1. the 17hmr is accurate out to 200 yards, when there is no wind.
2. the 17hmr is capable of taking yotes out to 100 yards i herd of a 135 yard yote kill but that pushing its killing power.
3. when shooting samll game such as gophers or squirrles it will destroy them. im not talking little damage with the vmax bullet it will blow small gophers in 2 this is why i bought the gun. but if you are using the tnt or xpt bullets they dont fragment like the vmax and they will pass through game without much damage.

heres a site with peoples longest shots with there 17hmrs. look around on that site they have forum just for the 17hmr you will learn lot.

http://www.rimfirecentral.com/forums...t=longest+shot