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The .17 Remington Fireball / 4.4x36mm was created in 2007 by
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as a response to the popular
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round, the .17 Mach IV. Factory loads drive a 20 grain (1.3 g) bullet around 4,000 ft/s (1,219 m/s). Velocity is close to the .17 Remington but with significantly less powder, and therefore less heat and fouling. Both are important issues to high-volume shooters such as varmint hunters.


Overview

It is based on the .221 Remington Fireball necked down to accept a .17 caliber bullet and is very similar to the .17 Mach IV. Reports on this cartridge show mild
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, high velocity, with minimal report (noise).Which .17? by Jim Saubier
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Dimensions


Gallery

File:17fireballand221fireball.png, .17 Remington Fireball cartridge next to a .221 Remington Fireball cartridge, its parent case File:17fireballand17rem.png, .17 Remington Fireball cartridge next to a .17 Remington cartridge File:17_Remington_Fireball_Case.JPG, Left to right - .223 Rem, .17 Rem, .17 Fireball cases


See also

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4 mm caliber This is a list of firearm cartridges which have bullets in the to caliber In guns, particularly firearms, but not #As a measurement of length, artillery, where a different definition may apply, caliber (or calibre; sometimes abbreviated ...
* .17 Hornet * .17 Ackley Bee *
List of rifle cartridges List of rifle cartridges, by primer type, Caliber, calibre and name. File:Cartridge Sample 2.jpg, 350px, From left to right: 1 .17 Hornady Mach 2, 2 .17 Hornady Magnum Rimfire, 3 .22 Long Rifle, 4 .22 Winchester Magnum Rimfire, 5 .17/23 SMc, 6 5mm ...
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Table of handgun and rifle cartridges This is a table of selected pistol/submachine gun and rifle/machine gun cartridges by common name. Data values are the highest found for the cartridge, and might not occur in the same load (e.g. the highest muzzle energy might not be in the same ...


References


Remington .17 Remington Fireball page


External links


17 Remington Fireball

Straight Dope: The .17s

Remington .17 Fireball

Remington SPS Varmint / 17 Rem Fireball

The Wonderful World of 17 Caliber Centerfires

Remington Unveils the .17 Remington Fireball Bilstering Speed, Superior Accuracy and Explosive Impact
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