I just found out I'm getting enough of a tax return to maybe swing a new CZ, so I was thinking about the 453 in .17 M2. I have a really accurate .22lr (T/C Classic Benchmark), and was not really impressed with the .17HMR. It was accurate, but not so much more accuate than my T/C .22, or my old 452 .22 that it warrented the jump in price.
Anywho, the .17 M2 seemed to fit the bill; accuracy like the .17HMR, and at $5 a box, not much more than high quality .22 (which is what I shoot anyway). This would mostly be for target; with varmint hunting maybe once a year.
The only problem is that the local CZ dealer told me that he thinks in a few years it will be an obsolete round. He said that while the .17HMR sell, the .17 M2 just sits there. Ok, so I went to another dealer: same thing. He said he has only sold one M2 and is still on his first case of ammo.
I don't want to get this thing and then be stock with a gun that doesn't have any ammo. Any thoughts on this situation?
