Jon-Boy Posted March 23, 2007 Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 Hi Chaps im seriously considering buying a .17hmr, the only thing holding me back is my mate who is an ex armed response copper and gunsmith who informs me the barrel life on a .17hmr is very limited like a full bore rifle! Plus the ammo is expensive! What would your views be on this little dilema of mine? Ta Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axe Posted March 23, 2007 Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 I think you'll find he's talking about the .17REM and not the .17HMR. Two very different rounds indeed, the HMR is a rimfire and slow, the REM a centrefire and very fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazzyboi Posted March 23, 2007 Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 Well he is right about the ammo being expensive (£9-£11) for 50 rounds. Wrong about the barrel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted March 23, 2007 Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 sounds like the last armed response officer I took claying, showed him the semi auto and he said is that legal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axe Posted March 23, 2007 Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 Daz, you need to shop about, some rounds can be bought for under £7. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon-Boy Posted March 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 whats the stats then on between the .17rem and the .17hmr? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted March 23, 2007 Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 pretty much the difference between a pea shooter and a .22lr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter_HMR Posted March 23, 2007 Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 .17rem sends a bullet at around 4000fps and is a centrefire round .17hmr sends a lighter bullet at 2550fps and is a rimfire round As for the barrel life of any rimfire...... ask your grandkids They're a fantastic round i traded my .22wmr in for it and couldnt be happier used to be trying to get close to the bunny's now prefer them to be at 100yards+ and just pick them off. You wont be sorry. Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axe Posted March 23, 2007 Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 Jon the .17REM runs hot at the muzzle @ 4250ft/sec , 802 ft/lb The .17HMR muzzle @ 2530 ft/sec , 242 ft/lb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon-Boy Posted March 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 I shoot .22lr at the moment and are happy with the knock down power but the tradjectory is a bit loopy over longer ranges, ive heard the hmr is a great round for the long range bunnies which i mainly shoot. What about flo aproving it for land? is it pretty much the same for .22lr which my land is already proved for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axe Posted March 23, 2007 Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 You shouldnt have any problems but your best to ask your FEO. If you do alittle search on here you'll find some indepth discussions on the HMR. Suffice to say its a great round, but has its flaws. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham M Posted March 23, 2007 Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 Armed response officer HA! Just proves my point that they know ****** all about guns. G.M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronan nee Posted March 23, 2007 Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 reminds me about a couple of Garda Emergency Response unit lads we shot against a couple of years back ( in a competition ). flipping useless. ronan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon-Boy Posted March 24, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2007 my my ex AR copper mate, is about as knowledgable as it comes. being a ex gun smith too, you name it, hes had it apart! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njc110381 Posted March 24, 2007 Report Share Posted March 24, 2007 I think the opinion on HMR is very variable between forces regarding land. Some see it as a high velocity round that is more dangerous than .22lr, others think that because the bullet breaks up so easily on impact it's very safe. My local plod seems to think it's a very safe round for use wherever a .22lr is ok, and maybe even in places the .22 may not be good due to ricochet risk. It's also cleared for fox here, which varies between forces. I've skipped the .22 on my application, and gone in for HMR as a first gun. The only down sides I can see with the round is the cost of ammo, and the fact you can't silence it like a sub .22lr. I've never heard anything bad about the barrel life. 2500fps is slow in comparison to most fullbore stuff, so I think he's getting mixed up with .17rem on that part Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mosbergman Posted March 25, 2007 Report Share Posted March 25, 2007 Armed response officer HA! Just proves my point that they know ****** all about guns. :blink: G.M. thats mean they only get to shoot 32 rounds a year at an annual assesment fello i has speeking to was a bit confused when i told him i could go through 500+ a day at the range Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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