VERN HUMPHREY wrote in a message to DAVE NEMETH:

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DN>RT> I was checking out a new (to me) gun store today,  one that I hadn't
DN>RT> been in before,  and this guy comes in and picks up a
"CZ" rifle --
DN>RT> in .17 caliber!

DN>RT> Never heard of this one before.  What the guy there told me was that
DN>RT> they take a .22 magnum and neck it down to use a smaller bullet,
DN>RT> giving a somewhat flatter trajectory?

DN>I have a copy of "Cartidges of the World", and the only .17 it
DN>lists is a .1
DN>Remington. The case is based on a necked-down .223 Remington. It
DN>looks like
DN>varmint cartridge for the Model 700 bolt action rifle.

 VH> They're talking about a new cartridge, the .17 Hornady Magnum
 VH> Rimfire, which is basically a necked-down .22 Winchester Magnum
 VH> Rimfire.  Specs are a 17-grain bullet at 2,500 fps.

 VH> Since my .22 Hornet will drive a .35 grain bullet to 3,000 fps, I
 VH> was able to control my desire to run out and buy one. :-)

As I was there when this guy came in to pick one up,  I've been wondering...

What the heck is it good for?

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