A17 Ammunition .17 HMR 17gr Varmint Tip 200 Round Box

CCI/Speer 949CC A17 Ammunition .17 HMR 17gr Varmint Tip 200 Round Box .17 HMR A17 Ammunitiion .17 HMR 17 Grain Varmint Tip Bullet 200 Per Box 10 Boxes Per Case Optimized for feeding and function in the new Savage Arms A17 semi-automatic rifle and can be fired through bolt-action .17 HMR firearms. 100 fps faster than other .17 HMR loads of the same weight. Varmint Tip bullet provides rapid expansion. CCI-made and primed case. Exclusive headstamp.

Richard "Dick" Speer (1915-1994) demonstrated exceptional mechanical skills throughout his life. While working as a machinist at Boeing Aircraft in Seattle, he recognized a lucrative opportunity in the reloading industry inspired by his brother Vernon's success with Speer, a bullet component business.

During that era, proprietary rifle cartridge designs like Weatherby and Newton were not supported by major ammunition companies. Seeing a niche market, Dick relocated to Lewiston, Idaho, to join Vernon and began producing specialized cartridge cases using an impact extrusion process in a small room at the Speer plant.

After experimenting with a few names, Speer and his partner, Arvid Nelson, finalized on Cascade Cartridges, Inc. (CCI).

Though Speer's case-making process was effective, the quality of post-WWII cartridge brass was subpar due to depleted wartime stocks. Realizing the challenges, Speer pivoted to the component primer market, addressing a significant shortage for reloaders. Initially, CCI fulfilled a military contract using the chlorate FA-70 formula but soon shifted to non-corrosive, non-mercuric primers for sporting cartridges, revolutionizing the supply for reloaders.

To accommodate the growing business, Speer acquired a 17-acre chicken ranch near the Lewiston Gun Club, transforming the farmhouse into an office and warehouse, with production starting in a repurposed chicken coop. He quickly expanded, constructing modern laboratories and manufacturing facilities, allowing CCI to broaden its product line. When the gun club relocated, Speer purchased the adjacent property for future growth. Today, the CCI plant continues to operate on this site.