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<blockquote data-quote="jwcrabb" data-source="post: 815722" data-attributes="member: 10128"><p>I guess i'll add my two cents. I also, am a big fan of the 17 cals. I own three, two 17 Fireballs and a 17 Rem. I started out with .204 Rugers and .223s, but after using the 17 Fireball on one Prairie dog shoot I never carried them again. My companions all shoot 204s and 223s on our yearly outings. My buddie and I shoot side by side. He with his 204, and I with the Fireball. We have identical 6x18 mildot scopes and hold exactly the same windage and elevation out to 500 yds. The 204s are shooting factory 32g vmax, my Fireballs are shooting handloaded 25g vmax. My point is that the smaller 17 Fireball will perform equal to the 204 with less recoil and muzzle jump. You can see every hit in the scope. The .223s can't even come close to hanging with the other two. I've also always read about problems with the 17s in the wind. I can state for fact they are no worse than the 204s, and better than the .223s. I just got back from our yearly hunt where I shot over 600 rds thru mu 17s. I clean them once at the end of the day with no noticeable loss of accuracy. A comment about my 17 Rem. My experience is, that with 30g Kindler Gold bullets, this is the most awesome Coyote killer i've ever used.</p><p>I took 12 Coyotes this year with that combination, and not a one ever took a step at ranges from 50 -250 yds. I don't like the 17 Rem as much in the PD towns. My gun is a Cooper Phoenix, and it's a little lightweight. I get a little jump which makes it harder to see all the hits. Sorry for the long post, just my observations.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jwcrabb, post: 815722, member: 10128"] I guess i'll add my two cents. I also, am a big fan of the 17 cals. I own three, two 17 Fireballs and a 17 Rem. I started out with .204 Rugers and .223s, but after using the 17 Fireball on one Prairie dog shoot I never carried them again. My companions all shoot 204s and 223s on our yearly outings. My buddie and I shoot side by side. He with his 204, and I with the Fireball. We have identical 6x18 mildot scopes and hold exactly the same windage and elevation out to 500 yds. The 204s are shooting factory 32g vmax, my Fireballs are shooting handloaded 25g vmax. My point is that the smaller 17 Fireball will perform equal to the 204 with less recoil and muzzle jump. You can see every hit in the scope. The .223s can't even come close to hanging with the other two. I've also always read about problems with the 17s in the wind. I can state for fact they are no worse than the 204s, and better than the .223s. I just got back from our yearly hunt where I shot over 600 rds thru mu 17s. I clean them once at the end of the day with no noticeable loss of accuracy. A comment about my 17 Rem. My experience is, that with 30g Kindler Gold bullets, this is the most awesome Coyote killer i've ever used. I took 12 Coyotes this year with that combination, and not a one ever took a step at ranges from 50 -250 yds. I don't like the 17 Rem as much in the PD towns. My gun is a Cooper Phoenix, and it's a little lightweight. I get a little jump which makes it harder to see all the hits. Sorry for the long post, just my observations. [/QUOTE]
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