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Posted: 12/30/2002 4:04:19 AM EDT
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Anybody have any experience with this new round? Is it as good as what I've read in different gun magazines? |
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I have shot about 600 rounds of this new stuff so far. I really was not interested until I sat with Steve Hornady and discussed the fun he was having with the cartridge. He had a Volquartsen built up on a Ruger 10-22 Magnum receiver and he was planning on building a Gatling gun chambered for this round. I have shot a number of animals with it and my conclusion is that it is deadly on smaller species, but not quite enough for coyote. It is without a doubt the best turtle rifle of all times! Blows rabbits up pretty good and will kill an Armadillo very quickly. However, stray dogs and coyotes run a bit. It is an inherently accurate cartridge and a great deal of fun to use. I really like it and will continue to use it within the parameters set forth above. |
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hey i dug up some info on this round..i hope it helps. www.varmintal.com/17hmr.htm www.saubier.com/board/smallcaliber/archive/478.html www.clarkcustomguns.com/17hmr.htm |
| it's the same case as the 22 mag.... so why not just keep shooting the 22? Will definately have more energy, which means more stopping power. Only advantage I can see of the 17 is just flatter shooting. Got enough calibers to keep up with now anyways, lol. Happy shooting!! |
| There are some discussions on the 17 HMR round over here: www.rimfirecentral.com/forums/ |
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The 17hrm is fun, fun, fun. zero recoil. instant hits at 100yards and crosshairs still on the job. I bought a marlin because of good service from them in the past and had a local smith 'repair' the trigger. it shoots moa off a bag and off the bipod it will shoot same poa. |
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