17 Hmr question

[vincefrommantioba]

Has anyone out there gone chicken hunting with this cal. i just bought one and am curious what kind of results i would get when the chicken season rolls around. Any advice would be great thanks in advance.

 

[Amphibious]

the same results as a .22LR only more expensive and louder. (one of the reasons I sold mine)


does that answer your question?

 

[brotherjack]

For hunting, they're awesome! It's like a 22LR with twice the range and twice the accuracy (the CZ Varmint I recently sold would typically keep them all in a 3/4" circle at 100 meters). It does, however, get real old spending $0.25 or more every time you pull the trigger (which is the only reason I sold mine).

The only thing to watch out for is that the little plastic tipped 17 grain bullets are pretty explosive, and tend to mess up more meat than you'd like. To avoid this problem, you can stick to head-shots, or you can use the 20 grain XTP/GamePoint bullets (which will ruin no more meat than a 22LR would).

Cheers!

 

[vincefrommantioba]

thanks for the quick reply. I am going to give the gamepoints a try this fall.

 

[sheephunter]

Yes, very accurate and deadly but just be aware that those little bullets travel a long ways and with copper jackets are more prone to deflecting, so be extra cautious about your backstops. Not that you shouldn't be with a .22 but this is another step up for sure.