CCI 17 MACH 2 17GR VRMNT TIP 50/5000

Description

The CCI VNT in .17 HM2 is built for varmint hunters who want a flat-shooting rimfire round with decisive terminal performance on small targets. It pairs well with bolt-action and semi-automatic rifles chambered for the .17 Hornady Mach 2 cartridge, and its relatively modest report makes it a practical choice for extended sessions in the field.

The bullet itself is a Speer VNT projectile — that stands for Varmint, No Turn — built on an exceptionally thin gilding-metal jacket. The polymer tip serves two purposes: it protects the nose during feeding and, on impact, drives inward to initiate rapid, violent expansion even at the moderate velocities typical of rimfire cartridges. That combination of thin jacket and polymer tip is why terminal performance is so decisive on small varmints; the bullet doesn’t need to be traveling at centerfire speeds to come apart reliably on impact.

A muzzle velocity of 2,010 fps keeps the trajectory flat enough that holdover becomes a minor concern at the ranges where this cartridge is most practical, and the 17-grain bullet weight is light enough to shed wind resistance quickly while still transferring 152 ft-lbs of energy at the muzzle. CCI’s priming is integral to consistent ignition — rimfire reliability depends entirely on primer distribution around the case rim, and CCI’s manufacturing process keeps that distribution uniform enough to avoid the misfires that plague lower-quality rimfire ammunition. Propellant is clean-burning, which matters over a long shooting day when fouling in a rimfire chamber can begin to affect feeding and extraction.

Brass cases are non-corrosive. Each box contains 50 rounds; full cases are packed 100 boxes deep.