Author Topic: 200 and 300yrd 17HMR groups (Read 1434 times)

lostsniper308 · « **on:** September 27, 2005, 06:23:13 AM »

OK the wind just won't co-operate with me and i haven't had the chance to get a 200 or 300yrd group with my sportster. It shoots under an inch at 100yrds with Hornaday 17gr bullets. What have y'all gotten with youse guyses 17s? at 200 and/or 300yrds.

FYI this thread is also to liven up the quieting H&R/NEF Rimfire section.

AZ223 · « **Reply #1 on:** September 30, 2005, 04:16:35 PM »

You're right, it is quiet here...maybe they're all out shooting?

I'm getting under an inch at 100yds as well. The only times I've tried shooting at 200 was with an older 6x scope and it was windy, and I only got 3-4" at that distance. Haven't had it at the range in a while; mostly plinking, and it does THAT very well! I'm not sure I'd even try it at 300; that little 17gr bullet is going to run out of energy in a big hurry. Now that I have a better scope, I think I'll try it at longer ranges and see how it shoots.

lostsniper308 · « **Reply #2 on:** October 01, 2005, 02:15:24 AM »

Ya wind just won't settle down to really try at 200yrds. as far as it is for a .17 to go 300 the scope is graduated out that far so worth a try.

slug shooter · « **Reply #3 on:** October 01, 2005, 08:04:28 AM »

My Savage 93 .17 gets a 5-shot group of about .75" at 100 yds, with Federal 17 gr. V-MAX, which by the way, most people don't think its a good bullet for squirrels cuz i ruins meat but i shot three fox squirrels this morning and the meat was fine. anyway, the farthest group i had was 175 yds. and it was a 3-shot group of 1.25" with the same ammunition.

lostsniper308 · « **Reply #4 on:** October 01, 2005, 02:48:00 PM »

1.25 at 175 soooo maybe 1.50-" at 200yrds or so.

Andy2590 · « **Reply #5 on:** November 08, 2005, 01:32:37 PM »

I've only shot one group at 200 since I got my new scope and it was about 1.5". I don't have a 300 yard range so I havn't gotten a chance to shoot that far yet. By the way, I'm using a Marlin 917vs with rifle basix trigger and swift premier 6-24x50 scope.

MSP Ret · « **Reply #6 on:** November 08, 2005, 01:55:45 PM »

Great shooting Andy2590!!! I am sure that those gophers in western PA are shaking in their boots now!!! By the way, My wife is from Western PA, McKeesport actually. I have done some hunting in the area and it's great!!! Had a wonderful time hunting with my Brother-in-Law and some of his friends in Clearfield, up on the Mountain, felt better after I found my way out of the woods though. I wasn't lost really, just got turned around somehow!!!!....<><.... :-D

handirifle · « **Reply #7 on:** November 09, 2005, 04:48:33 AM »

slug shooter
Where did you place your shots on the fox squirrels? Body or head?

slug shooter · « **Reply #8 on:** November 13, 2005, 12:33:12 PM »

i placed my shots rite in the middle of the squirrels and i never have ruin any meat. i've shot 138 fox and gray squirrels since around augaust 20th and all of my shots are rite in the middle.

myarmor · « **Reply #9 on:** November 14, 2005, 06:31:26 PM »

Yeah that's strange if none have ruined meat with a mid body shot. Then again a squarrel doesn't have much meat in the middle anyway. Those V-Max are explosive when they contact bone. Very explosive for such a tiny bullet. It's a great round.