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Hornady introduced the .17M2 in 2004, but Jack Blake of Fresno,Ca invented it back in the mid 1980's. I told him then he was a fool not to get a patent on it, but his usual answer on all his inventions was "I haven't got time for that".
We were in his shop and the crows in the walnut tree were knocking nuts down on the roof. I was going to pop one with a .22 Short, being in a county residential area. He said they would just fly off crippled, and if I gave him a hand loading some ammo, he had something better.
He had a .17 Rem barrel with the chamber throat burned out, cut the chamber end off, and machined it to fit an old Remington 514. Made his own chamber reamer that he also used on a blank rimfire pistol cyl. That made a 6 hole sizing and seating die. We pulled .22 slugs, sized the cases, and seated some 20grn bullets.
Bore sighted the old Tasco 4x the 514 had mounted on it, and 2 shots to zero. I took out a good two dozen crows that summer, and all were one shot kills.
We were in his shop and the crows in the walnut tree were knocking nuts down on the roof. I was going to pop one with a .22 Short, being in a county residential area. He said they would just fly off crippled, and if I gave him a hand loading some ammo, he had something better.
He had a .17 Rem barrel with the chamber throat burned out, cut the chamber end off, and machined it to fit an old Remington 514. Made his own chamber reamer that he also used on a blank rimfire pistol cyl. That made a 6 hole sizing and seating die. We pulled .22 slugs, sized the cases, and seated some 20grn bullets.
Bore sighted the old Tasco 4x the 514 had mounted on it, and 2 shots to zero. I took out a good two dozen crows that summer, and all were one shot kills.
), BAT, Borden, Browning, Kelbly, Marsh, Nesika Bay, Remington, Ruger, Savage, Ultralight Arms owner. I like 'em all.
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