Guest BigAl1781 Posted January 25, 2006 Report Share Posted January 25, 2006 well i finally broke down and bought one from wally world,,it has the heavy barrel,,good looking gun,,i put my 6-24x50mm scope on it,,havent shot it yet,,,going to tommorow,,,,,2 questions,,, 1.....at 50 yards where should i sight it in to put it dead on at 100yds,,,,or if it hits the bullesy eye at 50 is it still gonna be dead on at 100 2......what kind of groups will this thing make at 100yds ive never shot a 17hmr b4 only 22lr's,and i know how accurate 22's are,,,are 17's the same way? As for ammo,i havent decided which one to shoot, i guess buy a couple of different ones and see which it shoots better,,Any advice??????? Allen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4Blade Posted January 25, 2006 Report Share Posted January 25, 2006 Re: marlin 917v 17hmr I just bought one a few weeks ago,,,,,Very nice shooting gun,,,,,I think that you will be very impressed with the accuracy of the .17hmr,,I know that I was,,I have not had a chance to shoot over 60 yards yet though but at that range I can put all of my shots in a dime size circle...........I have been shooting the .17gr CCI TNT rounds,,,,Thats the only kind of ammo that I have got to try so far........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted January 25, 2006 Report Share Posted January 25, 2006 Re: marlin 917v 17hmr Your 100 yard impact will be about 1/2" lower than your 50 yard impact. These numbers of course mean the center of the group, not necessarily each shot. How well it will do depends on the ammo, the gun, the wind, and the shooter. I have not shot the Marlin but you should buy a few types of ammo to see what brand and version your gun likes the best. My particular gun does not like the XTP or TNT bullets, but it shoots the V-Max bullets pretty well and it shoots the Federal ammo into bughole groups. I shoot all of my groups at 100 yards with this cartridge. Get a box of as many different kinds of ammo you can and see what it likes. Once you find what it likes buy a brick of it and you are set for a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wthomaslee Posted January 26, 2006 Report Share Posted January 26, 2006 Re: marlin 917v 17hmr Mine also likes the V-Max bullet. They do some damage to small game too. Wind really plays with this light bullet. My groups open up with even the slightest bit of wind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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