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Offline jr 1968

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17hmr Sportster accuracy?
« on: June 04, 2009, 04:37:39 PM »
Hi Guy's
Tried to shoot the other day and the wind picked up so I quit. will wait for a day without wind,but my main
question is what kind of group sizes is expected from the sportster?

Thanks
jr 1968

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Re: 17hmr Sportster accuracy?
« Reply #1 on: June 05, 2009, 10:34:58 AM »
in the .17 HMR you should get and honest 1.0 MOA or better. It's all up to the shooter, the gun is easily up to that with ammo it likes....<><....:)
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Re: 17hmr Sportster accuracy?
« Reply #2 on: June 05, 2009, 08:02:05 PM »
My 17HMR Sportster shoots under 1" at 100 yards consistently. The wind really seems to
affect that little round though. If I'm trying for accuracy I do so in the early morning when
it's calm.

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Re: 17hmr Sportster accuracy?
« Reply #3 on: June 05, 2009, 11:48:06 PM »
I've shot 10-20 round groups you could cover with a half dollar and the gun could do better than that if you removed me from the equation.The next time I get out with it I am gonna glue a dime up and put 3 into it just so them guys next time won't say ya thats a nice group but ya missed the dime. Kurt
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