.17 Remington Fireball

The .17 Remington Fireball / 4.4x36mm was created in 2007 by Remington Arms Company as a response to the popular wildcat round, the .17 Mach IV. Factory loads drive a 20 grain (1.3 g) bullet around 4,000 ft/s (1,219 m/s). Velocity is close to the .17 Remington but with significantly less powder, and therefore less heat and fouling. Both are important issues to high-volume shooters such as varmint hunters.

.17 Remington Fireball
Type	Rifle
Place of origin	United States
Production history
Designer	Remington
Designed	2006
Manufacturer	Remington
Produced	2007
Variants	see .17 Mach IV
Specifications
Parent case	.221 Remington Fireball
Case type	rimless bottlenecked
Bullet diameter	.172 in (4.4 mm)
Neck diameter	.206 in (5.2 mm)
Shoulder diameter	.3673 in (9.33 mm)
Base diameter	.3769 in (9.57 mm)
Case length	1.420 in (36.1 mm)
Primer type	Small Rifle
Ballistic performance
Bullet mass/type Velocity Energy 20 gr (1 g) VMAX 4,037 ft/s (1,230 m/s) 724 ft⋅lbf (982 J) 25 gr (2 g) HP 3,789 ft/s (1,155 m/s) 797 ft⋅lbf (1,081 J) 30 gr (2 g) HP 3,569 ft/s (1,088 m/s) 849 ft⋅lbf (1,151 J)
Source(s): Hodgdon [1]

Overview

It is based on the .221 Remington Fireball necked down to accept a .17 caliber bullet and is very similar to the .17 Mach IV. Reports on this cartridge show mild recoil, high velocity, with minimal report (noise).^[2]

Dimensions

Gallery

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  .17 Remington Fireball cartridge next to a .221 Remington Fireball cartridge, its parent case
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  .17 Remington Fireball cartridge next to a .17 Remington cartridge
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  Left to right - .223 Rem, .17 Rem, .17 Fireball cases

See also

• 4 mm caliber
• .17 Hornet
• .17 Ackley Bee
• List of rifle cartridges
• Table of handgun and rifle cartridges

References

1. "Hodgdon Online Reloading Data". Archived from the original on 2007-11-11. Retrieved 2007-08-02.
2. Which .17? by Jim Saubier

• Remington .17 Remington Fireball page

External links

• 17 Remington Fireball
• Straight Dope: The .17s
• Remington .17 Fireball
• Remington SPS Varmint / 17 Rem Fireball
• The Wonderful World of 17 Caliber Centerfires
• Remington Unveils the .17 Remington Fireball Bilstering Speed, Superior Accuracy and Explosive Impact
• .17 fireball recoil - Velocity4000fps on YouTube
• 17 Fireball Varminting. Allowing for differing wind along entire flightpath - Richard Utting on YouTube