accurate rifle.
I have shot and loaded for many larger calibres..but the little .17s
are fun to plink away with and use to small game hunt with.[]

Mvh..Eric