| .17 Remington Fireball | |
| Origin: | United States |
| Type: | Rifle |
| Designer: | Remington |
| Design Date: | 2006 |
| Manufacturer: | Remington |
| Production Date: | 2007 |
| Variants: | see .17 Mach IV |
| Parent: | .221 Remington Fireball |
| Case Type: | rimless bottlenecked |
| Bullet: | .172 |
| Neck: | .206 |
| Shoulder: | .3673 |
| Base: | .3769 |
| Case Length: | 1.420 |
| Primer: | Small Rifle |
| Bw1: | 20 |
| Btype1: | VMAX |
| Vel1: | 4037 |
| En1: | 724 |
| Bw2: | 25 |
| Btype2: | HP |
| Vel2: | 3789 |
| En2: | 797 |
| Bw3: | 30 |
| Btype3: | HP |
| Vel3: | 3569 |
| En3: | 849 |
| Balsrc: | Hodgdon [1] |
The .17 Remington Fireball was created in 2007 by Remington Arms Company as a response to the popular wildcat round, the .17 Mach IV. Factory loads drive a 20 grain (1.3 g) bullet around 4,000 ft/s (1,219 m/s). Velocity is close to the .17 Remington but with significantly less powder, and therefore less heat and fouling. Both are important issues to high-volume shooters such as varmint hunters.
It is based on the .221 Remington Fireball necked down to accept a .17 caliber bullet and is very similar to the .17 Mach IV. Reports on this cartridge show mild recoil, high velocity, with minimal report (noise).[2]