AusVarmint

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

We need to see some pics

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.