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{{Short description|Rifle cartridge}}
{{Notability|Product|date=February 2023}}
{{Infobox firearm cartridge
| name = .17 Remington Fireball
| image = 17remfireball.png | image_size = 100px
| caption = 
| origin = United States
| type = Rifle
<!-- Service history -->
| service = 
| used_by = 
| wars = 
<!-- Production history -->
| designer = [[Remington Arms Company|Remington]]
| design_date = 2006
| manufacturer = Remington
| production_date = 2007
| number = 
| variants = see [[.17 Mach IV]]
<!-- Specifications -->
| is_SI_specs = 
| parent = [[.221 Remington Fireball]]
| case_type = rimless bottlenecked
| bullet = .172
| neck = .206
| shoulder = .3673
| base = .3769
| rim_dia = 
| rim_thick = 
| case_length = 1.420
| length = 
| rifling = 
| primer = Small Rifle
<!-- Ballistic performance -->
| is_SI_ballistics = 
| bw1 = 20
| btype1 = VMAX
| vel1 = 4037
| en1 = 724
| bw2 = 25
| btype2 = HP
| vel2 = 3789
| en2 = 797
| bw3 = 30
| btype3 = HP
| vel3 = 3569
| en3 = 849
| bw4 = 
| btype4 = 
| vel4 = 
| en4 = 
| bw5 = 
| btype5 = 
| vel5 = 
| en5 = 
| test_barrel_length = 
| balsrc = Hodgdon <ref name="hodgdon">{{Cite web |url=http://data.hodgdon.com/cartridge_load.asp |title=Hodgdon Online Reloading Data |access-date=2007-08-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071111143616/http://data.hodgdon.com/cartridge_load.asp |archive-date=2007-11-11 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
}}

The '''.17 Remington Fireball''' / '''4.4x36mm''' was created in 2007 by [[Remington Arms Company]] as a response to the popular [[Wildcat cartridge|wildcat]] round, the [[.17 Mach IV]]. Factory loads drive a 20 grain (1.3&nbsp;g) bullet around 4,000&nbsp;ft/s (1,219&nbsp;m/s). Velocity is close to the [[.17 Remington]] but with significantly less powder, and therefore less heat and fouling. Both are important issues to high-volume shooters such as [[Varmint hunting|varmint hunters]].

==Overview==
It is based on the [[.221 Remington Fireball]] necked down to accept a .17 caliber bullet and is very similar to the .17 Mach IV. Reports on this cartridge show mild [[recoil]], high velocity, with minimal report (noise).<ref>[http://www.saubier.com/smallcaliber/which17.html Which .17? by Jim Saubier]</ref>

==Dimensions==
[[File:17 Remington Fireball dimensions inches.jpg|thumb|center|400px]]

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:17fireballand221fireball.png|.17 Remington Fireball cartridge next to a [[.221 Remington Fireball]] cartridge, its parent case
File:17fireballand17rem.png|.17 Remington Fireball cartridge next to a [[.17 Remington]] cartridge
File:17_Remington_Fireball_Case.JPG|Left to right - .223 Rem, .17 Rem, .17 Fireball cases</gallery>

==See also==
* [[4 mm caliber]]
* [[.17 Hornet]]
* [[.17 Ackley Bee]]
* [[List of rifle cartridges]]
* [[Table of handgun and rifle cartridges]]

==References==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070823125840/http://www.remington.com/products/ammunition/centerfire/17_Remington_Fireball.asp Remington .17 Remington Fireball page]

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [http://kinmenhouse.com/x42wc14/9ecdd2-17-remington-fireball 17 Remington Fireball]
* [https://www.americanhunter.org/articles/2015/7/20/straight-dope-the-17s/ Straight Dope: The .17s]
* [https://www.shootingillustrated.com/articles/2010/10/25/remington-17-fireball/ Remington .17 Fireball]
* [https://www.gunmart.net/gun-reviews/firearms/rifles/remington-sps-varmint-17-rem-fireball Remington SPS Varmint / 17 Rem Fireball]
* [https://www.coyotelight.com/the-wonderful-world-of-17-caliber-centerfires/ The Wonderful World of 17 Caliber Centerfires]
* [https://www.remington.com/news/2006/remington-unveils-17-remington-fireball-bilstering-speed-superior-accuracy-and-explosive Remington Unveils the .17 Remington Fireball Bilstering Speed, Superior Accuracy and Explosive Impact]
* {{youTube |id=uCBkY3V9F-0 |title=.17 fireball recoil - Velocity4000fps }}
* {{youTube |id=EKvwfRBIGbg |title=17 Fireball Varminting. Allowing for differing wind along entire flightpath - Richard Utting }}

{{Intermediate cartridges}}
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