22 and 17hmr barrel length

[Goldfish]

looking at a 22 and 17hmr cz452 varmint in 16" barrel

 

I have searched and read that the 22 will function fine at 16!"

 

I have also read the 17hmr needs a barrel of 19"+ to burn off the powder what are your thoughts?

 

Please do not respond with:

 

I use a 16" 17hmr

 

I want clear pros and cons with reasons please

[dazza]

I was reading this when you posted

 

http://www.shootingtimes.com/ammunition/stmach2_032706/#cont

[Peter_HMR]

most of the powder is burnt up straight away theres only a little bit left at 16" if any i dont really no but its no biggie you will lose a small amount of velocity but you get a shorter lighter rifle depends on what you want.

 

varmintal's has a velcoity/barrel length chart for the 17

[tulkyuk]

looking at a 22 and 17hmr cz452 varmint in 16" barrel

 

I have searched and read that the 22 will function fine at 16!"

 

I have also read the 17hmr needs a barrel of 19"+ to burn off the powder what are your thoughts?

 

Please do not respond with:

 

I use a 16" 17hmr

 

I want clear pros and cons with reasons please

hi

I have seen somewhere that if you have a short barrel on a HMR the powder is still burning in the mod, so it is better not to buy a cheap mod.

i had my barrel chopped to my HMR to 15" (better to shoot from truck with) and have never had any problems with it - consistantly head shoot rabbits out to 150yrds.

[luckytrigger]

looking at a 22 and 17hmr cz452 varmint in 16" barrel

 

I have searched and read that the 22 will function fine at 16!"

 

I have also read the 17hmr needs a barrel of 19"+ to burn off the powder what are your thoughts?

 

Please do not respond with:

 

I use a 16" 17hmr

 

I want clear pros and cons with reasons please

hi

I have seen somewhere that if you have a short barrel on a HMR the powder is still burning in the mod, so it is better not to buy a cheap mod.

i had my barrel chopped to my HMR to 15" (better to shoot from truck with) and have never had any problems with it - consistantly head shoot rabbits out to 150yrds.

 

Same here

[Goldfish]

I get the impression that the loss of 50fps due to a 16" barrel does not effect use and the gun is better at quick pointing and crew cab use?

Looks like a .22 and .17HRM CZ452 Varmint in 16" for me with SAK moderators.

Thanks

Luke

[njc110381]

Did you have a look at the Varmint Al website?

 

http://www.varmintal.com/17hmr.htm

 

Well worth a look if you're planning on buying a .17hmr

[Goldfish]

Did you have a look at the Varmint Al website?

 

http://www.varmintal.com/17hmr.htm

 

Well worth a look if you're planning on buying a .17hmr

 

I hadn't but I am now, thanks for the info on this site, great help

[Dunkield]

Interesting statement from the shootingtimes site:

 

"Published experiments on how barrel length affects muzzle velocity have been done with the .22 Long Rifle, and from those experiments it has been concluded that generally any barrel length greater than 18 inches is actually causing the .22 Long Rifle bullet to slow down"

[Dave-G]

I too have a 15" barrel on my 17HMR Quad. I have shot over 600 rounds through a used UK Neil silencer.

 

I dismantled the silencer expecting to find loads of debri - but found very little.

[Goldfish]

Thanks chaps, from my own shooting and having visited sites, done searches and had PM chats with a couple of you I am now certain the 16" .22 and .17hmr are for me

Thanks again

Luke

[tulkyuk]

good man goldfish - you know its the right way to go