LarryFlew wrote:Thought the 77/17 was 17 HMR which is not the same as 17 Hornet and should be readily available.

It's available in both calibers, but I opted for Hornet. That would have been an embarrassing oversight.

Getting dies shouldn't be a problem. .224 down to .17 is a pretty big step, so an intermediate die is reccomended, but not necissary. You would more than likely need to neck turn the brass after sizing down, or you will end up with uneven and/or overly thick necks. All in all, reloading is probably...

The latest that I heard from the group over on the Saubier.com forum is that new brass and ammo were supposed to be available towards the end of February but that has now been pushed out to middle of summer or late fall. Apparently they are having manufacturing problems with the cases. Thanks for p...

I do have some Win unfired 22 Hornet brass and could probably part with enough to keep you shooting for a while. I don't know how difficult it is to resize to 17 or if the dies are even available. Just trying to help a brother out. That's incredibly generous. I'm kind of at a crossroads on whether ...

That would be... unfortunate.

Hey, all. Was wondering if anyone had seen any of the 'new' baby Hornet around? I can't seem to find any around my usual haunts. I just picked up a Ruger 77/17 and I'm itching to break her in. I've been reading up on reloading for a couple months, but I think the lack of availability of this new-to-...