Anyone else love their .17?

[308jake]

I got a Marlin .17 this past fall, and I love it. Put a tanned leater sling and BSA optic on and it is a great shooting gun. A little loud, but a great squirell gun.

 

[Militarypol21]

Yes, I do love mine.

 

[Shootin'IN]

Is your Marlin .17, HMR or Mach2?
I have a Savage in .17 HMR that shoots extremely flat out to 150 yds.
It is a good rifle for squirrel of coyote.

 

[rex soldier]

savage .17 hmr was the first rifle i bought , it was a blast blowing crows and those little blasted tree rats and chipmonks . got some good range on it too.

 

[Indianajeff]

I LOVE mine, accurate as hell. I've taken alot of game with mine. My favorite caliber by far.

 

[mdh11292]

I've got a Savage .17 hmr and I love it. The Hornaday round it self is cool looking.

 

[308jake]

Mine is an HMR and I love it. What a fun gun to shoot. I want a Weatherby next or put a laminate stock on my Marlin. Got a good deal on the scope on Ebay.

 

[BoilerWes]

I have a CZ 453 in 17 hmr that I can't wait to get to the range. If anybody has a Leupold 6x42 M8 or FX III collecting dust they want to part with, I would gladly take it off your hands.

 

[lazarus0213]

i have a 17hm2 that I built on a 10/22 and its dang nasty! love it as much as the marlin bolt action 17 hmr i have too. great bird guns(crow)

 

[308jake]

you mind sending details of your 10/22 conversion.

 

[k12lts]

I have the Marlin .17HMR and it's a great shooting rifle.

I haven't had it out for over a year, this thread makes me want to go shooting.

 

[ghitch75]

i have a 17hm2 that I built on a 10/22 and its dang nasty! love it as much as the marlin bolt action 17 hmr i have too. great bird guns(crow)

i have a 10/17 and just got last night a CZ 452 .17hmr and need to get some ammo for it....as far as the 10/17 goes shoots like a laser to 125 yards....had a couple case blow outs in the beginning from old lot hornady with cracked neck......these cracked in the box....sent what i had left back to hornady and they sent me new1's....have over 550rd's of ELEY through it and not a 1 trouble....

cheap ELEY ammo.....follow this link to rimfirecentral there is a guy on there makin' a mass buy of 84,000rd's....under 2krd's for $4.22 a box and over 6krd's for $4.09 a box....

.17HM2 Group Buy - I need your info NOW!!! - Page 3 - RimfireCentral.com Forums

 

[gunrunner0]

I also have a Savage .17 HMR, I've got a Leupold scope on mine and it's a real tack driver. Also one of my favorite calibers.

 

[Wheezy50]

I've got an inexpensive Rossi single shot and absolutely love it!! My scope is a cheapo 6-24x50 and i can still put 5 shots together from 50yds that can be covered with a quarter. I haven't really tested longer ranges yet, but with a nicer scope i'm sure accuracy will still be there.

It's one of the first guns i grab when going to the range. Oh yeah, and it's DEADLY on squirrels.

 

[Spot Me 2]

My Savage .17 HMR is my favorite gun. Just too fun to shoot, and soooooooo accurate!!!!

 

[dross]

I'm planning to buy a Savage in 17 hmr. I like that laminated thumbhole stainless version.

I'm curious, does it tear up cottontails and squirrels too much for eating?

I kind of like the idea of glassing for cottontails. Cottontails don't spook at 100 yards away.

 

[ghitch75]

no body shots.....head shot and you'll have plenty to eat.....they will hold 1/2 group @ 100y if you do everything right....

 

[bRAD]

For anyone that loves the 17 HMR you should check out the .17 remington fireball. There is no recoil, just a bit more noise, and best of all twice the effective range of the HMR. If you reload you can shoot this caliber for a little less than the cost of buying .17 HMR ammo. Just my 2 cents.

 

[billyboyr6]

i love mine. i shot a bird at approx. 250 yrds sitting in the top of a tree with scope set at 10 power useing bipod. jake when it gets warm we need to get together and go shooting and see who is a better shot.

 

[snapping turtle]

. I've taken alot of game with mine.

Nothing against the 17 hmr as a round but was anything left of the critters you shot. The one time I chest shot a small red tree rat with a 17 hmr all that was left between front and rear legs was a piece of skin/fur.