Dean o Riordan 0 Posted October 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2007 my lamping mate has a .17 hmr he uses v max bulletts we have dropped foxes stone dead at 90 + yards with head shots but hit them in chest at 40 yards and not killed them so every one is head shot now don,t chance wounding them GOOD STUFF ILL KEEP THAT IN MIND Quote Link to post
Dean o Riordan 0 Posted October 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2007 HEAD SHOTS only is right i forgot to mention, because the little pill is travelling at 2500 to 2600 fps it just expolds on impact, thus not giving a good penatration on a body shot.... HOLY GRAIL check out varmint al's web page for the spec.. AGAIN Quote Link to post
Dean o Riordan 0 Posted October 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2007 Holy Grail, probably .17REM (centrefire) you have? .17HMR (rimfire) is good out to 100 yards, head shots only (in my opinion shooting it, admittidly not at foxes, and based on what two HMR owning friends have recounted about body shots). :signthankspin: Quote Link to post
conor 7 Posted October 12, 2007 Report Share Posted October 12, 2007 (edited) if its just foxing you are getting it for dont buy a hmr lethal for grey crows and magpies rabbit and the likes get yourself a hornet or 222, 223 even a 17rem. if its just the odd fox you would be better off using the 20gr loads Edited October 12, 2007 by conor Quote Link to post
Dean o Riordan 0 Posted October 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2007 if its just foxing you are getting it for dont buy a hmr lethal for grey crows and magpies rabbit and the likes get yourself a hornet or 222, 223 even a 17rem. if its just the odd fox you would be better off using the 20gr loads not just fox /rabbit,crows,magpies and so on... Quote Link to post
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