17 HMR Grouping *Post your pics*

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Good morning Gentlemen,

I hear everywhere that the 17 hmr round is a lazer, but I have yet to see many people post up their groupings. I'm interested in purchasing an HMR rifle, and am curious on what the real world results are at 100m, 200m, and beyond.

Pictures would be a nice way to prove your sub-moa claim.

Cheers,
 
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I've seen 7 shots in one raged hole at 100yds that is little bigger than a single 308 hole.....add a gentle breeze however and the group is quickly destroyed.

Can not attest to 200yds as that is about the limit on such light weight bullets I should think. I'd need to see a balistics chart to confirm the distance but I do know that once they fall below the speed of sound the shockwave tosses them around bad.
 
It all depends on the gun, ammo and shooter. My old man has a savage 93r17, and he can shoot all day at 100 and put them into a group that you can cover with a dime with 17gr ammo. My group with his gun you could cover with a quarter :S My marlin 917 will keep them under an inch at 100 with 17gr. 20gr ammo opens up to about 2.5-3 inch on a relatively calm day. It also splits the cases.
 
I just had my CZ 455 in 17hmr out yesterday afternoon. Very low wind from my back, probably in the 2-4km/hr area. I was putting 5 shots in an area you could cover with a quarter at 100yards. 3 shot groups could be covered with a nickel.. it's always that damn 4th shot.

This was my first time out shooting it beyond 25 yards and i was absolutely floored. It's going to be one hell of a gopher gun this year, i can't wait.
 
I took the plunge last week picked up a savage btvs ,haven,t been able to bench shoot it yet ,and i,m still trying different ammo ,and shooting off a bale off straw, hornady 17gr at 100 yards .89 in winchester 17gr 1.7 in ,and winchester 20 gr 3.2 inches all five round groups funny thing is the win 20gr shot a .7 at 50 yards?? Only 55 rounds thru it so far but I'm happy
I still have to free float barrel touches a little near the end of stock and I have to adjust trigger,I changed out scope bases (they weren't the same thickness on front and back of same piece?
 
In contrast to the posts above - I have a Savage 17 HMR and my brother has two. One of his friends bought one as well. Between the three of us, we have four Savage 17 HMR and the best they will shoot is a "Minute of Gopher". My average was about 2 inches at 100 yards (varied between about 1.5" and 4") using both 17 gr and 20 gr from a variety of manufacturers. Frustrated with these results, I had it crowned and bedded. The best is now about 1" at 100. I would certainly not claim mine to be a "tack driver", nor would my brother and his friend (similar experience).

I have about 500 rounds through mine now and so any manufacturers crap should have been worked out of the barrel. It has been crowned and bedded, with the action screws nice and tight.

As per the previous post, the light 17 caliber bullets are highly susceptible to air flow (breezes to light wind) and I would not want to shoot it at a target beyond 150 yds unless it was a still day. They are fun guns, however, and have been a great tool with which to instruct my daughters in the safe use of a firearm using relatively inexpensive ammunition (not as cheap as .22 though).

I AM wanting an accurate light caliber firearm for gopher hunting. Therefore, I am seriously thinking of getting a 17 Remington Fireball or Hornet so I can reload my own ammunition and get the tight, consistent groups I want (as well as higher velocity).
 
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This is a group from last week with my Marlin XT-17VSLB using CCI VMAX 17gr ammo. 5 shot group.
 
100 yards, CCI VMAX 17gr, Savage TR in Boyds Laminate Thumbhole, Cabelas Pine Ridge Tactical 6-18x .17hmr Scope, Not Great but I'm a Terrible Shot

 
My CZ 452 American likes the Hornady 20 grain offerings the best, and will shoot them into ½ moa quite regularly.

The 17 grain pills are a bit less accurate, but usually just under moa.

What is not to like? Deadly little varminter, for sure. I'll try and dig up some pics to show.

Regards, Dave.
 
Christ, these things are a lot more accurate than I expected. Anyone taken them out to 200m? I'd be interested how they hold up at those kind of distances.
 
realistically, expect about an inch at 100yards. Some of the examples that will be shown are one of's or examples of exceptional guns and exceptional shooters. The norm is about 1 inch at 100 and a very good example will print a bit less than an inch most times.....this is for the average joe shooter.
 
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Christ, these things are a lot more accurate than I expected. Anyone taken them out to 200m? I'd be interested how they hold up at those kind of distances.
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I haven't tried that yet, but rest assured i will. I did however watch a video of a rabbit kill with one at just over 200 yards on youtube. A Brit with a silenced CZ, was a good shot, left one hell of a hole in the rabbit.
 
Nothing is stopping anyone from shooting the Rim Fire targets in the Postal matches.
Shooting Match ammo from a .22 is about the same cost as 17 HMR ammo.
3 - 10 shot targets.
 
This is my best group. Savage 93R17 'Mako', 100 yards,0 wind, 17gr Hornady, 5 shots. The one just outside the group was due to a twitch in my hand at the time of trigger squeeze...

 
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I have a marlin917 vs and I consisitantly get 7 shot groups at 100 yards that fit under a quarter and I use hornady 17 gr ammo.for hunting small game it is destructive I shoot grouse with it and I have to hit it in the head or bye bye breast meat. So I'm saying I love this calibre.
 
CZ455 varmint, `17gr hornady vmax. 100 yards. This is the only pic i have, but have shot groups with all in the orange touching, next outing will bring camera with me.

 
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In contrast to the posts above - I have a Savage 17 HMR and my brother has two. One of his friends bought one as well. Between the three of us, we have four Savage 17 HMR and the best they will shoot is a "Minute of Gopher". My average was about 2 inches at 100 yards (varied between about 1.5" and 4") using both 17 gr and 20 gr from a variety of manufacturers. Frustrated with these results, I had it crowned and bedded. The best is now about 1" at 100. I would certainly not claim mine to be a "tack driver", nor would my brother and his friend (similar experience).

I have about 500 rounds through mine now and so any manufacturers crap should have been worked out of the barrel. It has been crowned and bedded, with the action screws nice and tight.

As per the previous post, the light 17 caliber bullets are highly susceptible to air flow (breezes to light wind) and I would not want to shoot it at a target beyond 150 yds unless it was a still day. They are fun guns, however, and have been a great tool with which to instruct my daughters in the safe use of a firearm using relatively inexpensive ammunition (not as cheap as .22 though).

I AM wanting an accurate light caliber firearm for gopher hunting. Therefore, I am seriously thinking of getting a 17 Remington Fireball or Hornet so I can reload my own ammunition and get the tight, consistent groups I want (as well as higher velocity).
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If your brothers guns don't shoot well why does he have two of them.
 
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