What is the .177 cal cartridge (not for a pellet gun)?

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.17 Remington. A centerfire cartridge. Capable of 4000 fps IIRC.





.17 HMR. A .17 rimfire based on the .22 magnum. Around 2100 fps.





.17 Mach2. This is the 22 Long Rifle necked down to .17. Around 2550 fps.





All use a .17 cal. bullet, which has a 17-20 grain bullet weight.|||.17HMR is similar to a .22MAG. It looks like it is necked down


.17Mach is a little smaller than a .22 Long rifle|||The .177 is an ultra small-bore cartridge designed to shoot varmints only. The first .17 caliber rifle was a center fire based on the .223 cartridge introducted in 1971 by Remington and it shot a 25 grain bullet at over 4,000 feet-per-second. It is extremely accurate but not suitable for anything but varmint shooting. Another .17 was based on the .221 Fireball and still another on the .22 Cooper Center fire Magnum cartridge. A special cleaning rod is required for these and all .17s.





Now you have some rim fire versions based on the .22 Magnum. These are strictly for varmint shooting. I can%26#039;t emphasis this enough. In the early days some hunters could not resist trying their .17 Remington on deer sized animals. Please don%26#039;t do this. Speed aside these .17s are too light and too narrow a bore to humanely use on deer. For deer nothing smaller than a .243 Winchester is suitable.





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there are currently 3 different types of .177 or 17 caliber firearms on the market that I am aware of. The 17 centerfire rifle that has been around for a long time, the 17 rimfire that was just introduced about 4 or 5 years ago and the most recent the 17 mach 1. the centerfire is the most powerfull, the 17 rimfire is nothing more than a 22 magnum shell casing cut down to hold a 17 caliber bullet and las but not least the 17 mach 1, it is a scaled down version of the 17 rimfire, a little less powerfull. Hope the helps.