Have enjoyed reading about the original 17 Remington ever since I first saw it in the Gun Digest the year Remington introduced it.
One of the first rifles I ever bought was a 17 in the Remington 700. Have since had one of the original LH Kimbers in 17 Remington as well as rebarreled Remington 700 and Savage rifles for it.
Always thought that the parent case of the original 17 Remington was the 223 Remington case with some obvious changes.
Tonight someone told me that its parent case was not the 223 Remington but the older 222 Remington Magnum case.
Of course, a factory round from the beginning doesn't really have to claim a parent other than an engineer or draftsman. There were older wildcats that had similar dimensions and ballistic performance to it. Think H&R built 17-223 wildcats on the Sako Vixen action.
Thoughts as to the parentage of the original 17 Remington ?
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