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17 WSM Ammo 20 or 25 Grain?
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<blockquote data-quote="B1s BmagX2" data-source="post: 2011063" data-attributes="member: 116037"><p>I purchased one of the early "pencil barrel" B-mags 6 or 7 years ago. I had the rifle for about a year before I could get any ammo! Once I got my hands on some 20 grain Winchester's I never looked back. I sold my 22 Hornet and HMR. The B-mag replaced them both. I could go on for hours about how much the groundhogs on my uncle's farm hate me! After a few years and hundreds of groundhogs, I picked up the stainless bull barreled Boyds stocked version and a Vortex Crossfire ll 6x18x40 just for a little more reach. I recently had to send the "pencil barrel" back to Savage for some mods. It had lost its edge as far as the accuracy and the gunsmith's @ Savage did wonders with it. They lobbed off 5 inches of barrel and re-crowned it, installed a new trigger group, and bench-tested it. (Did not charge me anything!) I am guessing the original 26" barrel probably had some nodes and was whipping more? I'm getting consistent 1/2" groups at a 100 yards with 20 grain ammo on a cold barrel. Makes for a great "walking rifle" as it only weighs about 7 lbs with the <span style="font-size: 15px">Viridian EON 4-12x42 </span>scope mounted. And being in my early 70's an extra pound or two adds up fast!! It shoots as good as the bull barrel, at least until she starts heating up. Most all the groundhogs I've dispatched never knew what hit "em", not even a tail wag, just lights out!!! My cousin is still shooting the venerable HMR, which I used for years from its inception but there is no comparison. He was amazed at how the WSM just shuts them off! Out to 200 yards, it is the best. After that, I go to my 22-250. I guess I've all the bases covered!!! The WSM was off to a slow start but I think we will see more and more of them. Contrary to common belief the HMR had a bit of a shaky start too. I bought one of the first ones around 2002 and waited a few months for ammo. Although once it got going it was unstoppable.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="B1s BmagX2, post: 2011063, member: 116037"] I purchased one of the early "pencil barrel" B-mags 6 or 7 years ago. I had the rifle for about a year before I could get any ammo! Once I got my hands on some 20 grain Winchester's I never looked back. I sold my 22 Hornet and HMR. The B-mag replaced them both. I could go on for hours about how much the groundhogs on my uncle's farm hate me! After a few years and hundreds of groundhogs, I picked up the stainless bull barreled Boyds stocked version and a Vortex Crossfire ll 6x18x40 just for a little more reach. I recently had to send the "pencil barrel" back to Savage for some mods. It had lost its edge as far as the accuracy and the gunsmith's @ Savage did wonders with it. They lobbed off 5 inches of barrel and re-crowned it, installed a new trigger group, and bench-tested it. (Did not charge me anything!) I am guessing the original 26" barrel probably had some nodes and was whipping more? I'm getting consistent 1/2" groups at a 100 yards with 20 grain ammo on a cold barrel. Makes for a great "walking rifle" as it only weighs about 7 lbs with the [SIZE=4]Viridian EON 4-12x42 [/SIZE]scope mounted. And being in my early 70's an extra pound or two adds up fast!! It shoots as good as the bull barrel, at least until she starts heating up. Most all the groundhogs I've dispatched never knew what hit "em", not even a tail wag, just lights out!!! My cousin is still shooting the venerable HMR, which I used for years from its inception but there is no comparison. He was amazed at how the WSM just shuts them off! Out to 200 yards, it is the best. After that, I go to my 22-250. I guess I've all the bases covered!!! The WSM was off to a slow start but I think we will see more and more of them. Contrary to common belief the HMR had a bit of a shaky start too. I bought one of the first ones around 2002 and waited a few months for ammo. Although once it got going it was unstoppable. [/QUOTE]
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