17 hmr hornady 17g v-max
 

I am just shocked on how much damage these rounds do. Just tonight I sniped a rabbit at 60 yards in the head and here was just nothing left. I used these rounds for a while now but I'm still blown away on the amount of damage they can do.

Glad you enjoy blowing rabbits up.....
-Jake

I don't enjoy blowing them up and I dont blow them up. I hunt them and them process them to eat them.

I use a varmit round and take well placed shot in the head so that none of the meat is ruined and the animal does not suffer.

Do you even know what a 17 hmr round is? It is tiny round and it is surprising what it can do.

I have used the same round and my gun seems to like them.

However, for less meat damage try using the CCI hollow points (also 17gr.) - given that your gun likes them.

Enjoy and good hunting !

^^ Ditto.

I have a Taurus Tracker in .17HMR that I use for small game and predators and have used the Hornady Vmax quite a bit (one of the only loads that's available at EVERY store).

A 50yrd head shot on a rabbit is a headless rabbit. A 50yrd head shot on a coyote is a dead coyote with a 17cal hole in it's head and scrambled brains.

Lol, Yes. I do know what it is Patman. But your "and here was just nothing left." Statement was rather contradicting to your "I hunt them and them process them to eat them." statement. If you're blowing them all apart and there's nothing left... must be good eating!
-Jake

If you know what a 17 hmr round is why would you think a head shot would blow the whole rabbit up?

There was nothing left of its head. Take a look at the pics and tell me if it looks like I blew up the whole rabbit. It looks to me that it is only missing a head.

This is a hunting forum? Not some thrill kill forum is it? Or maybe you are just trolling for a reaction.

Thank you Sheridan, Ridge Runner and Nomercy448 for your helpful input. I will try some CCI when I run out of the Hornady. I did try using some Hornady 20g. I had read they where better for small game because they dont frag and there was less meat damage. However they did not seem as accurate or more like they dont shoot as flat as the 17g.

Ridgerunner and Nomercy, I was thinking about how good the V-max rounds would be if I ever ran into a yote while hunting. It sounds like I would need get him in close. So 100+ yard shot would not have enough energy to kill a yote?

Thanks again for the helpful feedback.

i havent gotten to take anything with my 17, but i love how accurate it is....got the savage with the accutrigger....shootin off a rest i can cover 5 shots with a dime at 50 yards

You're a fiesty fella aren't you Patman. Take a deep breath, no one's out to get ya buddy.
-Jake

^^Ditto... Again...

The effective range of the .17HMR is short enough for a lung/heart shot that making a head shot is just as easy. Coyotes brain-boxes are smaller than you'd think, but a solid hit on the noggin and it's lights out. I rarely bother with vitals (heart and lung) shots with the .17, and opt for headshots whenever possible.

Right behind the ear for coyotes, or not at all (for me).