RE: .17 hmr questions........
 

Have the Savage in 17 HMR, very lite and accurate. Love it!:)

RE: .17 hmr questions........
 

hey i have a question on my 17 i have only been shooting the v max bullets in 17 grain they group great but i decided to try the tnt typ bullets in 17 grain and they shoot 2" low and 2" to the right. does anyone know why, i figured since they were the same grain they would shoot the same horizonaly but might change virticaly because of the aerodinamics (pointed verses hollow point). anyones in put would be greatly appreiciated sorry about the spelling

RE: .17 hmr questions........
 

they could be using differant power, or a small differance in the amount of power. it is ussually pretty had to find two differant brands that shoot the same. i have seen many times that two boxes of the same brand will not hit in the same spot. if you want to keep your groups smaller when you buy your next supply pick up the boxes that have matching lot numbers. this really makes a big differance when you are shooting 2 and 3 hundred yards. this is the biggest reason why people load their own.:)

RE: .17 hmr questions........
 

I have a Smith&Wesson 647 revolver in the 17hmr, with a Nikon 2x8 power scope. It shoots excellent. Great caliber, the revolver will limit the range some, however, it is a great set up for long range pistol shooting. Also, never had a miss fire, ever.

RE: .17 hmr questions........
 

I also have a savage .17hmr and i have never had any problems with it. The only thing that bothers me is the trigger.

RE: .17 hmr questions........
 

Show me a gun that mis-fires in the cold, and I'll show you a gun that needs to firing pin taken out and degreased.

My Savage 17 shoots great. If I shoot 1" groups, I wonder whats wrong. But you definitely need to put the Rifle Basix trigger sear in it.

RE: .17 hmr questions........
 

i havent had much luck with getting the tnts to group like the vmaxs. the vmax are great just destructive. the 22wmg wont do to a squirrels head what the 17 will. theres nothing left!

RE: .17 hmr questions........
 

The 17hmr is a fun gun to shoot. Its is very accurate out past 150 yards. It can take a coyote but not without more than one shot, maybe if you shoot it in the head. As for pelt damage I use the CCI TNTs and they leave very little pelt damage. But Id stick to a larger caliber for those yotes.