Anyone mess with .17rem/.17 rem fire ball ?

[Wolfdog91 7,043]

Been considering building a little .17 centerfire lately. Was really liking the looks of a .17 rem or a rem .17/223 since I can form brass from .223 pretty easy but for a the budget build I wanna try I can only find a barrel for .17 fireball. Seems brass is a bit more of a pain to make for that . Anyhow what to know how you guys feel about these calibers. Tried looking up some info on youtube but seems it's mainly UK guys using the. 17 centerfires so figured Id ask hear.

[Akeld 11]

I have a .17 rem, as you say brass is the issue, you can form brass from .204ruger and I think remington still make brass.  Performance is impressive, I'm getting close to 4000fps with 25gr bullets although wind is a massive factor.

.17fb is probably a better option, performance is very good and brass easier to form from .221

[Dervburner 2,549]

That’s what put me off, I could’ve made good use of a .17 fireball but I haven’t got the time or the inclination to reload for it.

[KimE 487]

The 17 centerfire are not popular in Sweden because you are only allowed to shoot the same game as in .22lr. I have been thinking about a .221fb as it has a sweet spot in the Swedish firearms law as the fastest .22 for class3 game(up to fox). I have my 300blk also based on the fireball, cheap bullets and only 15gr of powder.