Which 17hmr?

[User00035]

It'll be down the the moderators used in each case. I've shot my Sak modded HMR against a fairly short barreled Blazer .223 ( I forget which mod he was using) and the two were indistinguishable. We were shooting rabbits and foxes at night from a pick-up and from inside the cab you couldn't tell which rifle had fired.
Basically, for a rimfire the HMR makes a considerable crack because of the speed, and you can't moderate that. Any supersonic bullet is going to produce a whip crack and once modded there's very little in it between a the sonic crack of .17 HMR and and that of a small .22 cf. Different story with larger calibres. A moderated .243 (to my ears at least) produces a noticeably more strident crack than a .222/.223 or a Hornet. 5.5mm cartridge. With the right moderator a Hornet will be no louder than an HMR.

 

[Bowland blades]

It'll be down the the moderators used in each case. I've shot my Sak modded HMR against a fairly short barreled Blazer .223 ( I forget which mod he was using) and the two were indistinguishable. We were shooting rabbits and foxes at night from a pick-up and from inside the cab you couldn't tell which rifle had fired.
Basically, for a rimfire the HMR makes a considerable crack because of the speed, and you can't moderate that. Any supersonic bullet is going to produce a whip crack and once modded there's very little in it between a the sonic crack of .17 HMR and and that of a small .22 cf. Different story with larger calibres. A moderated .243 (to my ears at least) produces a noticeably more strident crack than a .222/.223 or a Hornet. 5.5mm cartridge. With the right moderator a Hornet will be no louder than an HMR.

Yes unless the 243 had a long barrel and a very high capacity moderator , what you hear is more remaining muzzle blast mixed in with tge crack .
Best way to tell on muzzle blast is shoot the thing into a bale or similar at 6 -8 ft no sonic crack so you should with good cooling of the gas just get the extra thump hitting the bale . The 243 will have 4 times the gas to cool over the hornet and rarely is the moderator going to be 4 times the volume .
I don't know if others find this but tge neoprene moderator cover seems to make a moderator slightly quieter , I think it just removes some harmonic vibration of tge moderator?

 

[User00035]

I will say, in the case of a .243, having a 6 mm specific moderator (again, to my ears..) is significantly quieter than a .30 cal mod. A lot of people (myself included) have a single .30 cal mods and use it on .243's or 6.5 mm's as well to save on expense. I have a .30 cal JetZ which I use on my .308 and my .243. A mate has a .243 (same model of rifle too as it happens) with a 6 mm JetZ and his shoots noticeably quieter than mine.
The 30 is still a damn sight quieter than no mod at all but not as good as one specifically for that calibre.

 

[Bowland blades]

I will say, in the case of a .243, having a 6 mm specific moderator (again, to my ears..) is significantly quieter than a .30 cal mod. A lot of people (myself included) have a single .30 cal mods and use it on .243's or 6.5 mm's as well to save on expense. I have a .30 cal JetZ which I use on my .308 and my .243. A mate has a .243 (same model of rifle too as it happens) with a 6 mm JetZ and his shoots noticeably quieter than mine.
The 30 is still a damn sight quieter than no mod at all but not as good as one specifically for that calibre.

6.5 mm is OK its a bit more flexible than calibre specific but 30 cal for a 6mm yeah gettingbtoo big that

 

[Doric]

Hi all,

Just after opinions on which .17hmr people think is best for the money. I’ve (sort of) got the list down to either a CZ 452/455 or the tikka TX1…

I know of course it’s best to get hands on with both, but just wanted users opinions or any advice on things to be aware of with either. It would also be good to hear from anyone who’s had both and whether the tikka is worth the extra money.

I have a CZ in .22 which is great and has been solid for years, lso have a Tikka T3 which is great to handle.

Any advice is welcome, as well as other rifle suggestions if people think there is a better option out there!

Thanks in advance…

They are all deccent rifles and you wont be disapointed with any of them. Tikka, Sako finfire 2, HW60J are about the best of them.

 

[villaman]

Cz 457 !

 

[204rips]

I run a t1x 17 hmr and can’t fault it at all, as accurate as anything else and slick bolt.