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17–222 MAGNUM
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IMPERIAL SPORTING UP TO .249"

17–222 MAGNUM

In the cabinetIMPERIAL SPORTING UP TO .249" · 2 images
Headstamp of 17–222 MAGNUM
Reading the headstamp
12 o'clockMaker's name or factory code
6 o'clockCalibre or year of manufacture
CentrePrimer — Berdan or Boxer, and any seal colour

Research notes

Popular wildcat from the 1960's. The late editor of Rifle and Handloader magazine, Dave Wolfe has been credited with the design of the 17-222 Magnum, although there were different variations on the same idea.

Provenance

2011Catalogued in the collection
2023Record last revised · 2023-05-11
Same drawer

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