15.5gr 17HMR ammo

[911alertme]

I see Hornaday is currently making 15.5gr ammo for the 17HMR. Has anybody tried this and if so how does it compare to the 17gr?

 

[Holleyman]

how does it compare to the 17gr?

It's lighter

 

[BigBadBlair]

I see Hornaday is currently making 15.5gr ammo for the 17HMR. Has anybody tried this and if so how does it compare to the 17gr?

It's faster

 

[stubblejumper]

There are reports on Rimfire central of very poor accuracy with some guns.

 

[GD7]

I shot a box of it last weekend, and didn't notice any significant difference. The claimed velocity is no different than 17 grain, which makes me wonder about the propellant. The primary driver behind the 15.5 grain NTX, as far as I can see, is to have a non-toxic cartridge available to those who live in areas that have been hijacked by environmentalists, not to provide any new sort of HMR shooting experience.

I still prefer the Winchester Supreme 17 grain V-max.

 

[stubblejumper]

I still prefer the Winchester Supreme 17 grain V-max.

That is the load that my Cooper likes best.

 

[cal_h]

i think the 15.5 grain bullet was the "green" eco-friendly bullet inspired for california

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or was that for lil' gophers