.17HMR bolt-action help

[HELLSING]

I've been wanting to get a .17HMR for quite some time now and turn it into a precision rig since it's so cheap to shoot.

I've finally found a few rifles 2 hours away at a Cabelas. They have a Marlin XT and a Savage Arms with the accu-trigger.

Does anyone have any experience with the .17HMR bolt actions and knows which rifles will preform better? Or is there another manufacturer that makes them better than the others?

[orkan]

Savage TR is a hell of a package. Great stock for a little rifle.

[Gutshot John]

I've tried the Savage, shooting up some prairie dog towns, and it's certainly a nice rifle for the money.

The best/nicest .17HMR rifle I've ever shot is a Ruger 77/17.

[orkan]

What do you own?

[Gutshot John]

Me in .17? I have a Marlin. Meh.

I love my Marlin .22 lever though.

[Turk182]

Savage Arms 93 series with the ..

"AccuTrigger"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNPHW...layer_embedded

Many varieties, all accurate to all get out. just pick a flavor.
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http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&s...w=1024&bih=365
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"Enthusiasts seeking classier companionship would be better off with one (or more ) of the BVSS, BTVS and BV 93 variants."

I have personaly popped a can of Tannerite with mine
Laser like accurate + BB like recoil = Hard to match without a shooting jacket and custom Anschutz (ok thats extreme but you get it)

[Gutshot John]

The Ruger trigger felt way nicer to me than the accu-trigger.

In general I hate Savage because of that trigger, but they do make a decent .17HMR in spite of it.

[wburns]

I have a savage 93R17, light stainless barrel. Shoots great, I find myself fighting to get the mag to lock in occasionally though. More of an annoyance than anything, otherwise I love it!

Will

[orkan]

The Ruger trigger felt way nicer to me than the accu-trigger.

Chances are that it was a tuned trigger in that case. Of the half dozen ruger 77/17's and the dozen or so 77/22's we've sold in the last few months, all triggers were quite poor. Way worse than accu-triggers.

I like the action better, however, the bolt lug engagement is laughable. Ruger quality control is WAY down.





Look at that bolt. The lug engagement is extremely poor. Notice those nasty file marks? That was a brand new factory ruger 77/22. They take a LOT of money in order to get them right.

You all know I'm no fan of savage. Yet their TR rimfire rifle is a great value. There are only a specific few customers I'd recommend a ruger to, and those are people with very specific situations that don't mind spending extra money on a rifle in order to get it right.

[Gutshot John]

It was a stock gun as far as I know. My buddy hadn't made any modifications to it as he had just picked it up, but it was a fairly nice trigger.

Part of that is that the accu-trigger simply annoys me. As a matter of preference, I dislike it intensely.

In spite of that, for the price and purpose, I don't know that I'd look much further than the Savage.

I make no observations about the quality control of Ruger beyond that.