Of the ones listed I’d like anything in .257 and I’d shoot a .429 PT for sure. I’d still like to see a 30gr 17 caliber though. Small market maybe but a starving market none the less.
I load for a cz527 in 17 remington and I typically have the best luck with a .005 jam into the lands. Accuracy close to the lands is typically good as well but my best groups come from a slight jam. I have not shot any 20 grainers in this rifle yet so I can’t speak to their performance exactly...
Would like to see some more offerings in 17 caliber. A 30gr ballistic tip with a boat tail would be pert near unbeatable. You could make the tips teal!
Actually I know of 3 sources for lead free bullets. Lehigh defense has a couple offerings, Hornady recently released their 15.5 ntx as a component, and hammer bullets has several. Of the ones I listed Lehigh and hammer are solids and the ntx is a powdered core bullet. All would work very well...
We are stuck in a situation where no manufacturer wants to make bullets because “there aren’t enough of us to buy them”, but people aren’t buying rifles because lack of components. A manufacturer is going to have to step up if this is ever going to change. With Berger’s heavy weights being long...
Could we ever hope to see a 17 caliber ballistic tip? The varmageddons are nice when you can find them, but the tipped varmageddons are out of stock everywhere I can find which is unfortunate because I would rather shoot a nosler bullet than a red box bullet. I believe a ballistic tip style...