What! No .17 Mach II

[SGW Gunsmith]

Went to the CCI Ammunition page today and found that the ONLY .22 rimfire ammunition that was not "unobtainable" are the CCI Velocitors. They have a 10 box limit @ $9.95 per, so I ordered the limit. These will come to you direct from the factory, which is not very normal.
The rounds are pretty accurate from a couple of my .22 rifles, but they are sure hard on critters destined for a cast iron skillet, unless, like for "tree rats" one through the chest can be managed consistently.
The one thing I did notice, was the absence of any picture, or even mention, of the CCI .17 MACH II rimfire ammunition, only the .17 HMR, but still, those were not available. I still have a stash of the .17 MACH II Hornady ammunition with the boxes marked "First Production Run".

 

[AK Hunter]

The MACH 2s were hard to find before the panic now they are probably impossible.
My local Academy had these on the ammo shelf & nothing more. Maybe I need to go back to shooting my HMR. LOL

 

[SGW Gunsmith]

Somebody who owns a .17 HMR is drooling all over their keyboard about now.

 

[BillWM]

Do you think the 17 Mach II's are not as in demand as the 17 HMR and other 17's with considerably higher velocities?
It may be a caliber that becomes obsolete? I just don't see 17 mach II's in my area but a lot of 17 HMR's. I have a 17 HMR semi and use it a fair bit, my 22 is collecting dust except for when I need a quiet subsonic 710 fps bullet.

 

[earlthegoat2]

I have a 17M2 10/22 conversion kit that I have been sitting on for awhile. I have never been able to find ammo from a local retailer since around 2005 which is near the time it came out. Back then I had a M2 bolt gun. Savage or Marlin. Cannot remember. Of course it has mostly been available online until now. I have just never bought any.

No big deal to me. The conversion kit was free.

 

[AJC1]

I looked at the kits and ammo availability was my big concern. Finally made a good decision by waiting. The round is cool and at the slow speed should make a long lasting barrel.

 

[tallpaul]

I lovemy 17 mach II's and use one a lot for semi urban varminting bought a couple cases for like 3.25 a box right after sandy hook... glad Idid- not using it to plink really so it should last me a long time... would love to get a Contender barrel one day...

 

[SGW Gunsmith]

It's a dang shame if they've abandoned the .17 Mach II ammunition. Cases were formed from the .22 Stinger case by CCI, so if that ammunition is not listed on their site, I doubt that Hornady, Remington and Federal are likely to stock any. I have an xtra barrel for my Ruger 77/22 in .17 Mach II, and as was posted above used that round mostly for eradicating small vermin with the nasty habit of chewing on every stationary thing around our empire.

 

[Barbaroja]

https://www.cci-ammunition.com/rimfire/cci/

Not sure where you weeds looking but cci shows two different loadings for 17 Mach 2

 

[SGW Gunsmith]

I stand corrected and am glad you noted that. Thanx. Too bad there's none available, listed but "unobtainium".

 

[iShoot17]

There are a few local places that still have it on their shelves. They also have signs saying “This is not the same as 17HMR.” Last I looked I think it was $8.95 a box. I have a good amount for my 17HM2s (hellooooo CZ 452s!) so I haven’t picked them up in case other M2 fans out there need it.

I also picked up a good supply a while back when they’d go on sale. I think I’m under $5 a box on them. It is my favorite rimfire cartridge and probably competes for my favorite cartridge entirely. It’s devastating in the squirrel woods and is a relatively flat shooter when used within its useful range. My furthest squirrel to date was 127 yards.