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re: 17 HMR vs .22 Mag

Posted on 6/7/17 at 4:52 pm to
Posted by Mung
NorCal
Member since Aug 2007
9054 posts
Posted on 6/7/17 at 4:52 pm to
quote:

Shoot a squirrel or rabbit with my 17 and it explodes them

FMJ FTW

I have both. Like my .17 more, but not confident going pig hunting with it, though i did kill a 20# shoat once.
Posted by Innocentbystander
Louisiana
Member since Apr 2012
123 posts
Posted on 6/7/17 at 4:54 pm to
Picked up the cz 512 carbine a couple months ago. Love it so far, the factory sights are nice!
Posted by bbvdd
Memphis, TN
Member since Jun 2009
25071 posts
Posted on 6/7/17 at 5:10 pm to
I can tell you that a .17 hmr will dang near punch thru a 1/4 steel .22 target.

I would love to see what a head shot would do to a pig.
Posted by mallardhank
Atlanta
Member since Feb 2006
1277 posts
Posted on 6/7/17 at 7:43 pm to
Mach 2 is still being made but only by CCI for Hornady. Keep checking Academy Outdoors website and other suppliers also. Maybe only two runs a year of the ammo. I get at least a brick every run.
Posted by TigerOnThe Hill
Springhill, LA
Member since Sep 2008
6818 posts
Posted on 6/7/17 at 8:41 pm to
quote:

i have had my mach2 forever. Fun little gun. But ammo is almost non existant.

Yeah, 17 M2 ammo is usually very hard to find. I have bunch left over from a ground squirrel hunt a few yrs. ago. Last winter I lucked up on some at a local store and bought 5 boxes. It's a wonderful round to play w/, especially for tree squirrel hunting. When we go squirrel hunting w/ a dog, it's required that someone bring a 17 M2.
Posted by TigerOnThe Hill
Springhill, LA
Member since Sep 2008
6818 posts
Posted on 6/7/17 at 8:43 pm to
quote:

Mach 2 is still being made but only by CCI for Hornady.

Now that Remington has stopped making it, I've read that CCI actually makes ALL the 17 M2 manufactured in the US, including Federal, Win and Hornady. Nevertheless, they don't all shoot the same in my gun.
Posted by oleyeller
Vols, Bitch
Member since Oct 2012
32022 posts
Posted on 6/7/17 at 9:32 pm to
quote:

Nevertheless, they don't all shoot the same in my gun.



Funny how that is.. my 17hmr will only shoot winchester ammo good... my mach 2 shoots the hornady. And i best not try a hornady in my hmr, it shoots HORRIBLE groups
Posted by Spankum
Miss-sippi
Member since Jan 2007
56106 posts
Posted on 6/7/17 at 9:54 pm to
quote:

Buddy of mine had a scoped one in the duck blind last yr to "take out" swimmers


man, that is fricking dangerous as hell....
Posted by cbiscuit
Member since Dec 2013
873 posts
Posted on 6/7/17 at 9:58 pm to
And illegal most likely.
Posted by Str8volfan
Member since Jan 2011
593 posts
Posted on 6/7/17 at 10:10 pm to
you guys think finding 22mag ammo is hard, you oughta try finding ammo for a 22 Hornet.

AS far as the 17, I own 74 guns and my Savage 17HMR is the favorite out of all of them. Deadly accurate, shoots great.
Posted by auggie
Opelika, Alabama
Member since Aug 2013
28143 posts
Posted on 6/8/17 at 2:44 pm to
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Combo gun like CZ455


I just ordered one of these for My Uncle. Man watching him shoot my 452,and hi. giggling like a teen age girl ( he's a huge old man),I had to get him one in right hand. Of course the 452 has been replaced by the 455,and being able to change barrels is even better. I am looking forward to giving it to him.
This post was edited on 6/8/17 at 4:37 pm
Posted by Jarlaxle
Calimport
Member since Dec 2010
2869 posts
Posted on 6/8/17 at 3:21 pm to
quote:

I would love to see what a head shot would do to a pig.



I have dropped tons of hogs 40# and under in their tracks on head shots with my 17hmr.
Posted by Duckhammer_77
TD Platinum member
Member since Nov 2016
2697 posts
Posted on 6/8/17 at 3:56 pm to
quote:

dangerous as hell....

quote:

And illegal


yes & yes. was merely commenting on the effectiveness of the caliber...didn't say i enjoyed playing sniper on a greenhead one morning either....
Posted by cwarr14
up da bayou
Member since Oct 2013
386 posts
Posted on 6/8/17 at 4:49 pm to
quote:

I bought a 17HMR because I could never find 22Mag



Gentlemen. The internet is full of lots and lots of 22 mag ammo. Order your shite online
Posted by bbvdd
Memphis, TN
Member since Jun 2009
25071 posts
Posted on 6/8/17 at 8:46 pm to
quote:

Gentlemen. The internet is full of lots and lots of 22 mag ammo. Order your shite online



Oat stores have plenty of 17hmr. No need to order online.
Posted by mallardhank
Atlanta
Member since Feb 2006
1277 posts
Posted on 6/9/17 at 5:12 am to
Was at academy in Snellville, Ga yesterday and they were covered up in 22, 22 mag, 17 her. Most I've seen of all three in one place in years.
For poster who wrote 22 hornet is scarce is not looking. Always in at academy, cabelas, and online everywhere. The American Eagle stuff is almost one jagged hole at 100 yes out of my 77/22
Posted by TigerOnThe Hill
Springhill, LA
Member since Sep 2008
6818 posts
Posted on 6/9/17 at 12:48 pm to
quote:

you oughta try finding ammo for a 22 Hornet.

You should start handloading.
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