hutchies Posted February 14, 2005 Report Share Posted February 14, 2005 Got a Marlin Model 917V bolt action with 7 round clip chambered in .17HMR topped it with a 3-9X32. Sighted it in at 60 yrds yesterday and this thing will drive tacks. I think this gun is the most fun to shoot out of anything that I own. Shot one squirrel on the way out of the wood at about 50 yards. First shot he was on the run down a limb quartering away from me. It caught in in the stomach and his internals fell out second shot was broadside right behind his front arm. Looked like you took a pair of scissors and cut out his chest cavity. Looking forward to shooting a yote with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted February 14, 2005 Report Share Posted February 14, 2005 Re: Love my .17HMR!!!!!! Thats cool. Been considering getting a .17 hmr. This probably oughta be in the rifle forums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted February 14, 2005 Report Share Posted February 14, 2005 Re: Love my .17HMR!!!!!! congrats on the new gun hutchies. i am also considering the .17 HMR for my next rimfire. i did the same sort of thing with the .22 Mag to a squirrel... sure did a number on him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hutchies Posted February 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2005 Re: Love my .17HMR!!!!!! You should at least try the .17HMR. I promise you will not be let down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted February 14, 2005 Report Share Posted February 14, 2005 Re: Love my .17HMR!!!!!! My brother just got one too...wow! What a tack driver!! Out to 300 yards!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lil hunter Posted February 14, 2005 Report Share Posted February 14, 2005 Re: Love my .17HMR!!!!!! I have a Savage 17hmr. Sweet little gun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyderpancake Posted February 15, 2005 Report Share Posted February 15, 2005 Re: Love my .17HMR!!!!!! I have one of the Marlin's, and I love it too! I have only shot it out to 100 yards on targets, and it groups well under 1" if I do my part. Let me warn you-making head shots on squirrels beyond 75 yards is adicting!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannoBoone1 Posted February 15, 2005 Report Share Posted February 15, 2005 Re: Love my .17HMR!!!!!! Mine is the Marlin 917VS, and I love it, too! With a good, steady rest, squirrels just lose their heads @ 100yds. While a little expensive for plinking, I still like how it will pop a sparrow into a small feather cloud at 50yds. Awhile back, it bagged a crow at 165 yds. Don't believe I'll ever go back to another rimfire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted February 15, 2005 Report Share Posted February 15, 2005 Re: Love my .17HMR!!!!!! I just had a CZ 452 Varmint follow me home this afternoon. I thought about one and went to see my local dealer. Low and behold he had one in stock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David_218 Posted February 15, 2005 Report Share Posted February 15, 2005 Re: Love my .17HMR!!!!!! [ QUOTE ] I just had a CZ 452 Varmint follow me home this afternoon. I thought about one and went to see my local dealer. Low and behold he had one in stock. [/ QUOTE ] I am seriously thinking about buying a CZ-452 in .17 HM-2. These shells are a bit less expensive then .17 HMR's, and aren't as destructive on Squirrels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hutchies Posted February 15, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2005 Re: Love my .17HMR!!!!!! I think if you get the m2 you are gonna wish later down the road that you went with the HMR. Trust me it is addicting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David_218 Posted February 15, 2005 Report Share Posted February 15, 2005 Re: Love my .17HMR!!!!!! [ QUOTE ] I think if you get the m2 you are gonna wish later down the road that you went with the HMR. Trust me it is addicting. [/ QUOTE ] HI, Is there something about the .17 Mach-2 that I don't know about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hutchies Posted February 15, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2005 Re: Love my .17HMR!!!!!! Yeah the difference is that the HMR is a .22 Mag casing and the M2 is a .22 long casing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyderpancake Posted February 16, 2005 Report Share Posted February 16, 2005 Re: Love my .17HMR!!!!!! I haven't shot one yet, but from the opinions of the guys on www.rimfirecentral.com, the hm2 performs better than a .22LR but not nearly as well as a hmr. And while the bullets are expensive, why not pay a couple of dollars more and get a lot more performance? And as far as squirrel destruction, why does it matter if you blow the head off, which you will be able to do a lot more often with the hmr? