I will be trying some test with my 17 this weekend, to see how much power the bullet loses from 30y to 100y to 150y. any predictions on what will happen. I will be using cci 17grn hollow points. i will post my results after the test.

i will be shooting a coffe can with a roll of tp filled with water

That's interesting. What critter does a coffee can, wipes and water simulate?


I've tested mine on groundhogs and fox out to 200 yards and I can tell you that it does just fine..

IM tryin to go shoot my 17 this weekend also. I got it for Christmas and havent shot it yet. I have 10 boxes of ammo just havnt found time to go shoot. We dont have alot of groundhogs to shoot around here so i use a box filled with wet newspapers to see what kind of damage the bullet dose.

Alot of people seem to think the 17 is under powered at longer distances, so I want to find out what kind of power it does lose. It destroys smaller game, rabbits and coons. I've shot both. i think the coffe can will give a good idea on the power lose, it should be tougher than a yotes flesh

Should be lot's of promotional info that provides the technical info on "power." I know that i got attracted to the .17 after one of the companies put out advertisement showing how the .17 significantly out-performed the .22mag.
I use mine for squirrels and crows with the outside chance that i will get a shot at a coyote or fox. So, it suits me fine.

The first time I ever shot the .17 Rim was in 2005 in NW NC.. My wife's cousin had bought a Savage .17 while we were there and he invited me to go shoot it with him.

We set up 10 two Liter bottles filled with water @ Approx. 100yds and the bullets disentigrated when they hit the bottles. There were manyverytiny pieces of the bullets in the bottles.

I have never owned one and don't intend to. I'll keep my .22Mags.

I have a 17 and a 22 mag, they are both Marlin's. I love the 22 mag. IM waiting to go shoot the 17 to decide which one i like the best. I gotta get rid of one. Not enough room anymore. I wish i could keep them both but my stepmom likes to collect things so im out of room for stuff and there are a bunch of babies in the family now so i cant leave my guns in the corner of my room anymore.

The .22mag is a nice round. Even some coonhunters up here like it. And I know that lot's of "saltines" have taken their share of gators, wild hogs, and deer with it in the old days. But, since i took a crow out of the top of an oak tree at about 240 yards with my .17, the .22mag has stayed in the closet.

Here's a great review of the .17

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

I found this while I was deciding on a varmint rifle / caliber.
About the middle of the page down, it has the coffee can experiment.

Scott

thats a great website