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Posted: 10/15/2014 2:11:04 PM EDT
After a ten month wait, I finally received my 17 HMR upper from Alexander Arms. The rifle has only been zeroed at twenty five yards, so no real range report. |
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Posted: 10/15/2014 2:21:23 PM EDT
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Interesting. Does it use a proprietary mag, or something already in use elsewhere (adapted or not)?
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Posted: 10/15/2014 2:28:35 PM EDT
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Interesting. Does it use a proprietary mag, or something already in use elsewhere (adapted or not)? It's proprietary. There is also a magazine well insert that is held in place with a couple of set screws. Fifty rounds have been fired through it, no FTFs, FTEs. Not one single issue. |
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Posted: 10/15/2014 2:32:44 PM EDT
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Cool. Many, MANY folks here over the years have expressed a strong interest in a reliable .17HMR variant.
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Posted: 10/16/2014 4:51:46 AM EDT
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Please post additional photos and information as you shoot it. I would love to have a reliable 17 HMR upper. I have 100 acres covered in squirels that would have a bad time with that in my hands.
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Posted: 10/16/2014 11:45:43 PM EDT
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Awesome!
In for the range report! Any chance we can get some close-ups of the bolt and action? Looks well done. |
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Posted: 10/17/2014 8:38:48 AM EDT
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I put this all together for GI_Brat a couple weeks ago. Myself and Ron Roberts from WW customer service took it out to the range and had a great time with it. I just zeroed and shot it at 25 yards but the accuracy at that range was exceptionally good so I would expect it would also be good at longer range. I think one of the targets we shot all three shots in the group were touching, GI_Brat has the target so perhaps he can post a picture of it. The gun has virtually no recoil so it stays dead flat on target. Reliability with the 50 round box of ammo I had was 100%. Installation of the parts was simple. GI_Brat sent me a stripped lower which I put together using a Windham Weaponry lower parts kit in conjunction with a Geissele two stage trigger. I referred to the Alexander Arms excellent instruction video when installing their parts in the lower. I give this whole set up an A++++! Much respect to Alexander Arms.
-Erik |
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Posted: 10/17/2014 8:48:56 PM EDT
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Posted: 10/17/2014 9:26:11 PM EDT
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Posted: 10/17/2014 9:47:24 PM EDT
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I thought there was some issue that 17 HMR was not supposed to be used in a semi auto??? Something about out of battery discharges or something? Has this been fixed?
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Posted: 10/17/2014 10:06:33 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I thought there was some issue that 17 HMR was not supposed to be used in a semi auto??? Something about out of battery discharges or something? Has this been fixed? Lesser firearm manufacturers failed to make their firearms conform to the pressure curve safely. Alexander Arms is one of the few who've managed. Remington did not, and ripped off folks who had bought their rifles. |
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Posted: 10/17/2014 11:23:35 PM EDT
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Looks like an amazing gun. I was drooling on the American Rifleman article.
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Posted: 10/18/2014 9:35:20 AM EDT
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Any chance we can get some close-ups of the bolt and action? Looks well done. Sorry for the bad cell phone pictures 
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Posted: 10/18/2014 12:28:15 PM EDT
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Wow! Looks like they took a fresh approach.
I really hope that works out. We have really had tons of fun with our dedicated 22LR, but recognize that we were lucky to have avoided all the pitfalls that many fell into. It would be great to hear how things go with this as you wring it out! Many thanks for the photos! |
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Posted: 10/18/2014 10:46:21 PM EDT
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I have had my rifle for about a year now. Shoots great and have had no problems with it yet.
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