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Impressed with my 17WSM.
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<blockquote data-quote="B1s BmagX2" data-source="post: 2831148" data-attributes="member: 116037"><p>I never experienced a misfire from either of my B-Mags in the 10 years I've been shooting them. I have heard of the return spring issues on the B-Mags, but never experienced them myself. I did have a bunch of them with my HMRs. Mine were all firing pin/breech issues. My bad, accidentally dry-fired them too many times trying to hit running critters, and not keeping count. Ended up peening the breech on 2 of them, and broke the firing pin on the Marlin. Duh! They were a mix of Savage, Marlin, and Ruger American. </p><p> sw282 brought up an interesting fact about the Ruger 77WSM. Turns out my cousin picked it up at a gun show. It looked new, but I never ask where he got it or if it was new or used, so I had to get ahold of him last night to find out. I thought Ruger was still making them. Why Ruger and Volquartsen stopped production is not reassuring to us WSM shooters. I can only assume, (or wishful thinking,) most people were not ready to drop $1000+ on them. I know I couldn't afford either one.</p><p> As for the 17 Fireball! Ya, I looked into building one a few years ago. Or a 20 VarTarg. Either one would be great to have since I do a lot of reloading. Ammo would be less expensive. Unfortunately, I'm on a fixed income, (and boy is it "fixed"), and I can't seem to fit it into my budget. The brass is kind of pricey at over a buck a piece, so I had to let that dream go. </p><p>I guess I just gotta figure on using my 22-250 if I want to break the 4K barrier. But the noise with a Witt muzzle break is crazy! I can feel the hair on my legs and head move when I touch one off!! The trade-off is the recoil. It's like shooting a 10/22. And the weight of the rifle is a bit overwhelming at my age, definitely not for strolling through the fields!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="B1s BmagX2, post: 2831148, member: 116037"] I never experienced a misfire from either of my B-Mags in the 10 years I've been shooting them. I have heard of the return spring issues on the B-Mags, but never experienced them myself. I did have a bunch of them with my HMRs. Mine were all firing pin/breech issues. My bad, accidentally dry-fired them too many times trying to hit running critters, and not keeping count. Ended up peening the breech on 2 of them, and broke the firing pin on the Marlin. Duh! They were a mix of Savage, Marlin, and Ruger American. sw282 brought up an interesting fact about the Ruger 77WSM. Turns out my cousin picked it up at a gun show. It looked new, but I never ask where he got it or if it was new or used, so I had to get ahold of him last night to find out. I thought Ruger was still making them. Why Ruger and Volquartsen stopped production is not reassuring to us WSM shooters. I can only assume, (or wishful thinking,) most people were not ready to drop $1000+ on them. I know I couldn't afford either one. As for the 17 Fireball! Ya, I looked into building one a few years ago. Or a 20 VarTarg. Either one would be great to have since I do a lot of reloading. Ammo would be less expensive. Unfortunately, I'm on a fixed income, (and boy is it "fixed"), and I can't seem to fit it into my budget. The brass is kind of pricey at over a buck a piece, so I had to let that dream go. I guess I just gotta figure on using my 22-250 if I want to break the 4K barrier. But the noise with a Witt muzzle break is crazy! I can feel the hair on my legs and head move when I touch one off!! The trade-off is the recoil. It's like shooting a 10/22. And the weight of the rifle is a bit overwhelming at my age, definitely not for strolling through the fields! [/QUOTE]
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