Thread: 17 Hornet Reloads

I'm pretty new to the reloading game, but the factory stuff seems to haul ass compared to the handloads. What are the stated max and min loads for the projectile and powder? Does this mean you may be several nodes away from the speeds the factory stuff manages?

You have trouble getting to the factory load speed cause they use a "super" ball powder, I'm not sure on nodes, didn't know they existed until Mucko told me a week ago, but 11.4 grains holds tight. The ballistics over longer ranges will be by trial

I flew in to NZ, for the summer on Friday, unpacked my gear, and when for a look for powder for the .17 hornet, bloody expensive here, bought a 500g of ar2207, found sum N120 but $175 a kg plus freight, will try the two adi powders first.
nice to see, that the ADI 2207 is finer and shorter cut that the hodgdon I had in Canada.
Macca what load did you settle on, for the 20gr. still 11.4 ?
Forgot how much more expensive, ammo and compoents are in NZ. 17hmr $30 ouch, better get used to it. as house is now, for sale in Canada.
Now to go find a rabbit or two to pick on, with the hornet.

3 rounds @ 100 metres 11.4 grains
3 rounds @ 50 metres 11.4 grains

I see my crowning is complementary to your shooting ;-)

Sorry my man I had to re do it myself ! @Friwi now go buy my 6.5 you know you want it

Finally chronographed the h110 it was rubbish had an Es of over 200 so got some adi 2207 and dropped the Es to 50 with first batch much better and way better powder to handle now to narrow down to the perfect load

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I have had a bit of a play with sum loads for my .17 hornet, as N120 is so expensive, I have given ADI 2207 a try, nice results thus far,
11-11.7 tried, looking good at 11.5 and 11.7 gr, with a WSR primer, 20gr v-max.
Also had a play with trail boss, for sum quitter loads, using the 25gr hornardy hollow point, 3.5gr of trail boss, is giving same point of impact at 50m, as 11.5 gr full power ADI2207 load, great,
Didn't have a great rest set up, and with no rifle range close buy, as this rifle normally shoots, as good or better at 100m, any one on here got a spot in Taranaki, let me know. I expect with better shooting conditions, groups will tighten up,
did also try trail boss, in lighter loads, 2.5 and 2gr. both ok.
and working on sum full power loads with 25gr hp for bigger animals. goats, perhaps fallow if a close chance should happen.
sum targets, with info.
looking forward to trying, the 3.5g trail boss load, with a suppressor, should be fairly quite, speed from load info should be about 1700-1800fps, looks like about 1.8gr trail boss will be subsonic, from the data I have found, must have another play with the 2.5 (1400) and 2gr (1150) loads, as I have a BRH on a swarvo, 4x12, and one of these loads, my line up with a lower redial substations.

what the ???? photos are normal on computer, and side ways, once downloaded on to here, grrrr
cropped all to hell as well, fricken computers.

Hi, im loading 10.5 grains H110 AR match 25 g vmax.3320 fps and 10mm groups All i could get wit 20 g projectiles was 3300 fps trying 296,2206, 2206h, 2207, 4198. Thats why i went to the 25 grain , same speed and good accuracy.Some of the powders had poor grouping