There is a couple B.Mags at the LGS, I am waiting to find out if the NIB 1 is spoken for or not. I have been building up my ammo supply again :-D
I have the scope I bought still NIB for my previous B.Mag and the same rings just waiting.
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There is a couple B.Mags at the LGS, I am waiting to find out if the NIB 1 is spoken for or not. I have been building up my ammo supply again :-D
I have the scope I bought still NIB for my previous B.Mag and the same rings just waiting.
Hi all... I just put thise new bolt handle on the B Mag.
Excellent. It easily clears the rather large objective on my Redfield Revenge 6-18.
Only thing I did, was 'upset' the threads and put a bit of Loctite on the knob.......
Now for a different stock, bbl, etc. HA!
ron
O wise one. If you view the early part of this honorable thread, you will find a link to "gladesarmory', located here in the Sunshine State.
Nice folks, too.
ron
I keep thinking about buying one!! Same thing no ammo to be found for it though. If I do I think I might just buy a boyds tacticool for a 17 and make it work. Being a lefty I keep kinda waiting to hear if there going to make a lefty action. How much real world difference are y'all seeing over the hmr?
missed - The WSM is a definite step up from the HMR in terms of what it does to a bottle of water. I haven't used either on critters.
I have been lucky enough to find WSM ammo but if I lived where it was non existent I would wait to buy the rifle.
I have both 17 WSM and 17 HMR. I think the WSM is slightly more accurate at longer ranges 100-300yds when compared with the HMR. This due to flatter trajectory, less wind drift. So far, I have only shot squirrels with both, but they do a similar number on them. The B-mag is handier than my HMR just because my HMR is a heavy bbl and thus weighs a couple pounds more. Obviously, lighter HMR's are available to those who want em. The B-mag is butt ugly and has the cheapest POS stock ever seen by man. But that is the only model available to date. I prefer shooting the WSM as it feels and shoots more like a small centerfire rifle. You can even see the bullet trace if you are shooting longer distances and the atmospheric conditions are just right. When windy, you can see the wind blowing the bullet off center as it flies down range. I think the WSM fouls the bbl a little faster or a little more for the same amount of shooting. I like my B-mag but would trade it in a heartbeat for an upgraded 93R style rifle chambered for 17WSM. i.e. Nice laminated stock, heavy bull barrel, normal looking bolt handle, matte blue finish, etc.
Irish
Hi Irish. I have a Marlin .17 HMR, syn stock model. Wally World special a couple of years back. I also had a Marlin wood stocked model that I just recently sold. It had a BSA Sweet 17 scope, which worked well. Both rifles have heavier bbls.......
I picked up my B Mag (in a plastic case) the other day, and thought I left the rifle out!
Glad to see I'm not the only one who dislikes that stock......
Do you think ANY other company (besides Browning) will make a rifle for this round?
If not, it may languish into history...... I like having the .17 HMR, the .17 WSM, and the .17 Hornet.
ron
Went on their site today and it says: "This product is no longer available" :-(
Sent them an email asking if it is going to become available in the future. I'll let you know the answer
17 WSM is a super nice cartridge. I expect that in time, a number of suppliers will chamber it. I would love to have one in a Cooper, CZ, or Annie. Before any of them do that, I look to see an upgraded Savage B-mag that incorporates some of the more desirable features of their popular 93R models. That is just too easy to not do. Right? Even a Boyd's stock would be a great improvement. I would love to have a nice figured Walnut stock for mine.
Irish
I received a reply from Keven, Glades Armory, and they do have the bolt in stock. There is a clearance issue with the bolt hitting the stock prior to the bolt fully closing and locking. They are putting together a video showing the proper steps to fix the problem. With the video done they'll put it back on the web site. :-)
Seph817, welcome.I have no clearance issues with the bolt handle and the Redfield scope. Yeah, it's close and if you 'try' the handle will touch the scope. But, the stock handle did also!
The scope covers have to be removed before the bolt is opened, or just cock the rifle and the covers will 'self eject'! ha ha
ron
I asked if they would have the B Mag Bolts back in stock, here is the reply from Glades Armory:
Very shortly. I have plenty in stock, the issue is that the
installation requires you to slightly modify the chanel on the stock
where the bolt handle goes through. In essence, the factory handle is a
flat piece of metal. Our handle is done on a lathe from a round bar
stock. When you install our handle and you cock the rifle, the shaft is
a little bit thicker than the factory and it does not let the bolt
rotate completely right (it is missing about 1/16th of an inch turn to
the right). So we are updating our listing as it is very simple to fix,
but you will need to open of the channel slightly with a dremmel so that
the bolt will finish rotating right. Check with us maybe by the end of
tomorrow. We just need to post a video on how to solve the problem.
Regards
Kevin.