tulkyuk Posted August 21, 2008 Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 Has anybody got or used a .17 Mach II rifle ?? Are they anygood, i fancy one but unsure has i've not heard of anybody with one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldrick Posted August 21, 2008 Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 Never used one, never owned one. I would be interested to hear what benefit you reckon the Mach II would give you when compared to the usual .22LR and .17 HMR combo. The Mach II doesn't have the legs of the HMR, or the silence offered by the .22. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deerhunter26 Posted August 21, 2008 Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 hi i bought a sako .17hm2 barrel for my quad, the hm2 is very accurate, alot less likley to ricochet fires flat out to 100 maybe 120 yds, it is not as quiet as a silenced .22 but it is as loud as a .22 without the silencer the ammo is about half the price of .17hmr but not nearly as cheap as .22, i purchased the hm2 as i had a bloddy dodgy ricochet that put the fear of christ up me and i would highly recomend it hope this helps abit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tulkyuk Posted August 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 Been offerd a new anshultz 1517dhb for good money - they are supposed to be good bunny guns for 125yrds + and the ammo is a lot cheaper than HMR, admitedly not quiet as a 22lr but does give that bit more range and with ammo the same price as stingers and as lot more accurate is just seems to be a good option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tulkyuk Posted August 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 Thanks DH - lookd like we posted the same info at the same time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markbivvy Posted August 21, 2008 Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 is the ammo readily available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deerhunter26 Posted August 21, 2008 Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 my local rfd orders it for me but i buy in in the 2000's so i dont wory to much but not that many people use it so gun shops dont tend to keep it in stock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aldo Posted August 22, 2008 Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 (edited) This will probably cause a row but I heard that mach2 is more accurate than HMR I once had a 7mm 3 shot group at 120 yards with mine and I like the way that it's a bit less damaging to the rabbits as far as the meat goes. Longest range rabbit so far with Mach2 is 165 yards but I generally keep the shots below 130 (zero'd at 90 which means virtually flat to 105) One of the 2 peices of land that I have is not cleared for HMR so this coupled with the cheaper ammo means that I will be sticking with Mach2 for the foreseeable. Edited August 23, 2008 by Aldo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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