.17hmr recomendations

[hurley0816]

ill be doing mostly squirrel hunting and plinking with it. if i run across a yote i may endup shooting it, but i will have another caliber dedicated to that. ill also do alot of recreational target shooting with it too. so iguess im looking for a good all around rifle. if you have one tell me what you like and dislike about it and ill go from there. thanks

[13pointjomc]

Marlin 917V

[Ridge Runner]

HMR ammo gets expensive just plinking and is really overkill for edible small game, and not quite big enough to adequately dispatch yotes, but its your choice, that said here's mine savage 9317 BVTS

RR

[Xyo]

^ I'm not sure if you ment coyotes by "yotes" but my .17hmr takes out coyotes easily without a say, they drop in a instant. I killed one at 200 yards. Its a powerful gun.

[Ridge Runner]

Originally Posted by Xyo

^ I'm not sure if you ment coyotes by "yotes" but my .17hmr takes out coyotes easily without a say, they drop in a instant. I killed one at 200 yards. Its a powerful gun.

yeah, uh huh all day long, right? tell it to these, the one in my right hand was a spinner after taking a 95 gr BT at 3250 fps from a 6mm, the other was DRT but he took a 160 gr accubond at 3520 fps from a big 7MM.

RR

[Sheridan]

Here's my .17 HMR - just got it, so still break'in her in, but love it already.


http://www.marlinfirearms.com/Firear...m/917VS-CF.asp



Put a Burris 4X-16X 44MM Signature Select on her.


http://www.burrisoptics.com/sigselect.html

[deernutz]

Bought a rem 700 .204. Love the rifle. 4200 FPS. Shot a Bobcat at 350 no problem. Ammo can be hard to find. But if you reload it's a never ending fun.

[country_guy9734]

i have a savage .17HMR and love it. you will not find a more accurate rimfire. i have killed squirrels at 140yards. and if you want to eat them just shoot the FMJ ammo. hardly any damage at all. i also have a sweet 17 scope. check that out to.

[Lanse couche couche]

I've had a Marlin 917 for years and really like it. Still don't understand some of the bad press about the .17hmr tearing up small game. I've shot plenty of squirrels and even a rabbit with mine and have never had the animal ruined. If I can't get a head shot, then I just shoot them through the shoulder. It can make a good sized hole but you are only losing some rib meat. Also a good gun for plinking at crows and great for knocking a coon out of the top of a tree with a head shot. Never had the occasion to shoot at a coyote yet, but wouldnt have any problems with taking a shot out to 200 yards. I would think it would be about the perfect gun if you are calling in foxes and bobcats and are taking shots within 100 yards and don't want to damage the fur with a centerfire round.

[hurley0816]

thanks guys, how much difference in accuracy is there from a heavy barrel and normal barrel