Smellydog
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Fair enough, I'll keep checking
How could you not like the HMR
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A good while ago, in no doubt things are better now but it spoiled the cartridge for me and it will never be as good as the hornet in my eyes.
Plus I have a bolt action .22 mag and a semi auto .22 mag, so HMR would just be redundant sat between those three.
TringSaint
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Last time I shot it was 12 months ago. Maybe old ammo but the number of issues have turned me off the rifle somewhat
I bought my HMR in 2010. Run it on Winchester Supremes from day on and never had any ammo issues. A few split necks after firing but never seemed to make the slightest difference to accuracy. Can't recall a single squib. In fact I've had more no-fires from .22 ammo (Winchester subs).
Hornady ammo actually group slightly tighter from my rifle but one round in every magazine would be a flyer - and a proper one, as in about three inches out. Whether they were down to necks split before firing I don't know. Never checked but I've stuck with the fractionally looser but more consistent Winchesters ever since.
My only issue with the cartridge is it's finicky cleaning requirements. It's an extremely dirty round and can be a drama queen without a very strict cleaning ritual.
Hornady ammo actually group slightly tighter from my rifle but one round in every magazine would be a flyer - and a proper one, as in about three inches out. Whether they were down to necks split before firing I don't know. Never checked but I've stuck with the fractionally looser but more consistent Winchesters ever since.
My only issue with the cartridge is it's finicky cleaning requirements. It's an extremely dirty round and can be a drama queen without a very strict cleaning ritual.
Puds
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I’ve never cleaned mine (apart from a wipe over with an oily rag) since I bought it. It’s had close to 2k rounds through it and it’s still putting them into a thumbnail.
Different rifles, different regimes. Mine needs cleaning every 200 rounds. You can set your watch by the groups going from a bunch of grapes to two inches if it's neglected. I finish with patches of meths so it's absolutely spotless and then it will back on the nail immediately with no change of zero and no shooting in.
Smellydog
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Well I used mine Friday evening for a rabbit clearing job and had no issues from pre inspected ammo.
When I got home I pre inspected some more ammo and dropped them in the ammo pouch.
Can't stand them lousy noisy plastic boxes anyway.
I shot rabbits from 30yards to 130 yards from stationary position off sticks.
I love the little round
When I got home I pre inspected some more ammo and dropped them in the ammo pouch.
Can't stand them lousy noisy plastic boxes anyway.
I shot rabbits from 30yards to 130 yards from stationary position off sticks.
I love the little round
Back out with mine, in total we shot 38 rabbits.
A notable moment was when I took 6 rabbits in quick succession as fast as I could cycle the bolt at 80-90 yrds and they all just stood still not knowing how to react, then I hear my mate with the .22lr next to me pick off a runner at 70 odd yards by the report of the 40g HP connecting with the rabbits head, 7 rabbits in less than a minute!
A notable moment was when I took 6 rabbits in quick succession as fast as I could cycle the bolt at 80-90 yrds and they all just stood still not knowing how to react, then I hear my mate with the .22lr next to me pick off a runner at 70 odd yards by the report of the 40g HP connecting with the rabbits head, 7 rabbits in less than a minute!
Smellydog
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Excellent and yes the noise thing with 22's and subbies having an advantage is often over hyped.
A sonic crack is near impossible to detect where it came from so they know not where to run where as to them a subbie draws a straight line to the source of danger.
I was 30yds from the residence of the landowner. They never heard a thing they said.
Thanks, certainly agree they have no idea where the noise is coming from and hence dont know how to react.
Similar to yourself I was shooting on one of my small permissions that has several houses next to it and at first I was dubious about running the HMR in that field but it was absolutely fine.
I love the caliber and how effective it has been for me since getting it.
If I had to keep.one rimfire it would be the HMR.
MagicLantern
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Are we getting close to having 17HMR tee shirts printed?
shakey jake
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more like polo shirts witha split neck!
MagicLantern
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Now, now, (shaking finger) this is a thread for 17HMR fanboys. We'll have no naysayers, here.
I've never experienced the woes reported, my RPR is a rabbit/fox busting, laser accurate, little gem, more precious than gold.
I have had a fair few cases split on detonation, but relatively few of those result in poor accuracy.
i have never had a squib in 6 years with the CZ.
Morkai
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Got rid of my .22 because the HMR was getting more use for the same reason.
Thought I'd sell now and be done with it.
MagicLantern
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It's very similar to 65CM except it's like 65CM sprinkled with Holy Water.
However, if you prefer the dark side and want a 17 rimfire that's charmed with voodoo mojo magic that turns fox's lights off at 125m+ then it's 17WSM.
My advice, use both.
