NEW .17 HMR
10-14-2008, 11:12 AM
#11
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Eastern PA
Posts: 12,747
RE: NEW .17 HMR
I took my Savage on several squirrel hunts last year and had a blast. After the first time I decided to limit myself to only taking head shots (The rifle is so accurate that this seemed only fair to the squirrels). I got a bunch of them at ranges out to 75 or 80 yds. It really diciplines your shooting skills and patience.
11-01-2008, 08:35 AM
#14
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Huntin' In Colorado
Posts: 2,910
RE: NEW .17 HMR
ORIGINAL: goatbrother
A Marlin 917V is hard to beat.
A Marlin 917V is hard to beat.
11-01-2008, 11:59 AM
#15
Typical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2005
Posts: 666
RE: NEW .17 HMR
ORIGINAL: tsonka
Gonna hop into this thread instead of starting a new one.
Im about to pull the trigger and buy a Remington Model 5 .17HMR
I see very little on the forums about this rifle, anyone have one? What ya think of it?
Gonna hop into this thread instead of starting a new one.
Im about to pull the trigger and buy a Remington Model 5 .17HMR
I see very little on the forums about this rifle, anyone have one? What ya think of it?
11-02-2008, 02:31 PM
#16
Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 3
RE: NEW .17 HMR
Thank you for the reply.
After posting here I did some more research and discovered that the Remington model 5 is not made by Remington so that firearm lost some of its appeal. Now Im not saying its a bad gun its just that I have a model 700 that I love and I was looking at the Model 5 thinking it was a Remington made by Remington.
Now that I have that new piece of information I am looking at the Savage Model 93 with the SS bull barrel, Model 93R17-FVSS.
I have a question about that rifle that Im gonna ask here but may start a new thread if needed to get an answer.
I am not a fan of plastic on my firearms. I wish that Savage offered the Model 93R17 Classic with a SS Bull Barrel. I was going to email them and ask them if the stock off the Model 93R17 Classic would hold the componets of the FVSS, and if so could I buy the wooden stock of the classic and swap the parts over. Savage does not accept email
Does anyone know the answer to that question?
Thank you for the rimfire forum site. That forum is new to me.
Another question Im going to ask here to avoid a new thread. All of my firerarms serve a purpose.
Ruger 10/22 - Small Game
Remington 700- Deer
Remington 870 - Shotgun
Smith and Wesson 44mag - Dresser Drawer
Browning Buckmark II and Ruger mark II - plinking
The idea for the .17HMR is this.
I spend time each weekend at the 100 yard shooting range with my friends and ammo cost is starting to wear on me. I like to shoot, caliber is not an issue with me when target shooting, I would use my .22 on the 100 yard range if it wasnt for the fact that my scope is set at50 yards. I an wanting a rifle that is suitable for 100 yards with a reasonable ammo cost when it comes to shooting 100 rounds a weekend (yes that sounds like alot but my shooting partners have AR-15's and go through that much ammo quickly). I shot my uncle's .17HMR and think that I have found my gun but someone suggested the .22mag and tossed that into the mix. I am still pro .17HMR but I do not want to rule out anything.
After posting here I did some more research and discovered that the Remington model 5 is not made by Remington so that firearm lost some of its appeal. Now Im not saying its a bad gun its just that I have a model 700 that I love and I was looking at the Model 5 thinking it was a Remington made by Remington.
Now that I have that new piece of information I am looking at the Savage Model 93 with the SS bull barrel, Model 93R17-FVSS.
I have a question about that rifle that Im gonna ask here but may start a new thread if needed to get an answer.
I am not a fan of plastic on my firearms. I wish that Savage offered the Model 93R17 Classic with a SS Bull Barrel. I was going to email them and ask them if the stock off the Model 93R17 Classic would hold the componets of the FVSS, and if so could I buy the wooden stock of the classic and swap the parts over. Savage does not accept email
Does anyone know the answer to that question?Thank you for the rimfire forum site. That forum is new to me.
Another question Im going to ask here to avoid a new thread. All of my firerarms serve a purpose.
Ruger 10/22 - Small Game
Remington 700- Deer
Remington 870 - Shotgun
Smith and Wesson 44mag - Dresser Drawer
Browning Buckmark II and Ruger mark II - plinking
The idea for the .17HMR is this.
I spend time each weekend at the 100 yard shooting range with my friends and ammo cost is starting to wear on me. I like to shoot, caliber is not an issue with me when target shooting, I would use my .22 on the 100 yard range if it wasnt for the fact that my scope is set at50 yards. I an wanting a rifle that is suitable for 100 yards with a reasonable ammo cost when it comes to shooting 100 rounds a weekend (yes that sounds like alot but my shooting partners have AR-15's and go through that much ammo quickly). I shot my uncle's .17HMR and think that I have found my gun but someone suggested the .22mag and tossed that into the mix. I am still pro .17HMR but I do not want to rule out anything.
