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The .17 Mach IV / 4.4x35mm is a wildcat centerfire rifle cartridge, based on the .221 Remington Fireball case, necked down to fire a 0.172 inches (4.4 mm) bullet. The cartridge was introduced in 1962 by Vern O’Brien. [1] The cartridge offered an easy case conversion and good ballistics, but could not compete against the .17 Remington. [3]
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
List of rifle cartridges, by primer type, calibre and name. ... .17 Mach IV.17 Remington.17 Remington Fireball.19-223.19 Badger.19 Calhoon Hornet.20 BR
The .221 Fireball has been used by wildcatters to create a small efficient .17 caliber cartridge. The most common is the .17 Mach IV which is essentially the .221 necked down to the smaller caliber. This cartridge is reported to have a very flat trajectory and to be relatively quiet with low recoil.
The .17 Hornady Mach 2, commonly known as the .17 HM2, is a rimfire cartridge introduced in 2004 by the ammunition manufacturer Hornady, following the successful launch in 2002 of the .17 HMR. The .17 HM2 is based on the .22 Long Rifle "Stinger" case, necked down to .17 caliber (4.5 mm) and using a bullet weighing less than half the weight of a ...
.17 Ackley Bee.17 Bumble Bee.17 Mach IV.17-223.20 BR.20 Tactical.20 VarTarg.22 BR Remington.22 CHeetah.22 Eargesplitten Loudenboomer.22 PPC.22 Spitfire.25-06 Remington.30-06 Springfield wildcat cartridges.33-40 Pope.35 Whelen.38/.45 Clerke.41 Special.45 Black Powder Magnum.50 Alaskan.219 Donaldson Wasp; 5.6×39mm.257 Roberts.277 Wolverine.300 ...
The AR-15 rifle usually comes chambered for either the military cartridge 5.56×45mm or the .223 Remington. Because of the pressures associated with the 5.56×45mm, it is not advisable to fire 5.56×45mm rounds in an AR-15 marked as .223 Remington, since this can result in damage to the rifle or injury to the shooter. [ 1 ]
This is a list of firearm cartridges which have bullets in the 4 millimetres (0.16 in) to 4.99 millimetres (0.196 in) caliber range. All measurements are in mm (in). Rimfire cartridges