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#3177299 - 12/11/18 05:15 PM Is the 17 WSM here to stay?
desertcj Seasoned Member Registered: 01/02/15 Posts: 357 Loc: West	What do you think? I'm thinking of picking one up, but I dont want to find myself ammo less 5 years down the road...
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#3177304 - 12/11/18 05:47 PM Re: Is the 17 WSM here to stay? [Re: desertcj]
cmatera Die Hard Member III Registered: 12/15/08 Posts: 2385 Loc: CO	Yes it is. I have 3.
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#3177306 - 12/11/18 05:51 PM Re: Is the 17 WSM here to stay? [Re: desertcj]
GLShooter PM Sponsor Registered: 01/09/05 Posts: 5349 Loc: AZ	I'm pretty convinced it isn't going to go away. Heck you can still get the HM2 stuff. Greg _________________________
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#3177307 - 12/11/18 05:57 PM Re: Is the 17 WSM here to stay? [Re: GLShooter]
desertcj Seasoned Member Registered: 01/02/15 Posts: 357 Loc: West	Originally Posted By: GLShooter I'm pretty convinced it isn't going to go away. Heck you can still get the HM2 stuff. Greg True. I think the HM2 is on it's way out though. I'll probably end up going for it...
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#3177311 - 12/11/18 06:16 PM Re: Is the 17 WSM here to stay? [Re: desertcj]
GLShooter PM Sponsor Registered: 01/09/05 Posts: 5349 Loc: AZ	I never caught the 17 HMR bug but this one sure got my attention. Greg _________________________
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#3177316 - 12/11/18 07:19 PM Re: Is the 17 WSM here to stay? [Re: desertcj]
pyscodog PM Junkie Registered: 12/04/06 Posts: 16011 Loc: okla	Still on the fence. I haven't found a "Need" for it yet. _________________________ Stay away from negative people, they have a problem for every solution.
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#3177318 - 12/11/18 07:24 PM Re: Is the 17 WSM here to stay? [Re: desertcj]
greengt88 Die Hard Member II Registered: 08/21/13 Posts: 1694 Loc: york pa	I wish a better bolt action platform would be developed for 17WSM, B Mag and Ruger are about it. And neither are great.
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#3177319 - 12/11/18 07:31 PM Re: Is the 17 WSM here to stay? [Re: desertcj]
Winny Fan Die Hard Member III Registered: 08/12/11 Posts: 2334 Loc: Central Texas	I have a neighbor who has the Ruger in stainless steel with a walnut stock and it is a very good shooter. He's happy with it... That said, I've been eyeing the Winchester Model 1885 Low Wall Hunter Rimfire in .17 WSM Rifle. It looks like a nice package. _________________________ I guess I stayed at the party longer than someone's self-imposed curfew for me allowed....? Some people think that they are quoting Einstein when in fact they are saying something that would make even Einstein say, "HUH?". Ain't that right, Bill?
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#3177320 - 12/11/18 07:31 PM Re: Is the 17 WSM here to stay? [Re: desertcj]
GLShooter PM Sponsor Registered: 01/09/05 Posts: 5349 Loc: AZ	A nice little CZ would peek my interest. Greg _________________________
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#3177324 - 12/11/18 08:04 PM Re: Is the 17 WSM here to stay? [Re: desertcj]
204 AR PM senior Registered: 01/31/10 Posts: 6186 Loc: Nebraska	I worked with a buddy's Franklin Armory 17 wsm. Gas operated believe it or not. In fact it was a little over gassed and malfunctioning but I got it tamed down with more buffer weights. It shot ok with the ammo he had but it wasn't world shattering. I like price of the hmr stuff a lot better but the wsm is definitely a step up in power. If I could figure out an AR in 17 Hornet it would be pretty sweet. _________________________ photobucket sucks
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#3177333 - 12/11/18 09:19 PM Re: Is the 17 WSM here to stay? [Re: Winny Fan]
pyscodog PM Junkie Registered: 12/04/06 Posts: 16011 Loc: okla	Originally Posted By: Winny Fan I have a neighbor who has the Ruger in stainless steel with a walnut stock and it is a very good shooter. He's happy with it... That said, I've been eyeing the Winchester Model 1885 Low Wall Hunter Rimfire in .17 WSM Rifle. It looks like a nice package. They have one of the Winchesters at one of the LGS in Tulsa. Its a very nice looking rifle for sure but its not cheap either. I like it best of all the WSM's I've seen. _________________________ Stay away from negative people, they have a problem for every solution.
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#3177372 - 12/12/18 12:34 AM Re: Is the 17 WSM here to stay? [Re: desertcj]
OKRattler Die Hard Member III Registered: 02/17/08 Posts: 3796 Loc: Ok Panhandle	I think it probably is. I don't have one yet but I will eventually. Probably either the Franklin Armory or Volquertsen semi auto. If you get one you'll throw rocks at the .17HMR. I have a picture of a beaver and an armadillo I shot with my buddies B-Mag. It looks like that diller got shot with a .204 Ruger....I say that because I've shot one with one of those too and it wasn't in any worse shape than the other. Edited by OKRattler (12/12/18 12:37 AM) _________________________ I didn't climb to the top of the food chain to eat carrots.
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#3177390 - 12/12/18 06:53 AM Re: Is the 17 WSM here to stay? [Re: desertcj]
decanuck Die Hard Member Registered: 02/21/05 Posts: 598 Loc: Southeast NH	Ordered an MGM Contender G2 barrel in one. Should be here in the next week or so. Many areas where I hunt are rimfire only at nite. Looking forward to seeing how it does with a thermal scope...
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#3177397 - 12/12/18 07:19 AM Re: Is the 17 WSM here to stay? [Re: GLShooter]
Scalloper Die Hard Member II Registered: 01/03/11 Posts: 1106 Loc: Downeast Maine	Originally Posted By: GLShooter I never caught the 17 HMR bug but this one sure got my attention. Greg Same here. It had alot of great features I just dont have a need/want for pills that light. _________________________ It’s a lazy man that can’t find his wife a 2ed job
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#3177398 - 12/12/18 07:20 AM Re: Is the 17 WSM here to stay? [Re: greengt88]
Scalloper Die Hard Member II Registered: 01/03/11 Posts: 1106 Loc: Downeast Maine	Originally Posted By: greengt88 I wish a better bolt action platform would be developed for 17WSM, B Mag and Ruger are about it. And neither are great. I think I saw a Winchester Low Wall in this caliber for north of $1,200. Beautiful firearm though _________________________ It’s a lazy man that can’t find his wife a 2ed job
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