.17 Hmr uses

[Cactisjoe]

So I have recently purchased A savage bolt action. 17 Hmr I am wondering what size critter wouldthis caliber be effective at taking

 

[VancouverSkiBum]

Rabbits, Coyote, pigs... Head shots. etc. at 100 yards or more if your good.

 

[hometownhero]

Id stop at rabbit or raccoon size animals. Great gopher gun.

 

[colonel3006]

I mainly use mine for groundhogs, but have shot a couple Coons with it as well. The only problem with the 17 is wind really wreaks havoc with them.

 

[Potshot21]

Work great on partridge and grouse too. Adds some more challenge to bird hunting and can extend your range for when they get spooky in late season.

 

[tylerjwitty]

Only this I figured it was. Ever good for was defending ones bird feeder

 

[hoytcanon]

I mainly use mine for groundhogs, but have shot a couple Coons with it as well. The only problem with the 17 is wind really wreaks havoc with them.

Wind reeks havoc compared to what? Certainly not compared to other rimfire (that wives tale that keeps getting regurgitated online was proven to be false)... compared to centerfire? Then of course it is not as good in wind... we have taken grouse and hares with ours and coons and foxes and a few coyotes... BUT I will be the first to say that the HMR is on the light side for coyotes, we use the 20 grain XTP bullets... and we only used them in random but ideal circumstances... but it did the trick... if you are serious about game bigger than foxes or coons, then I would move up to the .22 centerfire group.

 

[RedDragon]

Work great on partridge and grouse too. Adds some more challenge to bird hunting and can extend your range for when they get spooky in late season.

Never had so much fun grouse hunting than when I started using a 17HMR!

 

[Cactisjoe]

Thanks guys sounds good I don't shoot critters much but glad to know what I can do with a gun just in case the scenario arises

 

[kolik1]

I've seen them used on Coyotes at 100 yards. Stands to reason it'd be good enough for a fox as well.

Mine is going to be a gopher popper primarily.

 

[1000yards]

Paper, gophers, seen it used on a beaver, crows, all fun things to put holes in with the 17 hmr

 

[pisces-guy]

Small animals...I use mine for grouse and turkeys

 

[Hairy Krisna]

I have taken a half dozen or more yotes with mine…and everything smaller than that works just fine too.

 

[Slaymoar]

Headshots on anything under 100 lbs...

 

[hometownhero]

Headshots on anything under 100 lbs...

I always aim for the head anyway. Not hard to do with the hmr.

 

[Holleyman]

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[chevys_only]

I use mine for gophers ans rabbits mostley i have taken a few yotes under 100 yards with headshots. worked good but anything farther than 100 yards on yotes sizes critters might be pushing it.

 

[sobo4303]

I use mine primarily for gophers. My favorite gopher rifle however is my 223!

 

[titch--]

I just shoot gophers and paper with mine