The allure of .17 rifles

[Guest nj.piney]

i use the 17hmr on grounghogs, very deadly out to 200 yards. if you are hunting meat ,i dont recommend the 17 unless you can get a head shot. at 100 yds or less it is too destructive of the meat.

[Mike.357]

Watching that video it seems to me that he is shooting the .22lr at an empty can and the 17hmr at a can filled with water. Sure sounds like water spraying the ground after the shot with the .17. If that is the case then it is not a fair test. I can blow up a coke can filled with water with a .22 LR.

That said I also do not believe the .22lr vs. the 17hmr is a fair test. The 17 has a much larger cartridge.

Never have shot a .17, doubt buying one is in my future.

[Daniel]

"Imagine if this was a freaking squirrel"

ROFL

[mrming]

another 17 hmr here... mines a marlin as well.

whats not to like? accurate, no recoil, minimal barrel heating, good for past 100 yards. Ammo is a touch pricey but..

if you want anything much more than that, its time for a 22 hornet anyway.

Only thing that annoys me is if your punching paper for groups, you probably need a spotting scope to see the holes..

[Guest killemducks]

had a .17. Killed 1 bobcat at 59yrds, 1 skunk at 30 yards, 1 coyote at 40 yards running, 1 coyote at 50 yards. Beauty of this round is you can put one of those screamers in a 'yotes ear at 150 yards no problem if you can hold it on him.

Bobcat killed dead, shot right behind the shoulder, rolled it.

skunk killed dead

#1 coyote, a pup, killed dead

#2 coyote looked sick, shot him in the ear, killed dead.

I had to sell it for a little extra cash. Wish I had kept it. I will have another one. Had a Marlin. VERY hard trigger. Never had it improved.

killem