snipa

can a 17 hmr take down a coon or is a 17 m2 needed? what type of bullet would i use for squirrels, rabbits, coons etc. oh and do 17 hmr require a lot of cleaning? plz tell me the basics about this gun. thx

zak123

I don't know about a .17, but you can easily take down a coon with a .22lr. A .17 would be a good choice if you are hunting them because they are varmints. If you plan on keeping the pelt, use a .22lr.

Hiawatha

Oh heck ya a .17hmr has plenty of jam for a coon. It would be ideal for this critter. It really does not damage the pelt bad at all. I was using balistic tips on beavers last spring and i had little to no pelt damage at all but it really messes them up once it gets in there.

zak123

I know very little about guns. I am only going on what I have heard mixed in with a little experiance. I have heard that if the bullet exits it leaves a very large whole. Is this true?

Hiawatha

I never had any problems with ballistic tips zak, i was smackin beavers pretty good with them and had to search very hard for any hole in the hide.

gopher slayer

The 17hmr has more power then a the 17M2
17Hmr= necked down 22Mag
17M2= Necked down .22 stinger.

Muzzle
17Hmr -2550 FPS
245ft-lbs

on small game like gophers the 17hmr will split the smll ones in two, when using ballisitc tiped bullets.

Nope alot of people put over 250 rounds through before cleaning. most guns like to be dirty.

If your eating squirrels go for head shots or use the Tnt 17gr bullet. or the 20gr. these dont not have the explosive results like the 17gr ballistic tip V-max

On larger game the V-max does not cause as much damage. it goes in and then fragments. it cause about a grapefuit size ball of goo inside the animal.

Any more info feel free to PM me.
Check out www.rimfirecentral.com there lots of info.
or http://www.varmintal.com/17hmr.htm

crew

don't know about a 17 but if you shoot it in the head it should kill it right there i know a 22lr can do the job

aborquez18

Ive shot a couple of rabbits with my 17 using CCI TNTs and with jack rabbits the exit wound was realy small. But I shot a couple of cotton tails and the exit wounds were huge. But on yotes it leaves little pelt damage. So i guess it depends on the size of the animal. I dont know about the Hornady V Maxs though.

Techy

The 17hmr is perfect for coons.

P.S.

THe 17hmr is more powerful than the 17M2

leekboy

i shot a coon at 80 yrds with a 17 hmr and i hit him good but he did run for a good 50 yrds into a hole. but i say if no less than a good 30 yrds it would have knocked him on his behind.i coon hunt alot so my dogs do all the hard stuff for me and i use a 22 long rifle to finish the job.a 17 hmr would be a lil bit to much when using hounds and shooting up in a tree but calling them and using the 17 hmr would be perfect.