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10-04-2011, 07:21 PM
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Any idea if the 15 will be offered in .17 HMR? I think this would be a good platform for the mini AR round.
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10-04-2011, 07:32 PM
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I think the whole idea behind the .22 AR lookalikes are cheaper ammo cost. .17 HMR seems a bit pricey.
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10-04-2011, 07:34 PM
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The .17 HMR would require a completely different design, seeing as it's essentially a rifle cartridge with a rimfire primer. New magazines, new bolts, new barrels, and possibly not being able to use polymer upper receivers.
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10-04-2011, 07:38 PM
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Read up on the Remington 597 .17 HMR recall and buyback.
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10-04-2011, 07:50 PM
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Yup, if you're gonna pay near 20 cents a round for .17 HMR you might as well run with a .223 unit. IMHO
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10-04-2011, 11:02 PM
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Originally Posted by mn_doggie
Yup, if you're gonna pay near 20 cents a round for .17 HMR you might as well run with a .223 unit. IMHO
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I agree 100%
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10-05-2011, 07:18 AM
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.17 won't require anything stronger than the current polymer receiver. Recall there are 5.56mm versions with polymer receivers, upper and lower. All the receivers do here is keep the parts out of the rain and in the right positions, neither is stressed in any way. In the 5.56mm versions the bolt locks into the barrel extension, not the receiver.
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10-05-2011, 07:47 AM
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There have been attempts to make a semi auto .17, but the firearms have experienced problems because the .17 is so fast that the blow back system can't handle the round. Also see the previous post where Remington has recalled all the semi auto .17HMR's and gave the owns coupons to buy a .22LR.
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10-05-2011, 10:40 AM
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Believe Alexander Arms is producing one in 17 HMR. A little pricey.
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10-09-2011, 09:06 PM
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glad i saw this post....I have been wondering about this round too.
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10-17-2011, 08:39 PM
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Check out Alexander Arms, they make an AR15 upper in .17HMR. I was thinking about getting one but after reviewing the ballistics of the .17HMR, there was no advantage to the extra expense for the ammo, nor the cost of the upper, the 22LR gets the same results for me at a lot less cost. But again that is just my opinion.
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