30-6 Posted February 9, 2011 Report Share Posted February 9, 2011 Having just aquired a .17 hmr, i've been reading anything i can on them. One thing i notice is there's a lot of ammo shot at tins, bottles, apples, eggs and a lot more, just to see "what happens". I reckon that if they brought out a brand with "great for tins and bottles" on the logo they'd outsell all the others. Myself, i've managed to refrain and concentrate on cardboard targets. One thing i've noticed is a very high percentage of hmr shooters use the 17g ammo. There is one clip on you tube where a guy only uses the 20g ammo - hornady xtp - to very good effect on rabbit and hare. Why, and i direct this to the experienced hmr shooters, is the 20g not so popular ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixhills 69 Posted February 9, 2011 Report Share Posted February 9, 2011 i asked the same question and if you search under my topics you will find it but the basic input was that the 20g is a hollow tip as the 17g is a ballistic tip and fragments the 17g gives more enrgy transfer on the target this can not be measured on cardboard i don't know what would happen if you shot a telephone book. Hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardo Posted February 9, 2011 Report Share Posted February 9, 2011 20g hollowpoints tend to pass through flesh and not expand very well unless they hit bone - so you tend to get runners and have more chance of ricochet. the 17gr fibre tips fragment fantastically so they drop quarry far better and you have less to worry about with ricochets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pat g Posted February 9, 2011 Report Share Posted February 9, 2011 I have never used the 20gr in my Hmr either. Why? Well my take on it is that the 17gr is a ballistic tip (polymer) and tends to disintergate on impact therefore making it a little safer i.e. less ricochets. However don't be mislead into thinking the ballistic tip won't ricochet because it can. So you've still got to think where your round will end up just the same as you would with a 22lr round or any other calibre round for that matter. That said i was thinking of trying some 20gr rounds myself. I also think that there will be a little less trauma damage to anything you shoot for the table as well. That little 17gr bullet can do some damage IMO ATB Pat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njc110381 Posted February 9, 2011 Report Share Posted February 9, 2011 When I had my HMR I used to use the 17gr bullets myself. I guess if you wanted to shoot larger quarry with it then the 20gr hollow points could be better? I don't know? The HMR is a nice fast round which reduces the chance of ricochet and has a decent trajectory. Why spoil it with a heavier bullet that doesn't fragment so well? As always it's personal preference I suppose but you're right, you don't see the 20s used that often and that must mean something?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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