Advice on a 17HMR

[Baldrick]

I am in the same postition,but do i buy a CZ and spend proper money on the Scope?

 

Yes, I did. I'm confident that my CZ will equal or better the accuracy on a Quad.

 

I wouldn't order a Cooper just at the moment. Wait for the drama about Dan Cooper's Obama donation to die down and the US/Sterling exchange rate to stabilise before going down that route. I cancelled my order for an M22 Varminter last month for those two reasons, as Brian Fox couldn't make any guarantees about delivery price.

[anschutz.17hmr]

got to be the annie for me,cz,s a good rifle but its not in the same league as the annie!

[harv]

Go and have a look / feel in the dealers or have a go of your mates, the problem with these posts is people including me promote what they own and have probably

never held or fired any other makes.

One thing for sure though they are all accurate.

[labrador]

cz ,trigger kit ,good silencer,good scope ,proberbly the most common hmr outfit used by pw members

 

 

 

derek.snr could you tell me what silencer you have? also what moderator do you use?

 

 

lab.

[ROB REYNOLDS UK]

iv got one but i looked in to it before i put money down on one ..dont go under 18" if you want to keep the speed up on the bullet 18" is as low as you want to go .yes i know you can go 16" and it will still shot bunnys at 110yrds but the best thing about the hmr17 is how fast in gets from A to B but by going under 18" you will be loseing speed ..in the end i went for the 20" one looks small in my hands and its still ok for out the window even with the sak mod on the end ..the only other thing that ruins the hmr 17 is the wind it dont half nock them bullets about so on a windy night or day 75yrds is still the aiming point after that aim into the wind ..another point i will make dont clean your barrel inside to often as it takes mine 17 shots to get it to group again after iv cleaned it ..another thing is i put it down on my ticket to shoot foxs with as well as other stuff but staffordshire police said no ?? if it aint on your ticket dont shoot it..if you do you could lose it ?

Edited December 9, 2008 by ROB REYNOLDS UK

[tbeagley]

CZ for me!

I got the 16" varmint with wildcat whisperer mod, Niko Sterling 4-16 x 50 . Excellent rifle Scope could be improved but can't believe any rifle could be more accurate than this or need cost any more than this.

Have heard some people have trouble with barrel touching stock (worth checking before buying) but not in my case. Rifle has been excellent, straight out of box, scope & mod fitted, zero'ed & shooting bang on every time i take it out.

BUY ONE!

 

Terry.

[markbivvy]

if you want a go with one paul let me know.

[Browning GTS]

The Annie 1517 light easy to handle does the job

[LeeinVA]

Check out the Savage.. Not too pricy.. Very accurate, and i like the accu-trigger..

[Blackbart]

A cz will do whatever the rest will do but cost you a lot less,so its purely cosmetic from there on in.I am pretty sure the rabbits wont notice the difference.I have a cz 16" with sak mod and can cloverleaf it at 85 yards,so if you want the best looking,get something else but as for the end result i cant see how you can get better.

[Salop Matt]

Iv been quoted £315 for a brand new .22 CZ 16". How much more could i expect to pay for a 17HMR new ?

[mr smith]

Iv been quoted £315 for a brand new .22 CZ 16". How much more could i expect to pay for a 17HMR new ?

 

 

I bought a CZ HMR about four months ago,I was quoted between £350 and £400 from various shop to order one in.Luckly i found one place who had one in stock,snapped it up for £280.

[Blackbart]

My 17hmr cz 16" cost £280 brand new from bradford stalker about 7 month ago.

[JRDS]

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

 

I wouldn't worry about having a 16 inch HMR!

[A Sick Old Man]

I got the American with a modified SAK and a Swarvo scope, I am very happy with it.

 

My advice is to go for the CZ, and with the money you save get a very good quality scope, say Zeiss, Pecar, Swarvo, Meopta.

 

http://www.rimfiremagic.co.uk/new_firearms.html do a good one, you must get the trigger done, it makes a huge difference.

 

Good luck mate

[Salop Matt]

Just been quoted £369 for a wood stock CZ 17HMR.

 

Sorry to hi jack the thread a little but once settled on a rifle, ammo, scope and mod is there any other essentails to have with a 17HMR ? IE. is a bi pod a must ?

[Browning GTS]

Just been quoted £369 for a wood stock CZ 17HMR.

 

Sorry to hi jack the thread a little but once settled on a rifle, ammo, scope and mod is there any other essentails to have with a 17HMR ? IE. is a bi pod a must ?

 

Re- bi pod depends on what you are going to shoot targets probably yes, rabbits then i do not, a bit low for lying in a muddy field in the middle of winter i use shooting sticks so as you can shoot standing up. Also if you shoot prone your angle of fire is lower so you have to think about your back drop a lot more.

[al4x]

personally I do like a bipod unless you shoot free hand it makes life a lot easier and more accurate. I mostly shoot from a vehicle so have the smallest Harris that sits nicely on the roof of the pick up but also have a taller one for laying down in grass.

[markbivvy]

Cooper arms Left/Hand 17HMR stainless barrel in excellent condition. This rifle is very accurate and an absolute pleasure to shoot with beautiful walnut stock with ventilated fore-end.£650

there you go paul.

on the bbs right now.

go on.

[Salop Matt]

So what is the life expectancy of a 17HMR barrel ? ( how many rounds)

[markbivvy]

So what is the life expectancy of a 17HMR barrel ? ( how many rounds)

 

don't think they have been around long enough yet for anyone to know for certain.

[Salop Matt]

okay so whats the most rounds anyone has put through theres with the barrel still good ?

 

Anyone done 2,000 + rounds yet ?

[manc-munsters]

I buy my ammo in 2000 round lots as it gets used a lot!

 

I have had my brno since 2002 and have used it several times a week since. For the first couple of years it was mainly used for targets andmore recently it has been used for mainly rabbits (with the occasional fox).

 

At a conservative estimate, I recon I must have put at least 7000-8000 through it.

 

Accuracy wise, I took it to the range last thursday and it was still hitting 1.5" at 100yds and hit a 1" bull at 50yds every time.

 

If you know the limitations of the round (wind, rain etc), know your distances, and clean the rifle properly, I can see a 17hmr lasting well over 10 years in normal use.

[markbivvy]

okay so whats the most rounds anyone has put through theres with the barrel still good ?

 

Anyone done 2,000 + rounds yet ?

done upwards of 6,ooo, and the rifle gets better.

[Blackbart]

Seen somewhere that they are gauranteed for summit like 50,000 rounds.That was a custom fit job,but i wouldnt worry about shooting out a barrel as it will outlast you i think.