Thread: 17hmr

Ive got a Browning T-Bolt. Very accurate with Hornady ammo. Love shooting bunnies with it and the odd wallaby. Surprised by how it knocks wallaby over. Definitely needs the little suppressor its got on it. Wouldn't shoot it without that.

I purchased a CZ varmint some years back which was a big mistake as I didn’t need a varmint barreled rifle for hunting.

Sold that and purchased a CZ452 American from Shooters World in Gore as they often have sharper prices than the big chains, great people to deal with.

I run it with a DPT suppressor as they are a loud wee rimfire!

Longest kill has been just over 200 mtrs but the light pills don’t like wind.

Great fun shooting eggs at 200 mtrs.

It’s an explosive calibre on rabbits and another great thing is no ricochets unlike the .22 as the HMR just explodes on impact

Well, that was a fiddly wee exercise.

Originally Posted by Bagheera

Well, that was a fiddly wee exercise.

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How did they spin up?

I couldnt get any readings from the 17HMR or 22LR.
First: my guage wasnt able to support such a short case.
Second: the bullet is so short there is naff-all bearing surface for the micrometer ball.

Works fine with the 7mm08 and even on the 223 , although the bullet is only 55gr and pretty short there too.

Originally Posted by Shearer

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Speed wins eh, interesting!

Originally Posted by inglishill

Speed wins eh, interesting!

17gn 17cal projectile has a lot smaller surface area for the wind to act on too. Funny that the myth about excessive drift persists.

Originally Posted by Shearer

17gn 17cal projectile has a lot smaller surface area for the wind to act on too. Funny that the myth about excessive drift persists.

Originally Posted by Shearer

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Greg from Custom Guns did a utube clip on this a while back, 17 vs 22 and the 17 was most consistent and closest to target

Thanks for everyone’s input.
Wound up purchasing a Savage B17, Supressed with a 3x9-40
Only a few shots on paper so far.

Originally Posted by Gkp

Got some hornady ammo in queenstown if you are looking for some

17GR? How many rounds and how much $?

Originally Posted by Rem1187

Thanks for everyone’s input.
Wound up purchasing a Savage B17, Supressed with a 3x9-40
Only a few shots on paper so far.

Once you get it dialled in, you'll really like it. Instead of guesstimating distance, holdover and walking the bullet to target like with the 22, basically point and shoot. If you think distance is getting out there, hold top of head.