Just bought a .17hmr

[zzr1100]

Got a Cz452 Very impressed so far .. Very flat shooting compared to my .22lr .. Accurate and very effective.. The downside is it's a fair bit more expensive to feed than the .22
I've got moderator on it so noise wise it's about the same as moderated supersonic .22lr

[Browning_grrl]

Are you just target shooting with it? I ask because I have been less then impressed with it as a hunting round - fairly close in there's precious little left to eat after it hits.

[DaveB]

I have had one for a few years now. They are death on bunnies, but I find hares usually take a second shot.

[zzr1100]

Yup I will be using it for hunting .. So far only shot a couple of pigeon on the ground that were too far away for .22lr .. Good thing I didn't want to eat them !

[Airbrush]

Excellent vermin calibre as long as you don't try & push it's capabilities.

[Browning_grrl]

Yup I will be using it for hunting .. So far only shot a couple of pigeon on the ground that were too far away for .22lr .. Good thing I didn't want to eat them !

What critters do you have in mind for it?

I have had one for a few years now. They are death on bunnies, but I find hares usually take a second shot.

We don't have 'bunnies' locally, but we certainly have hare (jackrabbits) and I found nothing in the .17 that my .22WMR didn't do better. Just my 2-cents. :)

[Triffid]

I've been shooting HMR on the bunnies for six or seven years. Big advantage is the increase in range coampared to the.22 - 120m is my longest. Regarding meat damage, all mine are for the pot, so they all get head-shot and there is no meat damage that way.

Triffid

[zzr1100]

I'm gonna be shooting rabbit mostly, however if a squirrel or a pigeon present a shot on the ground I'll give them the good news too !

[Countryman]

Then you picked a great calibre!

Lots of people talk phooey about it and it's "faulty ammunition" but my rabbit count keeps rising. Last time I took it to a range at 100m I started shooting the pins holding the target on the backer as V-bulling every shot got dull quickly.

Remember though if you get a pop not a bang, stop, wait and go through your clearance drill. Separate thread on this somewhere. If there is no bullet in the case then check your bore is clear.

[Daz]

Hi Countryman,
You don't happen to have the link for the clearing of a foul HMR round do you?
Daz