17 wsm

Is anybody shooting the 17 wsm. Do you like it? How hard is it to find ammo?

I don't own a gun in this caliber but the ammo is available at Academy.. Savage makes the B Mag but many complain about the Tupperware stock on them. I'm waiting for a CZ version or something similar...

The problem with the 17 WSM is the limited availability of rifles. Savage with the B Mag and Winchester with the 1885 Low Wall had a one year exclusive right to build rifles. That expired and there's now a Ruger 77 available and a Volquartsen auto

Wow, those Volquartsens start around $1900

I have the Bmag target made by Savage. It has a laminated Boyd's thumbhole stock and 21 inch heavy stainless barrel. Looks like this:





It shoots under 1 inch at 100 yards with either the 20 or 25 grain ammo. The photo above is a stock photo from Varminter But mine is identical except it sports a Scorpion Redhot Scope.

I love mine. I have the heavy barrel stainless. It shoots great. check out LAX ammo online. I bought it by the brick.

Mine will be coming in this week, i ordered a Franklin armory f17 semi auto ar style. ammo is easy to find already stocked up, i have a couple scopes to try out, but i picked up a night vision scope to go after coyotes.

would love the volquartsen but don't have the money... it is a niche gun in my opinon... For places that are rimfire only hunts (up north in places) it has some merit... around here... not so much, unless you just want to be a little different.

otherwise I'm buying a .204 for varmint gun

Cabelas has had the ammo in stock for quite some time, I have the 1885, really like it

Last night I was in Walmart, and there was a recall flyer on all Savage Bmags made before Sept 2015.

http://www.guns.com/2015/08/25/savage-issues-recall-on-17-wsm-b-mag-rifles/

I get mine tomorrow, i'll post pics .

Heres my semi auto franklin armory 17wsm

I have one but still haven't shot it yet.

Jabroni, you're going to love that Franklin. DeereGuy just got his and it shoots the 20 grain under a quarter @ 100 for 10 shots.

Niiiiiice !!!

I love it.but ive killed off all the coyotes that have been around already. And i dont shoot much just for fun. I put it up forsale. I dont mind keeping it but if someone buys it i wont mind either. It shoots fantastic. And the ammo smells good when fired. I actually took out 3 more dkunks last night that were trying to get into chicken houses.

Didn't you just get it?

Yeah i did. But i killed off the coyotes that were causing me problems. So now it will just sit in a case. If noone buys it i wont be hurt. I like it. Just wont give it the attention it deserves. I shoot more pigs than anything.

Man, that's an awful lot of money invested in a rifle just to kill a couple coyotes, when probably any rifle in your safe would have gotten it done.

You must know my wife!! Lol.

Hahaha!

I really do like the rifle. The only downfall to it is its a little heavy to carry around, however it is excellent build quality.