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.17 HMR Info.

kilgoretroutkilgoretrout Member Posts: 120 ✭✭
edited September 2004 in Ask the Experts
Can anyone comment on their satisfaction with the .17 HMR? The ballistics look incredible but can a bullet that light have and real knock down power on varmits, especially at 100 yards +? I'm looking at a Marlin bolt action.
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    gskyhawkgskyhawk Member Posts: 4,773
    edited November -1
    the answer is YES , different members have report taking ground hogs out to around 200 yards with that round , if you do a search here on GB you should come up with several topics about the .17HMR just ask GHD
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    duckhunterduckhunter Member Posts: 7,686 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    will do the job.

    I WOULD RATHER BE DUCK HUNTING.
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    FrancFFrancF Member Posts: 35,278 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I love mine (Savage 93) accurate! deadly on small varmints. GHD rolled a fat Ground hog with his at 235 yards! [:D]
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    agman1999agman1999 Member Posts: 981 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I love mine. I've got the Marlin VSS (I think that's right). Stainless with laminate stock, Bushnell 3-9x40 Trophy series. I also installed a Rifle Basix trigger. I haven't tried any large varmints, but I can say that it's very deadly on rabbits and squirrels at 100 yards. Go for the head shot. It's more than capable of it.
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    gunnut505gunnut505 Member Posts: 10,290 ✭
    edited November -1
    Have had a barrel for my Contender for 6 weeks now, you can't go wrong with this round! Shot my first 40+40 two weeks ago; I've been shooting steel over 30 years and ain't never shot a perfect two-stage match!!! I kinda pi$$ed off the local club hero with his .22lr Browning, so I started shooting Big Bore for splats! This weekend, we'll be using the Smallbore targets at the Big Bore range! I think I might sweep this one, too.

    "Qui non est hodie cras minus aptus erit" --OVID
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