17HMR???

[backstrap]

I know there is a lott of 17hmr shooters here mine is not a h&R or nef but wanted to ask u 17 guys after u shot a few rounds through your gun is your barrel got a lott of unburnt powder in the barrel i shot like 7 shots and the barrel is pretty dirty with unburnt powder whats the ammo company trying to shoot this bullet so fast that they just load it full of powder and alott of the powder dont burn i have shot winchesters, hornady and fedral and they all seam to do it just as bad as the other my weapon is the marlin 17 v boltaction with a 7 round mag is all this unburt powder going to throw of my accuacy??? Thanks for the info John

[quickdtoo]

There's only 5.4gr of powder in the little fella, they all shoot that way, it's normal. None of my four 17hmrs shoot well from a clean bore, it takes 20-30 shots before accuracy returns after cleaning, just shoot em and enjoy them. I treat mine just like any other rimfire, only clean when accuracy starts to go away.

Tim

[shaner]

i agree with tim here i stopped cleanin my 17 much at all, shoots a lot better after yu run 20+ thru it , now i clean it if its  not shootin well i figure must be REAL dirty  hahah

[groovyintheusa]

Hay every one! I have to admit mine is not a NEF\H&R, (its a savage), but from my experience it does shoot better after about 20 rounds or so. At first, I thought it was just barrel break in, as I bought it new. But after I have fired at least 1500 rounds though it, I have gotten to know my "Squirrel Slayer" pretty well. (Yes, I know this round is OVER-KILL for tree rats, but you don't waste any thing with head shots!). My advice is to keep it fouled, not filthy, unless you're putting it up for the season!

[hoosierhunter]

what do ya mean you don't lose anything with head shots ?lol..... A friend of mines granny only likes the brains, with eggs. Not my cup o tea. I caught all kinds of crap the first time I took her a mess of headshot sqirrels.And I was really proud of my marksmanship!...lol