Warning! Notes: Standard twist: 10". Special twist: 11", 12", 14". The .17 Bee is simply sort of an "improved" .218 Bee necked down to accept the smaller .17 calibre bullet. The capacity of this small case is almost ideal for the .17 bore and can be loaded very easily by simply pouring each case full of 4198 powder and scraping it off even with the mouth of the case, and then seating the 20, 22 or 25 grain bullet to create a compressed charge which is approximately 14 grains of 4198 which gives a velocity of 3535 foot seconds. Like all .17 calibre cartridges it is practically recoilless. (Handbook for Shooters & Reloaders/Vol. 1 - P.O. Ackley, 1962) NOTE: USE THIS DATA WITH EXTREME CAUTION |