.17hmr owners, worth it?

[Dr. Tad Hussein Winslow]

Poor wittle tuwttles...

J/K, love my two .17 hummers, and they're perfect for turtles, crows, prairie dogs, and vermin-squirrels (not planning to eat) out to around 125 yards, which is what most shots are under anyway.

 

[dgrobbi]

For EXTENSIVE first hand info on this round, the guns, ect. check out www.rimfirecentral.com - I don't own one myself, but like everyone has said and from what I've read they sound like a lot of fun. Good luck!
Dan

 

[MaddSkillz]

dgrobbi, yup, I visit that forum often. It's been a great help for me learning this rimfire stuff and zeroing my scope.

These things are blast to shoot. I may head out tomorrow to shoot mine. I've got the bug.

 

[dgrobbi]

dgrobbi, yup, I visit that forum often. It's been a great help for me learning this rimfire stuff and zeroing my scope.

These things are blast (AND CHEAPER THAN ANYTHING ELSE!!!) to shoot. I may head out tomorrow to shoot mine. I've got the bug.

Fixed it for ya BTW if you get bitten by the bug, above statement does not apply. I have 25+ firearms, got bit and started buying .22's like they're going out of style. Now I spend more on my .22 ammo than my handloaded .45acp and 5.56!

 

[Eightuhp]

17. hummers work on explosive targets!!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=No1oD8-u5BE

 

[Old Fart]

Just in case anyone thinks the little 17hmr doesn't have any umph.

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I had been shooting 22lr and 17mach2 at the bullet catch. Drug out the 17hmr and blam it popped a hole in it.

 

[MLR]

When these came out my first thought went back to what happened with the 5mm rimfire round. Am I carzy to think a reloadable round is a better option?

Michael

 

[shootinpreacher48]

MLR i agree the 22 hornet does everything the 17 will do plus a lot more for about 9 dollar for 50 rounds. With a little more noise, and recoil, and lets be honest a lot better round, now it is not a 223 but it is a awesome rounds that i would put in the same class as rimfire.