.17 winchester super mag

Has anyone purchased this new caliber yet? I have shot the 17 ackley improved (similar centerfire cal) but I really want to pick up one of the new Savage B Mag’s. Unfortunately I can only find the gun, I have not seen a single round of ammo yet. I checked Midway USA’s website and they aren’t even taking backorders yet. Thoughts? Anyone have a lead on some ammo?

What are your thoughts on Bmag? I’ve read some less than positive thoughts on the gun itself.

I’ve been watching for ammo myself and have yet to see a round in person yet.

The little research I have done looked positive. I have held one and it seemed just a touch flimsy but Savage’s seem so rock solid that I guess I assumed it would be great. What have you heard? I don’t actually know anyone with one yet. Don’t really want to purchase one and not get ammo for the next six months which seems like a possibility right now.

I think there was some talk here along the same lines but overall the craftsmanship seemed to be lacking. The bolt wasn’t smooth etc… I’ll see if I can find that thread. I was all in until I read some reviews.

http://www.gunbroker.com/Ammunition/BI.aspx?Keywords=Winchester++(Super-+Rimfire++or+.17+)

is that what your looking for?

I was just out there looking. Typical gunbroker inflated prices. Of course, is it really inflated if you can’t get it anywhere else??

I gotta believe until a few more manufactures jump on this caliber, there will be limited runs on ammo.

My problem with the round is that it fills a niche that doesn’t exist for me. I use a .22LR for plinking and small varmint control. The .223 takes care of larger things like yotes or longer range shots on varmints. 7mm-08 is my go to gun for large game. So combine those along with a new round that is hard to find and I am not interested in it. Throw in my .380 Ruger LCP and .45 and a few Shotguns and I have it covered. The Ballistics on it also don’t support buying it as it doesn’t do anything that my current guns can’t. Just my 2 cents worth.

I see your point to some extent. I like my .22 plinkers, but I really like carrying my .17 for an all around yote to gopher gun. The ballistics on the .17WSM are what really intrigues me.

I saw some at both Cabela’s and Fleet Farm but it’s been weeks since then. It almost seems like the Dick’s in Woodbury had some just a couple of weeks ago. Give ’em a call!

I REALLY wanted one when Winchester first announced this cartridge. When the first allocations of the B-Mag finally came, I beat a hasty path to the gun counter.

And when the took the gun out of the boc, I couldn’t do it. Cheap and nasty. Everything about the rifle was cheap, cheap, cheap. The plastic stock was warped like a bannana so it touched the barrel on one side of the fore, but the other side had this huge gap.

The trigger had a nasty sharp metal edge, it looked like it hadn’t been deburred properly after stamping. The action felt like it had been oiled and the rolled around in a keg of ground up rusty nails and both of the guns I handled had a “hitch” as you slid the bolt forward.

Nasty, nasty, nasty. For whatever reason, I had expected these guns to be a downsized version of the Axis. Instead they are something else entirely.

Of course this means nothing to weather or not they shoot. I’ve read mixed reviews.

The combination of poor build quality and the massive ammo shortage convinced me to spend my toy money elsewhere for now. I will say that rifles are available as the ammo shortage has cooled the heels of many potential buyers. But if you know you want one, find ammo first! Otherwise you could end up with a rifle that you won’t be shooting for many monthes.

Grouse