Boubound
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What are your thoughts on this one cartridge? Seems like it's a blast to shoot.
.17 HMR
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Love it. My go to pest rifle.
skinny pedal
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i have two of them and they are wicked for such a small pill. i have killed several coyotes with them. although the ammo is a little pricy these days.
Just picked this up, Anschutz 1517
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17CalFan
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My brother has 2 of them among other rifles he takes to the PD fields. Loves the dam things. They are OK to shoot but I hate all the trash they generate. Well that and I can shoot a 17 or 22 hornet for the same money or less if I play my cards right. If you could buy a box of 500 rounds and not have to pay for 10 plastic boxes (to throw away) they would be a little more tolerable.
As others have said already, love and a go to pest vermin rifle. Great for days of just plain shooting without recording data from loads. I've got two. A Savage 93 stainless laminate thumb hole and a Tikka T1. Both shoot great but the Tikka definitely has the edge. The 20 grain CCIs work great on stout porcupines.
Godzilla
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Yeah I hear ya. I have a 17 Horny and a 22 Horny. IMO not having to reload em is a plus. Love my 17's.
Varmintnv
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I have 3 .17HMRs. 2 Savage 93s and a Tikka T1. Used to use them to shoot ground squirrels in Nv. and Ore. Lots of fun.
Creedmoor shooter
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It's my go to varmint rifle for about 250 yards and in. I use the 20 grain ammo mostly as I feel it kills woodchucks a bit better. It also shoots tighter groups than the 17 grain ammo
Namuh
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Right now I have the car loaded up with my CZ 457 in 17HMR. I'm heading out to do some shooting with a couple boxes of the 20 grain bullets, I also find them more accurate than the .17 grain in my gun. I like the small cartridge but it does seem to produce a lot of carbon fowling. With mine I get the most accuracy out of it with the first 25 rounds and a clean barrel after firing a couple fowling shots.
I bought one of the Bergara BMR series with the carbon barrel. Absolutely love the cartridge as it provides a huge step over a .22 but with a can on it the kids love to shoot it! Now I do have feed issues in the BMR .17 but not with the .22 so whatever that is worth. We do also shoot a .22 Hornet some but the .17 to us is so much more fun on varmints and critters!
