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racefan3119
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I was wondering if anyone has used this 10/22 to 17HMR2 conversion kit and how it worked. It looks like a good set up but i have no experience with this or the 10/22. I am wanting to build a tack driver that doesnt break the bank when i shoot often. Allways looking to refine the marksmanship skills and the only way to do that is to shoot a lot. Here is the link.
http://www.eabco.com/hornady17hm2.html
Also looking at a laminate thumbhole stock and a decent scope. All the scopes i have seen have been very low priced so im unsure of what to go with as i dont want any junk. Sugestions ? Any input would be a big help, Thanks in advance.
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| Posted: Thu May 20th, 2010 07:29 PM |
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sportclay
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I know this thread is real old, but, I have one of these and have very mixed opinions about it. Generally negative. It will shoot extremely well sometimes, EABCO has had problems with this, not with accuracy but reliability problems. i.e. blown cases, operational malfunctions, etc. They blame it on the ammo, I blame it on the design. I solved the partial open bolt firings with lead solder wire wrapped around the bolt to increase resistance to pressure thereby keeping the bolt closed until the projectile has cleared the bore. I also have a Ruger 77/22 with a Green Mountain 17 HM2 aftermarket bbl and it has never had a so-called "squib" load (Brown's words) and is incredibly accurate. The blown bulged head cases in the 10/22 is not a once in a blue moon occurence. Case malformations of a variety of degrees. It is 20 to 30 % of the rounds fired. I have a bag full of fired cases. I fired approx 1500 rds through it before a round blew the magazine to pieces and sent the extractor and plunger and spring into the unknown. I sent pictures to Brown and he claims it was the ammo. I also sent the same pics to Hornady and they know about the EABCO conversion product and claim it it is entirely unique to the Brown conversion. The up side, it is generally a tack driver. After the magazine episode I have removed it from the rifle and converted back to 22lr. Had I been hurt, there would have been different course of action taken. So I am relaying my experience when ever the subject comes up. Brown has an obscure page on his site disclaiming any design fault and blaming the problem on the ammo. There are no known issues in bolt rifles or fixed breech handguns. I have fired over 1000 rds through the 77/22 conversion/Green Mountain(super simple), with out one single issue with ammo. Other than the 17's have a tendency to foul and have accuracy drop off after 50-60 rds.(in my experience). When I added the weight to the bolt it functioned fine. If Brown either came out with a slightly heavier bolt/handle or heavier recoil spring I believe the problem would be solved. I have purchased other Brown products, barrels and other acces. 100%satisfied! If I were Brown's lawyer I would reccommend he recall or redesign to avoid a costly issue. Volquartson makes a conversion. Very expensive and reliable, I understand has NO issues. JMHO
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