Will a .17HMR chamber into a .22LR?

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I had an incident at Dick's where I was sold the wrong rifle. I was buying a Savage MkII but the salesman talked me into a 93R17. Now I've never seen the 93R17 before and assumed what the salesman let me handle was in fact a 93R17 like he says it was. It wasn't. He sold me a MkII. I called them when I sat down and looked at the rifle the next day and the same salesman answered phone and he admitted he messed up. I went down there and he told me he couldn't exchange the rifle but they were going to load me up on gift cards and a bunch of other stuff. I said whatever as I was furious. This was a rifle for my inexperienced girlfriend and I told the manager there what if she tried chambering a round and shooting it? The case could of ruptured and they would of had a major lawsuit. He exchanged the gun and all was well.

Now I'm wondering will a .17 even chamber into a .22 even if you have to force it? The .17 case is approximately 0.3MM larger than a .22LR case.

Thanks in advance.
 
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A 17 HM2 (Hornady Mach 2) Would, loosely since it is a necked down .22lr case, a 17HMR most likely wouldn't since it is a .22 Magnum case necked down, and is a bit longer than a .22lr IIRC.
 
Well that's good if it wouldn't fit easily. Sadly, I'm sure there's someone out there who would of rammed the bolt home till it chambered.
 
You are correct, but it will fit in a .22 Magnum chamber. Somebody once brought me a Marlin .22 he bought at a yard sale. He said it kept splitting cases. Turns out he was firing .22 longrifle in a .22 Magnum. They really were not that popular yet and he never heard of it. I don't remember what he said accuracy was like.
Stuff like that happens. Years back my Buddy had a small gun shop. He ordered a Remington rifle and the wrong cartridge was stamped on the barrel.
 
Don't force it regardless. Period!

I went down there and he told me he couldn't exchange the rifle but they were going to load me up on gift cards and a bunch of other stuff.
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I'd just go buy another rifle in 22LR. The 17 HMR has lost some popularity as it is not so uncommon now. It is one of the few ammo types that seemed to be available in the last three years. People that wanted one, have one.

Popularity of the 22 Mag is increasing now as it is a more general purpose caliber if you want something more powerful than 22LR but not a center fire. Most people don't need to shoot 200 yds with a 22. The 17 is still a great caliber and rifles are typically very accurate.
 
Gunplummer .... That's a good one. I have a .22 Magnum (Marlin). My father in-law keeps telling me I can shoot LR in it and save some money. I keep telling him no I can't and explain the cartridges are slightly different. Every time I bring the rifle up we have the same discussion. Never mind that if I wanted to save money I'd have bought a .22LR rifle to begin with. :rolleyes:
 
When I worked at Academy, we had an incident where an employee that I worked with sold a man a 20 gauge shotgun when he wanted a 12. The box said 12, but the employee didn't check the shotgun in the box like he was supposed to.

We also had a policy of no returns, but a manager was involved immediately and we called our compliance center and had an exception to that policy by the time the customer had shown up to make the exchange. They should have been able to do that for you at Dick's also.
 
They did. The manager on duty was very professional about the whole matter. I went in there with the mindset I'd be having a screaming match, but they corrected their mistake so all is well.
 
A 17 HMR won't even begin to chamber past the neck in a 22LR chamber. The 17 HMR is a 22 Mag necked down and the case is a larger diameter than a 22LR.
 
Hmmm, what do you think?

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Hmmm, what do you think?

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I figured since the case diameters were only 3 tenths of a millimeter apart you could ram the bolt home till it went into battery. This was more of a theoretical question that I thought of because of the incident. Obviously anyone familiar with firearms wouldn't try forcing the wrong caliber (at least the smart ones anyway), but I could see a first time shooter getting a different caliber gun than he thought it was and seriously hurting him/her self or the gun.
 
I think even with the very small differences is case dimensions, it would not chamber. I'd think that it would require enough force to the point where even a person unfamiliar with firearms would realize something was wrong with the situation. Just guessing though.
 
No, it won't chamber. I just tried it in a bolt .22LR Marlin 925. I think if you where to try and force it in, the case would give way. Nothing less, they should have refunded the firearm for their mistake.
 
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