17 Mach2 Rabbit zapper.

andrewk · Post by **andrewk** » Sat Mar 17, 2012 2:53 pm

Well I've gone and done it again. i bought another gun. I've been tossing up the idea of putting a surplus 17 cal barrel i have on my Lithgow. So off to the local GS for a box of 17Mk2 to see if it cycles though the mag and action. while i was in there buying ammo i spot a Remington 581 22LR. I've been keen on one of these or a 541 as the rear locking lugs (similar to Remingtons 788 centerfire rifles) offer the possibility of converting it to a micro centerfire. anyway i bought it at a good price and its soon to wear the 17 cal barrel and become a 17mk2 for a while.

anyway i get home and the Lithgow feeds mk2 beautifully. wish it did that with 22 ammo.

anyone have any experience with the 17mk2?

Keen to find out.

Ol 55 · Post by **Ol 55** » Sat Mar 17, 2012 5:27 pm

I have a Sako Quad with all the barrels and to be honest with you the 17 mac2 is the only barrel I use, It is a very flat shooting little thing out to about 125 yds mine is zeroed at 100 and shoots point of aim at 50. I made the mistake of holding a touch high on a rabbit at 130 and shot high back to point of aim and wop in the back of the head, Maybe if I didn't have a 17 Ackley Hornet I would use the 17 hmr barrel a bit more. Most times I go walk rabbit shooting I leave my 22 lr at home and use the mac2 unless noise is a issue then out come the subs.
Just my opinion
OL 55

andrewk · Post by **andrewk** » Sat Mar 17, 2012 10:53 pm

Thanks. I'm looking forward to trying it out. Pretty much want a rabbit gun out to 125 metre mark without the cost of hmr.

220 · Post by **220** » Mon Mar 19, 2012 5:53 am

I've got a quad as well and find the M2 the pick for rabbits, accuracy is on par with the HMR, plenty flat enough to 125 and not much dearer for ammo than a 22 if you look at the prices of power points, velocitors or similar.

cam_mackps2 · Post by **cam_mackps2** » Mon Mar 19, 2012 12:07 pm

220 wrote:I've got a quad as well and find the M2 the pick for rabbits, accuracy is on par with the HMR, plenty flat enough to 125 and not much dearer for ammo than a 22 if you look at the prices of power points, velocitors or similar.

+1
I like the m2 alot but due to where I live I use 22lr subs 90% of the time.

andrewk · Post by **andrewk** » Wed Mar 21, 2012 12:44 pm

thanks guys, that's got me convinced its a worth while venture.

Ol 55 · Post by **Ol 55** » Wed Mar 21, 2012 7:29 pm

Get into it mate ,you will not regret it.
Ol 55

Dust · Post by **Dust** » Wed Mar 21, 2012 9:38 pm

If you need the range, but don't want to pay for the HMR, HM2 is where it's at.

JasonF · Post by **JasonF** » Thu Mar 22, 2012 7:55 am

Andrew

Interested know know about the rebarrelling process for a 581. Will you get the action threaded and remove the barrel pins? Who are you getting to do the work?

I have a much loved LH 581 that isn't getting much use as a 22rf since I got my Annie 1416. A 17m2 conversion could be the ticket to get it back into action.

Cheers, Jason.

andrewk · Post by **andrewk** » Thu Mar 22, 2012 9:44 am

JasonF, yeah i will get the action threaded.

i've been looking at these rifles for some time as i wanted to build a micro centrefire off one. cartridge probably a 17 pee wee or mini might. basically a shortened 17 ackley hornet.

Camel · Post by **Camel** » Thu Mar 22, 2012 5:48 pm

17 or 20 Mink looks a nice little round, read a bit about them from the states. built on that action.

andrewk · Post by **andrewk** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 9:47 am

darn it i forgot to take pictures but the rifle is at the gunsmith's waiting for its new 17cal barrel.

andrewk · Post by **andrewk** » Mon Apr 23, 2012 8:08 am

I got my Remington with 17cal barrel attached back from my smith last week and put a few rounds through it yesterday. first go no sghters the shot fell just right by half inch and grouped less then MOA at fifty metres. moved the ute back to a hundred, that's right too lazy to get out of the ute, and sure enough MOA just right of the centre . same POI and managed it in wind with a jumping 2yr old in the back shouting shoot now daddy.

buying a brick of ammo today will meet some rabbits tonight.

Aussie steve · Post by **Aussie steve** » Sat Apr 28, 2012 12:23 pm

We need to see some pics

andrewk · Post by **andrewk** » Sat Apr 28, 2012 1:58 pm

I was gonna do a write up but may not have time. its not blued yet. just testing to see if it cuts it as a 17mk2 but i bought a brick. safe to say it does.

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