17 HMR

[villaman 9,979]

Thinking about buying a 17 HMR but which ones should I be looking at and what mod ?

[Gav 1,708]

I like my browning t bolt with ase mod, very accurate, using fedrals now can put them in the sames holes at 100yds

[Stavross 13,712]

6 hours ago, Gav said:

I like my browning t bolt with ase mod, very accurate, using fedrals now can put them in the sames holes at 100yds

I too have a browning t bolt and it’s a lovely rifle I also have a cz in .17 and that is a very accurate rifle for not a lot of money, if you want a bit of posh and don’t mind spending a few quid than have a look at the tikka t1x, they couldn’t of made it look and feel more like a centre fire if they tried 

i put a dpt mod on the cz and I’m very happy with it, its very light and you can break it down to about 8 pieces to clean it, it was £80 so not to bad and it will go on the .22

Edited September 22, 2018 by Stavross

[Deker 3,450]

If its for the field you don't need any more than a CZ can offer, smack a SAK on the end, job done!

[FLATTOP 3,655]

Owned mine from new CZ452 American with the 16” Varmint barrel with a Sak on the end , about nine years I’ve had it and it’s never let me down accurate head shots on bunny’s consistently I have had Close range foxes but that subject has been discussed many a time with differing opinions.

i would highly recommend. 

[David.evans 5,323]

Hi Mitch 

cz 455 sak mod , dead flat out to 100 and deadly accurate 

look no further mate 

Atb 

[Rimfireboy! 1,463]

My cz was 22:1/2 inch and I had it cut to 15 inch. Best thing I did with it, no loss in accuracy and only 70fps lost in mv. LEI mod is small and very effective. 

 

Keeps the mice mice on their toes

[Dan7626 12]

9 hours ago, FLATTOP said:

Owned mine from new CZ452 American with the 16” Varmint barrel with a Sak on the end , about nine years I’ve had it and it’s never let me down accurate head shots on bunny’s consistently I have had Close range foxes but that subject has been discussed many a time with differing opinions.

i would highly recommend. 

I have exactly the same gun as this and can't recommend it enough. 

For the money you can't go wrong.

[villaman 9,979]

Looks like the CZ452 then but I did think about Sako finnfire 

[Alsone 789]

20 minutes ago, villaman said:

Looks like the CZ452 then but I did think about Sako finnfire 

My mate had a finnfire in .22. Nice rifle but no real advantage over the CZ. 

You can by a .17 CZ with a bling laminated Boyds stock fitted for £200 less than a Finnfire and it looks a $1M more, plus it's available in 16" barrels off the peg:

Scroll down and there are various stock options that blow the Finnfire away in my opinion:

https://www.mcavoyguns.co.uk/contents/en-uk/d693_CZ_.17_HMR_Rifles.html

Edited September 22, 2018 by Alsone

[Deker 3,450]

21 hours ago, villaman said:

Looks like the CZ452 then but I did think about Sako finnfire 

Nothing wrong with the Sako at all, but it will give you nothing more in the field than a CZ, and lighten your pocket a lot more.  If you fancy one go for it, but seriously, don't expect anything more than the CZ offers!

 

[Rimfireboy! 1,463]

Stainless t-bolt 16” varmint looks like a nice tool. Might be worth a look?

[Gav 1,708]

1 hour ago, Rimfireboy! said:

Stainless t-bolt 16” varmint looks like a nice tool. Might be worth a look?

Trouble with SS is it's double the price and really if you look after any firearm properly it should last a lifetime. They are very smart but I just can't justify to myself paying out for SS, I'm a tight old git though I admit  

[Rimfireboy! 1,463]

12 hours ago, Gav said:

Trouble with SS is it's double the price and really if you look after any firearm properly it should last a lifetime. They are very smart but I just can't justify to myself paying out for SS, I'm a tight old git though I admit  

I know you’ve got the t-bolts Gav, and very good they are. It’s just that I happened to have a look over the ss varmint model recently, and I thought it looked like a good tool. No better than the sporter model though I’m sureand as you say, you’ve got to take into consideration the extra cost. 

[Deker 3,450]

I've got a couple of Stainless in bigger calibres, it's a long story and I never set out with than intention. 

I look after all my guns and treat them all the same, I'm more than happy with conventional blued, but each to their own!