turbo33 Posted May 18, 2013 Report Share Posted May 18, 2013 It was a perfect evening here for a bit of a zeroing session with the Hmr, so set off to the farm at 5,30. As I arrived and walked down to the zeroing spot, a rabbit popped out of the grass and hopped into the wood at 60 yards away. Tempting, but I wanted to make sure the rifle was bang on. Targets x2 out at 100 yards, 5 shots in each, and following my adjustments from the other day, it was absolutely spot on the bull I collected the targets and thought I would just hang around incase a bunny appeared. Sure enough, slightly past my target range at 102 yards one popped out. Crosshairs on the head, squeeze and no1 in the bag. As I lined up on the first one, a second appeared. I thought he would scoot at the shot, but he just seemed slightly curious as to what was going on. At 120yards he dropped too with a clean head shot. Lovely evening for a sniping session Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluebarrels Posted May 18, 2013 Report Share Posted May 18, 2013 Nice couple of shots mate I like the groundsheet ******* southerners BB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabbiter Posted May 18, 2013 Report Share Posted May 18, 2013 excellent shooting mate,you"ll be brimming with confidence now........DAZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tod Posted May 18, 2013 Report Share Posted May 18, 2013 Its a potent little round is the HMR, heres one shot today at about 80 yards, a bit graphic but i dont think it suffered Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbo33 Posted May 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2013 Nice couple of shots mate I like the groundsheet ******* southerners BB There was a time when I enjoyed lying in the wet grass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sitsinhedges Posted May 18, 2013 Report Share Posted May 18, 2013 The difference in carcase damage is amazing with these rounds. One time it will look like an airgun has shot it and another it will look like it was hit by a hand grenade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbo33 Posted May 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2013 I thought that too Andy Tods at only 20 yards closer than my nearer one looks like a serious head explosion. I'm just wondering if the bullet heads are more frangible on some makes than others. These were Winchester Supreme17grn v-max. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sitsinhedges Posted May 19, 2013 Report Share Posted May 19, 2013 I thought that too Andy Tods at only 20 yards closer than my nearer one looks like a serious head explosion. I'm just wondering if the bullet heads are more frangible on some makes than others. These were Winchester Supreme17grn v-max. I've already had exactly the same with bullets out of the same box. One off sticks at 60 odd paces blew its head up and another off sticks at 83 paces was like yours where it just crushed the head in but no exit wound at all so the head had still absorbed all the energy, far less messy though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbo33 Posted May 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2013 Just looked at chairgun. At 60 yards the energy is 131 ftlbs, by the time it hits 100yds its dropped to nearly half that at 86ftlbs. High energy and striking a hard target will fragment more easily I guess. Tods was around 80 yards, 106ftlbs. So maybe upwards of 90ftlbs and you're into explosive territory! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tod Posted May 19, 2013 Report Share Posted May 19, 2013 Just looked at chairgun. At 60 yards the energy is 131 ftlbs, by the time it hits 100yds its dropped to nearly half that at 86ftlbs. High energy and striking a hard target will fragment more easily I guess. Tods was around 80 yards, 106ftlbs. So maybe upwards of 90ftlbs and you're into explosive territory! yes i guess your right, they mostly seem to look like this around 80 yards or less, 100 yards and above they usually look like an airgun strike although i will say everyone is differant, i think its a lot of things coming into play at one time like the angle of the shot, the range and placement of the shot, heres a similar one with nowhere near the damage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dob Posted May 19, 2013 Report Share Posted May 19, 2013 what make is your .17 is it a cz or browning or something else . does it have the 16.5 inch barrel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbo33 Posted May 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2013 I agree Tod, shot placement, angle etc Mine yesterday has the same bug eyed damage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbo33 Posted May 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2013 Tods is a Cz544 with a sak mod by the looks of it and 16.5" varmint barrel. Mines a CZ452 silhouette with the same length barrel and an Atec mod on it. Both wearing MTC scopes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fieldwanderer Posted May 19, 2013 Report Share Posted May 19, 2013 (edited) I saw some fancy cz's in the shop the other day; blue laminate stock floating barrel. Evo I think it was called Edited May 19, 2013 by fieldwanderer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbo33 Posted May 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2013 I saw some fancy cz's in the shop the other day; blue laminate stock floating barrel. Evo I think it was called The dealer offered me one of those........thought it looked a bit like something from star wars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimfireboy Posted May 21, 2013 Report Share Posted May 21, 2013 Just looked at chairgun. At 60 yards the energy is 131 ftlbs, by the time it hits 100yds its dropped to nearly half that at 86ftlbs. High energy and striking a hard target will fragment more easily I guess. Tods was around 80 yards, 106ftlbs. So maybe upwards of 90ftlbs and you're into explosive territory! Don't think that's right, hmr has around 135 ft lb @ 100 yds and still over 70 @ 200 yds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbo33 Posted May 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2013 Don't think that's right, hmr has around 135 ft lb @ 100 yds and still over 70 @ 200 yds. Yup, a curious one RFB, just looked at Strelok and that's says muzzle velocity 245ftlbs.........then 207.6ftlbs @ 100 yards and 180ftlbs @200 so that's 3 variables Where's your ballistic info from RFB? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimfireboy Posted May 21, 2013 Report Share Posted May 21, 2013 I think the original specs quoted here were for the hm2. I read the info in various places, all gave similar figures and ive also run some over the chrono myself, my results were pretty close to that except I got some muzzle energy figures around 270 ft lb. depends on barrel length. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjm160 Posted May 21, 2013 Report Share Posted May 21, 2013 Great write-up turbo and good shooting to boot! I also echo the sentiment, any fool can be uncomfortable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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