anybody have any ideas at all?

 

OK, first, I'm no expert. Simply an enthusiast who tinkers with these things. However, from my experience, there should be no reason your proposal wouldn't work. Obviously, the 17hmr barrel would need to be headspaced to your action. Not a difficult job, but does require the "know how" and potentially some limited machining. Once that was done, changing back would certainly be feasible.

As far as a source for the 17 barrel, I'd suggest putting an ad in the trader section of this list. I would suspect that there are a few folks out there who are taking off the stock barrel to replace it with a more "high end" product.

Good luck and let us know how it works for you if you pursue it.

 

17HMR Ammo Costs more!

 

17hmr ammo and 22wmr ammo are all 10-12+ bucks for 50 in my neck of the woods. Plus my buddy has a 917 and loves it. I like to tinker also which is why I am looking to do this since I have access to lathes at school if I needed to use them.

 

:t Well, if the ammo is the same $ in your area, I'd go for it! seeing that you stated that it's just a 'cheapy'; might be a fun project!-Gd Lk!

 

Buy a 917. Presto now you have two rifles and can shoot what ever is on sale!:gun4:

 

haha, I would if I had the spare cash, but then that takes out the most fun part of it and being able to say I did it myself. Now I just need to find a barrel and go for it