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted February 16, 2005 Report Share Posted February 16, 2005 Re: Love my .17HMR!!!!!! Either of the .17 rimfire cartridges will never replace the .22 lr. They shoot flatter and all that but they will never be as cheap to shoot. You can still shoot a .22 lr all day for what a couple boxes of .17 rimfire will cost. Personally, I don't see the niche of the 17M2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannoBoone1 Posted February 16, 2005 Report Share Posted February 16, 2005 Re: Love my .17HMR!!!!!! To each his own, but the extra performance of the HMR over the M2 is worth it to me. Head shots @ 100yds are no problem for the HMR. Dunno about the M2, but the trajectory CANNOT possibly be there as the HMR is. And it's doubtful that a body shot @ 150yds with the HMR will do little more damage than the M2 @ 50yds. How well can the M2 do @ 150yds.? The HMR does VERY WELL at that range. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannoBoone1 Posted February 16, 2005 Report Share Posted February 16, 2005 Re: Love my .17HMR!!!!!! [ QUOTE ] Either of the .17 rimfire cartridges will never replace the .22 lr. They shoot flatter and all that but they will never be as cheap to shoot. You can still shoot a .22 lr all day for what a couple boxes of .17 rimfire will cost. Personally, I don't see the niche of the 17M2. [/ QUOTE ] I certainly HOPE neither of these two cartridges take over either the LR or MAG niche! Hopefully, they will only add to, and not take away from, rimfire shooting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted February 16, 2005 Report Share Posted February 16, 2005 Re: Love my .17HMR!!!!!! It depends on what the shooter is looking for. The 17M2 is 450 fps slower than the HMR. This will not destroy edible parts of small game as much. Granted head shots are dramatic, but not always possible. It will still shoot flatter than the .22 version, and should be adequate for small game to 100 yards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimT Posted February 16, 2005 Report Share Posted February 16, 2005 Re: Love my .17HMR!!!!!! Thats cool. Glad you like your new gun. I have a Marlin .22 mag and it shoots super groups at 50 yards. Have fun with it..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David_218 Posted February 16, 2005 Report Share Posted February 16, 2005 Re: Love my .17HMR!!!!!! [ QUOTE ] To each his own, but the extra performance of the HMR over the M2 is worth it to me. Head shots @ 100yds are no problem for the HMR. Dunno about the M2, but the trajectory CANNOT possibly be there as the HMR is. And it's doubtful that a body shot @ 150yds with the HMR will do little more damage than the M2 @ 50yds. How well can the M2 do @ 150yds.? The HMR does VERY WELL at that range. [/ QUOTE ] Dan, The reason, I am considering a .17 Mach-2 is due to the fact that in the area I live our population (people) is high, and while I live in the county, urban spraw is making it dangerious to use a .22 LR or .22 Mag for hunting Squirrels or other varmints. Also if I choose to use a .17 Rimfire for Squirrels, my shots average 20 to 35 yards at the most. I thought maybe the .17 Mach-2 would be less destructive on Squirrels. I also plan to shoot Starlings with it too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Squirrelbuster Posted February 16, 2005 Report Share Posted February 16, 2005 Re: Love my .17HMR!!!!!! My brother bought a .17 HMR (same as yours huchies) this year and the thing is very accurate. His gun is sighted in at 50 yards and it is also dead on at 100 yards. Not knowing the power of this round he took it squirrel hunting this year and when he shot a red squirrel in the head, the head came clean off. We never found the head. He also nearly blew a few gray squirrels in half with the thing. After this he is going to buy a .22 long rifle for squirrels and save the .17 for varmint hunting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
too_pointer Posted February 16, 2005 Report Share Posted February 16, 2005 Re: Love my .17HMR!!!!!! [ QUOTE ] I also plan to shoot Starlings with it too. [/ QUOTE ] How do you prepare them ? too_ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David_218 Posted February 16, 2005 Report Share Posted February 16, 2005 Re: Love my .17HMR!!!!!! [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] I also plan to shoot Starlings with it too. [/ QUOTE ] How do you prepare them ? too_ [/ QUOTE ] Four & Twenty baked in a pie? ~LOL~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tedicast Posted February 17, 2005 Report Share Posted February 17, 2005 Re: Love my .17HMR!!!!!! All this HMR talk has really got me wanting one!! They are trying to make them legal on state land in CT this year. If they are made legal, I will definately be buying one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogdoc Posted February 17, 2005 Report Share Posted February 17, 2005 Re: Love my .17HMR!!!!!! Is the .17 big enough for coyotes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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