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The .17LR sounds very interesting. I wonder if prices will compare with .22LR? I have mused about pistols chambered in .17HMR since that round was developed. If there aren't any yet it should just be a matter of time. It would be a nice round for a Contender I would think.

I have mused about pistols chambered in .17HMR since that round was developed.

There are lots of revolvers chambered for .17HMR. S&W makes nice traditional double action in stainless. I also saw a cute 5-shot single-action. I think it is a North American Arms product. The 5-shot requires pulling the basepin from the cylinder to load/unload. Although cute, I won't buy the little 5-shot. The basepin release depends on gravity to lower the catch pin from the underlug. The pin gets fouled with powder and doesn't drop down reliably. It should have use a cam to pull the pin down against a spring that pushes it up.

You can already get a .17HMR barrel for the Contender G2. MidwayUSA offers them in 14", 16 1/4" and 23" blue for $219, $199.95 and $199.95 respectively. At least that was the sale price in December 2003.

The .17LR sounds very interesting. I wonder if prices will compare with .22LR?

It's WAY more expensive, due to the production costs of that bullet, the extra step to neck down the brass, and the vast difference in production volume.