Rumors of demise of of the 17 Mach 2 exaggerated?

[Kylongrifle]

JA
I like the round so much that I have it in a 14 inch pistol barrel and a 18 inch carbine. I think about letting the 14 inch barrel go from time to time and shooting the 18 inch one as a pistol and carbine depending on how I feel at the time. But rifle Scopes on a pistol is still a concept I can't get use to. And since I spend so much time behind the handguns with pistol scopes I think I shoot them better than as a rifle.
They are very destructive on squirrels but head shots at 40 to 50 yards with the carbine gives me a smile in the fall woods.

[J A XSP]

...And since I spend so much time behind the handguns with pistol scopes I think I shoot them better than as a rifle...

I know what you mean...From the bench, at least, I can lock down a pistol on a rest or bipod so that it feels dead solid and the crosshairs look like they're glued to the target. Seems like no matter what I do with a rifle, it's hard to get it quite as steady. :)

I've been thinking about a 10" because it seems handy for plinking or woods walking but I'm sure 90% of the rounds down the tube would be from a bench and into a 100 yard target. A 14" or 15" with a nice scope is probably my best bet. From that point it's a matter of figuring out whether I'm better off with a good 22 LR barrel just for the sake of saving the cost of ammo. Seems a little boring though. :D :D :D

[KYODE]

12 5/8” OTT 17 mach 2 contender and savage bolt 17hmr

had em out not too long ago. Fun guns.

[Kylongrifle]

Not sure about the shorter barrels but the 14 inch has just enough weight with a wide flat forend mounted to it , it rest on the sand bags and barely moves when fired. In the back yard my favorite targets are just the colored push pins from the dollar stores. I'll place about 10 to 15 on a sheet of note book paper and shooting at 50 yards. Hunkered down on the sand bags with my left hand pressing downward on the scope I can actually watch the push pins turn into a colorful splattered holes. A big enjoyment for the fun factor of the 17 mach 2.

Probably the only thing funner on the backyard range is shooting 22 LRs CCI quiets thru the 10 inch barrel suppressed at steel targets. ,Click---------tink :)

[BobT]

I have never owned or fired a 17 Mach 2 but I always thought it would be the quintessential squirrel round. If I ever get one it will probably be a carbine barrel.

[J A XSP]

I have never owned or fired a 17 Mach 2 but I always thought it would be the quintessential squirrel round. If I ever get one it will probably be a carbine barrel.

I like the idea of a carbine as well, but I've been looking for examples of velocity tests with various length barrels and it looks like somewhere in the range of 14+ inches, the drop in velocity from carbine lengths is insignificant. A nice accurate long pistol barrel could make for some pleasant and rewarding range sessions. :) I do remember that when I had a carbine length barrel, it was very quiet.

[BobT]

I like the idea of a carbine as well, but I've been looking for examples of velocity tests with various length barrels and it looks like somewhere in the range of 14+ inches, the drop in velocity from carbine lengths is insignificant. A nice accurate long pistol barrel could make for some pleasant and rewarding range sessions. :) I do remember that when I had a carbine length barrel, it was very quiet.

If I do get one it will be threaded and I suspect very quiet also