Zetter Posted June 5, 2015 Report Share Posted June 5, 2015 Hi All after getting my 17HMR my .22Lr hasnt made it out of the cabinet and really I am struggling to see where its going to fit in at the moment. I was pondering a one for one and looking at the 17HM2 as a bunny bashing gun. Does anyone have an experience of these? Whats ammo availability like? are they much quieter than a .17HMR? Also what are the rifle choices? The only one I have seen really with it on is the Sako Quad. Now these are a bit of cash but it does have the adavantage of if I dont get on with it or the ammo drys up I could put in a variation and get a .22lr barrel for it Cheers in advance Neil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shinybum Posted June 5, 2015 Report Share Posted June 5, 2015 I have never used a 17 hm2 but would not think it much quieter than a hmr, my thoughts would be that your hmr will do anything that a hm2 will do and better, keep your .22 for the really quiet jobs, after all it was a good gun before you had a hmr. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tweedledee Posted June 5, 2015 Report Share Posted June 5, 2015 Love mine.hoping to get it out a run tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underdog Posted June 5, 2015 Report Share Posted June 5, 2015 Do we mean 17mach2? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tweedledee Posted June 5, 2015 Report Share Posted June 5, 2015 Yep, cracking wee round.never listen to anyone else go and buy one. Keyboard shooters can run them down all day. I bought mine and will never part it.and no hornady have no intention of ceasing production of the ammo before that old tale turns up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zetter Posted June 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2015 Do we mean 17mach2? Yep sorry Underdog one of those i.e. the necked down .22lr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telf Posted June 5, 2015 Report Share Posted June 5, 2015 I have a quad in this flavour and as said cracking little round out ,zeroed at 80yds,flat to 100,140/50yds with a mil dot of holdover a. Little quieter in my opinion than an hmr,cheaper ammo and as accurate as an hmr,get one you will love it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underdog Posted June 5, 2015 Report Share Posted June 5, 2015 How loud without a mod? Like a 22hv? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tweedledee Posted June 5, 2015 Report Share Posted June 5, 2015 I buy 1000 rounds at a time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theosmith Posted June 5, 2015 Report Share Posted June 5, 2015 I have one in cz452 i can sell. In my opinion its a 80-100m point and shoot rifle its quieter than hmr and causes less damage ammo is £12 a 100. Id describe it as lazy 22 shooter takes out any guess work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carman06 Posted June 5, 2015 Report Share Posted June 5, 2015 Pardon my ignorance guys but does the HMR2 need to be specified as such on FAC or can it be held on HMR slot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tweedledee Posted June 5, 2015 Report Share Posted June 5, 2015 Different calibre totally Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carman06 Posted June 5, 2015 Report Share Posted June 5, 2015 Though so. On further reading no good for me at present due to no FMJ ammo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekers Posted June 5, 2015 Report Share Posted June 5, 2015 Yep, cracking wee round.never listen to anyone else go and buy one. Keyboard shooters can run them down all day. I bought mine and will never part it.and no hornady have no intention of ceasing production of the ammo before that old tale turns up Just as well if you own one, as I understand virtually nobody else makes the stuff anymore! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekers Posted June 5, 2015 Report Share Posted June 5, 2015 I have one in cz452 i can sell. In my opinion its a 80-100m point and shoot rifle its quieter than hmr and causes less damage ammo is £12 a 100. Id describe it as lazy 22 shooter takes out any guess work I'd hang on to it, it may well become a collectable relic, CZ no longer chamber anything in HM2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tweedledee Posted June 5, 2015 Report Share Posted June 5, 2015 Email hornady yourself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bewsher500 Posted June 6, 2015 Report Share Posted June 6, 2015 (edited) Amazing how many people who don't own one and have never shot one will wade in to tell you its **** and you can't get ammo Any RFD with a trade account with Hannams can order the ammo in for you....whether they will or not is up to a service level rather than any ammo availability issue I bought a box of 1500 last time and it will see me through for a while There is nothing to stop an RFD sticking a slab of a 1000 on an existing order at no extra cost for a customer willing to buy them. Lets face it if you sell the gun you will have a supposedly RARE commodity to then sell on ....... I have a HM2 and an HMR....been through this on UKV a few days ago my direct comparison to the same gun, is -HM2 is more accurate with the one kind of ammo I have used (CCI) compared to the HMR using 5 kinds of ammo (CCI, Rem, Hornady 17gr and 20gr) seems pretty conclusive to me! - its cheaper - much cheaper - you can shoot rabbits at 40yds and not have to take a mop to collect them - minimal exits, small entry - it doesnt miraculously disappear up its own **** as it passes 100yds....it still kills big stuff well past that ( I shot a hare at 150yds and it fell in its shadow, I have shot foxes with it at close range and they REALLY don't like it!) - it is not some loopy stone throw trajectory compared to the HMR.....its a shed load better than the .22HV it is often compared to. 22HV ammo in this country is often really bad, if you want to shoot at 100yds then good luck as the handful of types I tried would produce 3-4" groups at 100yds. decent day I can produce ragged holes at 100yds, breezy day it is still better than the HMR I have on the same day! If you want one get one if you don't want one, don't get one - thats great, all the more "hard to come by ammo" for the rest of us..... I bought 100 rounds of HMR ammo a long time ago.....still have some I bought 1500 rounds of HM2 a similar time ago.....only have a couple of boxes left I think........ Hornady have discontinued so many other calibre bullets and have publicly notified you of it yet everyone seems to continue believing they are stopping making something they don't use yet remarkably neither they, nor CCI (who actually make the ******* stuff NOT Hornady!) have ever said such a thing......in fact there are several direct emails from them to the complete opposite... Edited June 6, 2015 by Bewsher500 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rimmie Posted June 6, 2015 Report Share Posted June 6, 2015 (edited) Iv just a had a Google, took me 3 mins to find Mach 2 ammo !!!! Aron wheeler gunsmiths and Henry krank both sell it. It's only £5 a box from kranks 😧 Edited June 6, 2015 by rimmie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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tweedledee Posted June 6, 2015 Report Share Posted June 6, 2015 Mach two is a good seller in the states.I'm going to buy another thousand shortly. Wished I had bought the mach two before the hmr.probably wouldn't have bought the hmr. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zetter Posted June 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2015 (edited) Cheers for the info guys. I am making enquiries with my local RFD about ammo prices and availability. Bewsher500 how do you find noise compared to the HMR I know it can be quiet as its supersonic but is it better than the HMR? Edited June 6, 2015 by Zetter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theosmith Posted June 7, 2015 Report Share Posted June 7, 2015 Zetter you are not that far away you are more than welcome to have a go on mine. It doesnt see light of day so will be handy wacking a scope on and using it. Also joe at gunshop barnet stocks ammo he also selling a 452 for 395 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tweedledee Posted June 7, 2015 Report Share Posted June 7, 2015 Just have a sak on mine.not overly noisy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telf Posted June 7, 2015 Report Share Posted June 7, 2015 have a DM80 on mine,had DM80s on my hmrs when i had them and i think the mach2 is a bit quieter imo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bewsher500 Posted June 7, 2015 Report Share Posted June 7, 2015 I run a PES T12 scout on mine, tames the WMR very well HMR to M2.....Mach2 is definitely quieter, still a crack but much less of the noise before the crack...if that makes sense! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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