Richo85 Posted May 22, 2014 Report Share Posted May 22, 2014 I have recently brought a second hand 17 hmr for rabbits and foxes (at a sensible distance). Can anybody recommend a decent sub and hv round for bunnies and foxes. gun is a cz 452 with sak mod Not brought any yet as I've been using my rim fire for now. Atb brett Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbird Posted May 22, 2014 Report Share Posted May 22, 2014 As far as I'm aware subs for the HMR don't exist, do they? I think the HMR is a purely supersonic round. As to other rounds, most people use the ballistic tipped rounds such as Remington, Federal or Hornady. The advice will be try a few and stick to one your gun seems to 'like'. For fox what about CCI 20 grain "small game" hollow point? Well placed shot at a sensible range and it's game over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richo85 Posted May 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2014 Thanks for reply thunderbird. I don't know, just going off rim fire rounds as it's my 1st hmr. So there all hv rounds then really??. Yes are they the rounds with the blue tips, I think I've read some people have hhd a lot of probs with cracked cases Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welsh1 Posted May 22, 2014 Report Share Posted May 22, 2014 The blue tips are hornady,they also come in orange and red,there may be other colours but i haven't seen them,they are all the same. Mine likes hornady and winchester, the best thing to do is buy a pack of each in your shop and try them. As for the split necks they do happen but i think it is down to older batches,funnily enough i had a click and delay before the round went off yesterday,but again this does happen occasionally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadioles Posted May 22, 2014 Report Share Posted May 22, 2014 (edited) Hi Richo85 You seem to be using the expression 'rimfire' just for the .22lr Both the .22lr and the .17hmr are rimfire. The .22lr is generally used with subsonic ammunition (quiet) and all hmr round are supersonic (noisy). Although useful on foxes at sensible ranges the .17hmr is not generally regarded as a rifle for fox. It is very good for head shooting rabbits at 100 yards or a bit more with practice. There is not so much difference between makes of bullet in the hmr but it is still worth trying a couple just in case your gun likes one better than the other. The .17 Hornady v-max in 17gr is very popular and I am not impressed by the slightly heavier 20gr bullets. 100 yards is a good distance to zero and off a bipod you should get 5 shot groups within the area of a 2p coin. If you cannot, don't shoot rabbits that far out. Hopefully you will spend a lot of time shooting paper targets to learn how the gun shoots. The bullet drops quite significantly after about 120 yards. Good luck and before you fire any shots give it one heck of a good clean. Oh... the hmr has a tendency to blow a rabbit inside out so if you want the meat, headshots. Edited May 22, 2014 by dadioles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardo Posted May 22, 2014 Report Share Posted May 22, 2014 Stick to the 17gr ballistic tips, I've never found much difference between brands. The 20gr hps quite often don't expand and just zip through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richo85 Posted May 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2014 Yea sorry I was referring to my 22lr as in subs. I'll grab a box of each and see. What are the price difference compared to 22lr for 50 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_R Posted May 22, 2014 Report Share Posted May 22, 2014 Did you not get a chance to ask the previous owner what worked? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richo85 Posted May 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2014 I brought it from my local gun shop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
team tractor Posted May 23, 2014 Report Share Posted May 23, 2014 Yea sorry I was referring to my 22lr as in subs. I'll grab a box of each and see. What are the price difference compared to 22lr for 50 £10 for hornady for 50 hmr£3 for 50 lr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richo85 Posted May 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2014 Not too bad then.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wymberley Posted May 23, 2014 Report Share Posted May 23, 2014 £10 for hornady for 50 hmr £3 for 50 lr By gum, you're doing well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richo85 Posted May 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2014 Hahaha.. I take it you pay more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffo223 Posted May 23, 2014 Report Share Posted May 23, 2014 By gum, you're doing well! £10 a box for hornady hmr for me as well :-) Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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