What is the .177 cal cartridge (not for a pellet gun)?

Question

is it fairly new?

Answer 1

Well thats a 'loaded' question. Actually their is the

.17 Remington. A centerfire cartridge. Capable of 4000 fps IIRC.

.17 HMR. A .17 rimfire based on the .22 magnum. Around 2100 fps.

.17 Mach2. This is the 22 Long Rifle necked down to .17. Around 2550 fps.

All use a .17 cal. bullet, which has a 17-20 grain bullet weight.

Answer 2

Hey there,
there are currently 3 different types of .177 or 17 caliber firearms on the market that I am aware of. The 17 centerfire rifle that has been around for a long time, the 17 rimfire that was just introduced about 4 or 5 years ago and the most recent the 17 mach 1. the centerfire is the most powerfull, the 17 rimfire is nothing more than a 22 magnum shell casing cut down to hold a 17 caliber bullet and las but not least the 17 mach 1, it is a scaled down version of the 17 rimfire, a little less powerfull. Hope the helps.

Answer 3

The .177 is an ultra small-bore cartridge designed to shoot varmints only. The first .17 caliber rifle was a center fire based on the .223 cartridge introducted in 1971 by Remington and it shot a 25 grain bullet at over 4,000 feet-per-second. It is extremely accurate but not suitable for anything but varmint shooting. Another .17 was based on the .221 Fireball and still another on the .22 Cooper Center fire Magnum cartridge. A special cleaning rod is required for these and all .17s.

Now you have some rim fire versions based on the .22 Magnum. These are strictly for varmint shooting. I can't emphasis this enough. In the early days some hunters could not resist trying their .17 Remington on deer sized animals. Please don't do this. Speed aside these .17s are too light and too narrow a bore to humanely use on deer. For deer nothing smaller than a .243 Winchester is suitable.

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Answer 4

.17HMR is similar to a .22MAG. It looks like it is necked down
.17Mach is a little smaller than a .22 Long rifle