17 Ackley Hornet

[6mmdasher]

I am new to the savage family. But I was wondering if it is possible to build a 17 Ackley Hornet on a Savage 10 receiver? Would a 223 bolt face work? Or how can it be done?

Thank you in advance

[sinman]

Hornet won't work because of the bolt head and feeding. You can do a 17 fireball if you wanted a small 17 cal round.

[6mmdasher]

I am looking for a round that is very pelt friendly on fox at 75-100 yards. I have considered a 17 HMR but I think this would be a little small. And a 17 Ackley Hornet to be abuot perfect. Any other suggestions would be appreciated.

[sinman]

you can match speeds on the 17 ack hornet with the fireball just don't run it at full throttle. a 20 vartarg would work too just load it light.

[kweeks10045]

221 Fireball with 40 or 45 gr Hornet or Bee bullets. If you want smaller, I second the 20 Vartag. Works great. I have the 221 Fireball myself built on a Model 16 action. For pelt friendly, I go with a 45 gr flat nose Speer bullet and 3gr. of Unique. Its about 950 fps and very good for pelts out to 50 yards. It will still penetrate a treated 4x6 at 40 yards with plenty of authority.

[82boy]

The 17 Hornet is a rimmed cartridge. Why not use a Savage model 40, in 22 hornet, and rebarrel it?