Thread: 17 hornet

its allways handy to have one around incase you blow a truck axle

Originally Posted by GravelBen

Sounds like the 26" heavy barrel Savage 204 I recently got rid of! Lovely gun but not very practical for hunting.

I had a play with one the other day.a model 12 right? Those things are ridiculous! You couldn't walk around with it.

Yep Model 12-VLP, 10lb bare I think plus the 5-15x50 on top of it. Even the bolt felt heavy! Lovely thing to fire from a bipod though, rock steady.

I did use it for a goat hunt once, that was the day I decided to sell it.

sold mine too - was a 204, very accurate and nice to shoot - just not nice to carry - and mine had a MAE suppressor and Nightforce attached to it

Just a lack of long range bunnies up here - so it was sold

Well that's why I reckon a little 17 hornet would be choice For most of the property types I shoot on anyway.

A rifle that's not much bigger than the HMR, with an extra 100m on it. Realistically the range would probably be 250 meters... not much more.

People say the HMR is a 200m round... but it's not really (the wind effects the little round so much, and in my experience it runs out of punch out that far). People are saying the hornet will be a 300m round... but I am skeptical.

I may be just trying to justify another firearm purchase... given I have a 17HMR and a 223 I don't need it... but you guys surely understand, if we can find some way to justify buying a gun, no matter how silly, it's a good enough reason

Originally Posted by RimfireNZ

Well that's why I reckon a little 17 hornet would be choice For most of the property types I shoot on anyway.

A rifle that's not much bigger than the HMR, with an extra 100m on it. Realistically the range would probably be 250 meters... not much more.

People say the HMR is a 200m round... but it's not really (the wind effects the little round so much, and in my experience it runs out of punch out that far). People are saying the hornet will be a 300m round... but I am skeptical.

I may be just trying to justify another firearm purchase... given I have a 17HMR and a 223 I don't need it... but you guys surely understand, if we can find some way to justify buying a gun, no matter how silly, it's a good enough reason

I'm running the same scenario through my mind... I think I can justify it... No, don't be silly, mmmm, maybe I should...:rolleyes:

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Just buy it, you know you want to. I said that to my mate last night he is now a proud owner of a Tikka .300WinMag

that is going to be a very booty package. I hope he likes recoil

It has a suppressor so I hope that does something to help.

that will do a heap to tame it

back to the 17 varmit thread have you guys seen this?
Sako L461 .17 Mach IV | Trade Me

Id like to have it, but my bank account says no.

Originally Posted by Bill999

that will do a heap to tame it

back to the 17 varmit thread have you guys seen this?
Sako L461 .17 Mach IV | Trade Me

Id like to have it, but my bank account says no.

Shhhhhh!

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nice score - shame about the bidding war

Originally Posted by faregame

nice score - shame about the bidding war

Yeah I know, on both counts... He wasn't getting it from me...

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thaught that might have been you. how many the_claw's could there be.

very nice little package,

Originally Posted by Spudattack

Sorry but I don't see any reason to want one of these over a .223? Ammo cost? Maybe a very slight saving, every other area the .223 is better?

r u sure ?