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Northern Rancher
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Joined: 10 Feb 2005
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Location: saskatchewan
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 Posted: Sun May 13, 2007 10:52 pm Post subject: .17 HMR |
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| Ty traded a .243 for one yesterday-what a fun little gun to shoot. It just vaporizes gophers-the ammo is a little spendy but it's gonna be awesome to shoot beavers with and coyotes in a close in call set up.
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SHAWN
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Joined: 07 Dec 2006
Posts: 322
Location: NW MINNESOTA
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| Posted: Sun May 13, 2007 11:39 pm Post subject: |
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| I have a couple of em they are a supurb verman cartride. they work exellent on beaver, fox, etc. for coyotes ya better double lung em or head shoot em or you could be in for a merry chase. I love using them on gophers and prarie dogs, it is just amazing what a 17 grain bullet is capable of. have fun!
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Mike
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Joined: 10 Feb 2005
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Location: Montgomery, Al
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| Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 7:08 am Post subject: |
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It is for sure a fun little gun.
Hope it doesn't go the way of the 5mm that went obsolete years ago.
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Happy go lucky
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Joined: 23 Mar 2006
Posts: 205
Location: America
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| Posted: Fri May 18, 2007 6:58 pm Post subject: |
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Limited usage for coyotes over 150 yrds and much wind, IMHO I would never traded a .243 that has more range on critters and more put down power for the little .17 HMR.
Fun for plinking and gophers and short range P-dogs but the hype far outweighs the facts on this cartridge.
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P Joe
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Joined: 30 Oct 2006
Posts: 418
Location: Central SD
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| Posted: Sat May 19, 2007 11:24 pm Post subject: |
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| Happy go lucky wrote: |
Limited usage for coyotes over 150 yrds and much wind, IMHO I would never traded a .243 that has more range on critters and more put down power for the little .17 HMR.
Fun for plinking and gophers and short range P-dogs but the hype far outweighs the facts on this cartridge. |
Do you think it is better than a .22 LR? I have thought about buying a 17 for rabbits, gophers and things and dumping the 22 but the ammo costs a lot more compared to a 22.
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Northern Rancher
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Joined: 10 Feb 2005
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Location: saskatchewan
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| Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 11:20 pm Post subject: |
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| I didn't see I traded my only .243 said I traded 'A' .243-He who dies with the most toys wins you know lol.
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