.17 Hornet

The .17 Hornet is a .17 caliber rifle wildcat cartridge originally made by P.O. Ackley in the early 1950s. The cartridge was created by simply necking-down the .22 Hornet to .17 caliber. The result was a small case with relatively little noise capable of high velocity.

Ackley mentions it as one of the most balanced of the .17 cartridges of his time.

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