Thread: VIDEO: Head shots Only with the 17 Hornet

@planenutz Were you hunting in public land, or private blocks in Arrow town or Queenstown area? I checked Mackenzie area in late 2019, where DOC allow small games with .22 and shotgun, but hardly see any rabbits.

Originally Posted by Black Rabbit

@planenutz Were you hunting in public land, or private blocks in Arrow town or Queenstown area? I checked Mackenzie area in late 2019, where DOC allow small games with .22 and shotgun, but hardly see any rabbits.

Private Blocks with the .22, Black Rabbit... centrefire on public land.

Originally Posted by Dublin

Great shooting alright! Just curious re the 17 Hornet choice over a 22LR with Subs and what circumstances lean you to one caliber over the other?

22lr is well known for richochets. So depending on the property and whats around it, i find 22lr especially with subs can be quite dangerous with richochets randomly zinging all over the show.

Where as something like 17hmr or 17 Hornet on the bigger properties i hunt run light and very frangible projectiles, than blow up as soon as they hit anything, no richochets and no bullets passing thru rabbits. They just vaporize. Making them far safer in my opinion.

Also on the apple orchard i like the lazer like trajectory and extended useful range i can basically guarantee a hit at. Pretty much anything i see inside 250 yards is dead.

On properties that have high numbers you need a very effective tool for killing them, rather than having misses and educating them.