mikee Posted June 9, 2010 Report Share Posted June 9, 2010 got a call from a mate last night " would i bring the hmr and shoot some rabbits beyond his .22 range", got to the field about 8.30pm and spied a magpie at about 210yds, got on the bonnet of his truck, as its zero'd for about 150yds thought about 2" hold over would be about right, squeezed the trigger and saw the bullet slash just behind the old maggie, when i set it up i was using the hornady v-max but was loaded today with the rem gold tips which seem a little more zippy. next field spot a rabbit at about 120 so gave it about 1" hold under the eye, shot it straight through the eye, next one at about 150 did the same, then my mate spotted one right in the far corner of the field, bearing in mind the earlier magpie incident held the cross on the top of his head, when i fired i saw him fall over, when matey retrieved him he was shot straight through the side of the head and it was 190 paces, he paced out 19 paces and I measured them at 23 yds with my big tape so about 230yds, Thats why I love my hmr, its just the dogs danglies mikee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchieboy Posted June 9, 2010 Report Share Posted June 9, 2010 (edited) Couldn't agree more Mikee! I love using my 17HMR more than any of my other guns, it continues to amaze me with it's capabilities! I like to use Remington Premier 17gr in mine, surprisingly enough it hates Harnady ammo! Edited June 9, 2010 by Frenchieboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onlyme Posted June 9, 2010 Report Share Posted June 9, 2010 good little round, fills the gap between cf and lr nicely , i love shooting mine also , always a smile factor involved, and its pretty safe aswell within 150 yards with the vmax bullet being so frangible. if not a little messy , heads shots only for me on bugs bunny! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Galore! Posted June 9, 2010 Report Share Posted June 9, 2010 That's good shooting mate, i'll have to get out and practice with mine a bit! :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marlin vs Posted June 9, 2010 Report Share Posted June 9, 2010 I have to agree I never tire of using mine, mine likes 17gr Hornady. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted June 9, 2010 Report Share Posted June 9, 2010 Mikee sounds like you are making the most of it only thing I'll add is its far easier to shoot if you zero at 100 yards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted June 9, 2010 Report Share Posted June 9, 2010 I'm hoping to put mine to the test this weekend. :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-G Posted June 9, 2010 Report Share Posted June 9, 2010 (edited) Needs zeroing again for the different ammo. The one time I switched from Hornady to Remington there was almost 1" difference in height. I can't remember which one was higher though. Even though CCI allegedly make it for several different manufacturers it's entirely feasible that they have more than one production line in use. Each line would have small variations within a certain tolerance and it's wise to buy them by the brick as a minimum. I hear some people buy a pack of fifty at a time - by the time they buy their next 50 the batch number has changed several times. If your ammo allowance is less than buy 500 try to get it upped for the good reason of consistency. EDIT: I'll second the merits of the 100 yard zero. Edited June 9, 2010 by Dave-G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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