.17 PMC/Aguila

.17 Aguila
.17 PMC/Aguila left. .17 HM2 center and right.
Type	Rifle
Place of origin	Mexico
Production history
Designer	Efrain Peralta / Aguila
Designed	2003
Manufacturer	Aguila
Produced	2004–present
Specifications
Parent case	.22 LR
Case type	Rimmed, bottleneck
Bullet diameter	.172 in (4.4 mm)
Rim diameter	.271 in (6.9 mm)
Rim thickness	.039 in (0.99 mm)
Case length	.591 in (15.0 mm)
Overall length	.984 in (25.0 mm)
Primer type	Rimfire
Ballistic performance
Bullet mass/type Velocity Energy 20 gr (1 g) jacketed solid point 1,850 ft/s (560 m/s) 152 ft⋅lbf (206 J)
Test barrel length: 24 Source(s): Jesse's Hunting web site [1]

The .17 PMC/Aguila, also known as the .17 High Standard, is a rimfire cartridge formed by necking down the .22 Long Rifle casing to accept a .172" diameter bullet. This cartridge was developed in 2003 by firearms maker High Standard and ammunition maker Aguila Ammunition and was introduced in 2004. The introduction was ill-timed, however, coming in the middle of the introduction of two major new .17 rimfire cartridges from Hornady, which were the .17 HMR in 2002 and the .17 HM2 in 2004, which dominated the .17 caliber rimfire market in the early 21st century.

The .17 PMC/Aguila can be shot in a rifle that is chambered for .17 HM2, but not the other way around. ^[2]

See also

• List of handgun cartridges
• List of rifle cartridges
• 4 mm caliber

References

1. The 17 Aguila Has Landed! Archived 2006-09-13 at the Wayback Machine By Andy Moe
2. "The .17 Aguila/PMC: A Small Game Option for the .17 Mach II ?" by Eric A. Mayer, Varminter.com online magazine, 2006

External links

• Aguila Website
• Brownell's comparison of .17 HS/Aguila/PMC and .17 HM2 cartridges