17 WSM

[Huntlots]

Anyone have any experience or know about savages and winchester's new 17 WSM (Winchester super mag). Looking into getting something like this. I know the 17 HMR is a pretty sweet round just wanting something a little different.


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[dreamunelk]

Use the search function.  Been discussed a few times.  Also you may want to Google savage rifles on the subject.

[Imr1966]

Haven't seen the WSM or shot one.I do know I wouldn't trade my savage .17 for anything.It's a tack driver within reasonable range.

[Heredoggydoggy]

If someone made a decent gun, and somebody else but Winchester made the ammo, it might turn into a good choice.  Otherwise, I think it will follow the 5mm Remington into oblivion... 

[Bigshooter]

If someone made a decent gun, and somebody else but Winchester made the ammo, it might turn into a good choice.  Otherwise, I think it will follow the 5mm Remington into oblivion... 

 

[h2ofowlr]

Looks like a nice round.  I only recently learned about the round from a friend after I purchased my Ruger American.

[CAMPMEAT]

I bought a Boyds stock for mine, but haven't installed it yet. Hopefully that will appeal to me better..............

[Heredoggydoggy]

I bought a Boyds stock for mine, but haven't installed it yet. Hopefully that will appeal to me better..............

Putting the Boyds stock on it should make it better.  That Savage stock is a joke.  You shouldn't have to spend a bunch of money to restock a new gun.  A shooter told me that he bought a WSM when they first came out, and his exact words were:  "I couldn't sell that thing fast enough!" 

[CAMPMEAT]

I bought a Boyds stock for mine, but haven't installed it yet. Hopefully that will appeal to me better..............

Putting the Boyds stock on it should make it better.  That Savage stock is a joke.  You shouldn't have to spend a bunch of money to restock a new gun.  A shooter told me that he bought a WSM when they first came out, and his exact words were:  "I couldn't sell that thing fast enough!" 

They should of made it a bull barrel with a nicer stock and sold it for $350 with a scope package....

[Heredoggydoggy]

I bought a Boyds stock for mine, but haven't installed it yet. Hopefully that will appeal to me better..............

Putting the Boyds stock on it should make it better.  That Savage stock is a joke.  You shouldn't have to spend a bunch of money to restock a new gun.  A shooter told me that he bought a WSM when they first came out, and his exact words were:  "I couldn't sell that thing fast enough!" 

They should of made it a bull barrel with a nicer stock and sold it for $350 with a scope package....

Just putting a better stock on it would have made it a better gun.  You put a .17 caliber hole in a regular barrel, and it almost IS a bull barrel! 

[CAMPMEAT]

I bought a Boyds stock for mine, but haven't installed it yet. Hopefully that will appeal to me better..............

Putting the Boyds stock on it should make it better.  That Savage stock is a joke.  You shouldn't have to spend a bunch of money to restock a new gun.  A shooter told me that he bought a WSM when they first came out, and his exact words were:  "I couldn't sell that thing fast enough!" 

They should of made it a bull barrel with a nicer stock and sold it for $350 with a scope package....

Just putting a better stock on it would have made it a better gun.  You put a .17 caliber hole in a regular barrel, and it almost IS a bull barrel! 

Close, but the barrel isn't any bigger than a yellow pencil with a hole in the end.

[Heredoggydoggy]

I bought a Boyds stock for mine, but haven't installed it yet. Hopefully that will appeal to me better..............

Putting the Boyds stock on it should make it better.  That Savage stock is a joke.  You shouldn't have to spend a bunch of money to restock a new gun.  A shooter told me that he bought a WSM when they first came out, and his exact words were:  "I couldn't sell that thing fast enough!" 

They should of made it a bull barrel with a nicer stock and sold it for $350 with a scope package....

Just putting a better stock on it would have made it a better gun.  You put a .17 caliber hole in a regular barrel, and it almost IS a bull barrel! 

Close, but the barrel isn't any bigger than a yellow pencil with a hole in the end.

Wow--that is small.  Never seen one myself, so I'm just guessing.  From what I was told, the main complaint was the flimsy stock. 

[CAMPMEAT]

The forend of the stock seems flimsy and cheap. Thin feeling. Kinda hard to 'splain unless you hold it.

[rasbo]

I love my wsm,so light and dead on..

[CAMPMEAT]

I'll have to love mine, I've got 1100 rounds to shoot !!!! It will be ready for ground rat season for sure. 

[CAMPMEAT]

New Boyds Stock installed today. Looks and fells a lot better. Now I like this gun. Can't wait for ground squirrel season......

[huntnphool]

 

[Heredoggydoggy]

That Boyds stock will make it a better gun for sure.  I bought a Boyds stock for my 10-22 build.  The Ground Squirrels are gonna catch heck now! 

[CAMPMEAT]

That Boyds stock will make it a better gun for sure.  I bought a Boyds stock for my 10-22 build.  The Ground Squirrels are gonna catch heck now! 

Indeed. Mine feels like a real gun now...............

[762Armo]

Campmeat. Did your groups get better with the boyds stock?

[CAMPMEAT]

Campmeat. Did your groups get better with the boyds stock?

I haven't really dialed it in yet. The weather over here has been cold, snowing and raining. It does feel better when I hold it and try and hit small rocks around the compound......