.17 Remington Fireball

The .17 Remington Fireball was created in 2007 by Remington Arms Company as a response to the popular wildcat round, the .17 Mach IV. Factory loads drive a 20 grain (1.3 g) bullet around 4,000 ft/s (1,219 m/s). Velocity is close to the .17 Remington but with significantly less powder, and therefore less heat and fouling. Both are important issues to high-volume shooters such as varmint hunters.

.17 Remington Fireball
TypeRifle
Place of originUnited States
Production history
DesignerRemington
Designed2006
ManufacturerRemington
Produced2007
Variantssee .17 Mach IV
Specifications
Parent case.221 Remington Fireball
Bullet diameter.172 in (4.4 mm)
Neck diameter.206 in (5.2 mm)
Shoulder diameter.3673 in (9.33 mm)
Base diameter.3769 in (9.57 mm)
Case length1.420 in (36.1 mm)
Primer typeSmall Rifle
Ballistic performance
Bullet mass/type Velocity Energy
20 gr (1 g) VMAX 4,037 ft/s (1,230 m/s) 724 ft⋅lbf (982 J)
25 gr (2 g) HP 3,789 ft/s (1,155 m/s) 797 ft⋅lbf (1,081 J)
30 gr (2 g) HP 3,569 ft/s (1,088 m/s) 849 ft⋅lbf (1,151 J)
Source(s): Hodgdon [1]

It is based on the .221 Remington Fireball necked down to accept a .17 caliber bullet and is very similar to the .17 Mach IV. Reports on this cartridge show mild recoil, high velocity, with minimal report (noise).[2]

  • .17 Remington Fireball cartridge next to a .221 Remington Fireball cartridge, its parent case.
  • .17 Remington Fireball cartridge next to a .17 Remington cartridge.
  • Left to right - .223 Rem, .17 Rem, .17 Fireball.
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See also

References
  1. "Hodgdon Online Reloading Data". Archived from the original on 2007-11-16. Retrieved 2007-08-02.
  2. Which .17? by Jim Saubier


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