.17 Remington Fireball

Rifle cartridge

Type

Rifle

Place of origin

United States

Production history

Designer

Remington

Designed

2006

Manufacturer

Remington

Produced

2007

Variants

see .17 Mach IV

Specifications

Parent case

.221 Remington Fireball

Case type

rimless bottlenecked

Bullet diameter

.172 in (4.4 mm)

Neck diameter

.206 in (5.2 mm)

Shoulder diameter

.3673 in (9.33 mm)

Base diameter

.3769 in (9.57 mm)

Case length

1.420 in (36.1 mm)

Primer type

Small Rifle

Ballistic performance

Bullet mass/type	Velocity	Energy
20 gr (1 g) VMAX	4,037 ft/s (1,230 m/s)	724 ft⋅lbf (982 J)
25 gr (2 g) HP	3,789 ft/s (1,155 m/s)	797 ft⋅lbf (1,081 J)
30 gr (2 g) HP	3,569 ft/s (1,088 m/s)	849 ft⋅lbf (1,151 J)

Source(s): Hodgdon ^[1]

The .17 Remington Fireball was created in 2007 by Remington Arms Company as a response to the popular wildcat 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 recoil, high velocity, with minimal report (noise).^[2]

Dimensions

Gallery

.17 Remington Fireball cartridge next to a .221 Remington Fireball cartridge, its parent case
.17 Remington Fireball cartridge next to a .17 Remington cartridge
Left to right - .223 Rem, .17 Rem, .17 Fireball cases

References

^ "Hodgdon Online Reloading Data". Archived from the original on 2007-11-11. Retrieved 2007-08-02.
^ Which .17? by Jim Saubier

Remington .17 Remington Fireball page

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to .17 Remington Fireball.

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
.17 fireball recoil - Velocity4000fps on YouTube
17 Fireball Varminting. Allowing for differing wind along entire flightpath - Richard Utting on YouTube

Cartridges with bullet diameter between 4 mm (0.16 in) and 5 mm (0.20 in)

Rimfire cartridges

Centerfire cartridges

Pistol, carbine and PDW cartridges	4.25mm Liliput 4.38×30mm Libra 4.5×40mmR 4.6×30mm HK
Revolver cartridges	.17 Bumble Bee
Rifle cartridges	.17 Hornet .17 Mach IV .17 Remington .17 Remington Fireball .17 Ackley Bee 4.6×36mm 4.85×49mm

Cartridges derived from the .222 Remington or its derivatives

First generation

Second generation

Based on .222 Remington Magnum	.204 Ruger
Based on .223 Remington/5.56 NATO	.17-223^x .17 Remington 4.3x45mm DAG 4.32x45mm SPIW 4.7x45mm DAG 4.85x49mm .19-223^x .20 Tactical .22 TCM 5.56×21mm PINDAD .223 Ackley Improved 6×45mm^x 6mm TCU^x .25-45 Sharps .25 Ugalde 6.5mm TCU^x .277 Wolverine 7mm TCU^x .300 Whisper 7.62×37mm Musang 7.62×40mm Wilson Tactical .30 TCU^x
Based on .221 Remington Fireball	.17 Mach IV^x .17 Remington Fireball .20 VarTarg^x .300-221/.300 Fireball .300 AAC Blackout .338 Whisper

Note: ^x = Wildcat cartridge

Remington firearms and cartridges

Rifles

Bolt-action	.22 Junior Special JuniorTarget 521TL Remington–Keene rifle M1903 Springfield rifle Pattern 1914 Enfield M1917 Enfield Model 5 Model 6 Model 7 Model 30 Model 34 Model 504 Model 511 Model 512 Model 513 Model 521 Model 580 Model 581 Model 582 Model 600 Model 660 Model 673 Model 700 Model 710 Model 720 Model 721 Model 770 Model 783 Model 788 Model 798 Model 799 M24 Sniper Weapon System M2010 Enhanced Sniper Rifle Modular Sniper Rifle
Pump-action	Model Six Model 14 Model 121 Model 141 Model 572 Model 572 Fieldmaster Model 760 Model 7600
Semi-automatic	Nylon 66 Model Four Model 8 Model 24 Model 241 Model 522 Model 552 Model 597 Model 740 Model 742 Model 7400 Model 750 R4 R5 Remington Gas System Model R-25 RSASS
Automatic	Adaptive Combat Rifle
Single shot	Rolling block

Shotguns

Pump-action	Model 10 and 29 Model 17 Model 31 Model 870 Model 887
Semi-automatic	Model 11 Model 11-48 Model 58 Model 878 Model 1100 Model 11-87 Model 11-96 Model SP-10 SPR 453 Versa Max V3
Break-action	SPR 18 SPR 94 SPR 100 SPR 210 SPR 220 SPR 310

Handguns

Semi-automatic	1911 R1 Model 51 R51 RM380
Revolver	Model 1858 Model 1875 Model 1890
Derringer	Model 95 Rider Single Shot Pistol Zig-Zag Derringer
Other	Naval Model 1865 Pistol XP-100