17 hmr
- Thread starter Bach
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Mount Sweetness
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Southern Ontario
at 200 yards you will not be happy with a 17hmr, go with a small centrefire - maybe a .17rem or .222rem
hometownhero
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Toon Town, Sk
Especially if there is a slight breeze
arcstarter
CGN Regular
- Location
- Lethbridge, AB
if you want there is also the new .17 hornet coming out
hometownhero
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Toon Town, Sk
I would say at least a 6-24 power those little 17 caliber holes are hard to see
- Location
- Quebec city
I'd really like to hear more about that gun when you get it. Mind posting pics? Review?[/QUOTE]
I finally had a chance to have a look at my new Zastava. Man, what a nice rifle. The piece of lumber is a very very nice and dark piece of walnut. Blueing is still great, trigger very nice and adjustable "be careful with the adjust screws, they are soft". What a bargain. It also came with 2 steel magazines. I have put a Nikon Buchmaster 4.5 to 14 X 40mm on it and i have a great marmot slayer. Thank's Zastava for such a good value. Now time to shoot it.
I finally had a chance to have a look at my new Zastava. Man, what a nice rifle. The piece of lumber is a very very nice and dark piece of walnut. Blueing is still great, trigger very nice and adjustable "be careful with the adjust screws, they are soft". What a bargain. It also came with 2 steel magazines. I have put a Nikon Buchmaster 4.5 to 14 X 40mm on it and i have a great marmot slayer. Thank's Zastava for such a good value. Now time to shoot it.
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Have you had a chance to shoot it at the range? Just wondering how that scope was working out?Could you see your holes in the paper at 100 yards?
Hey Bach~seeing "your holes" at 100 yards is part magnification, part scope quality. A decent scope in about the 14-16x range will do it. A crappy scope in the 18x (and up) will accomplish the same with more eye fatigue and a side order of regret. 
Kidding aside, on the lower end of the scale I like the Mueller APT. I have one on my .22WMR. Biggish scope, but that 30mm tube lets in allot of light;
http://www.whitefalls.ca/Descriptions/APT4.5-14x40mmmb.html
The Hawke Varmint SF scopes have a great reputation for quality/value, but I've never owned one. Tried to, my local dealer wanted too much for one. I DID just buy a Vortex Crossfire II and think it's a VERY nice scope for the money. Mine is a 4-12x40 AO with the BDC reticle, but they offer it in a 6-18x44 AO, a scope I'll be looking at seriously if I get back into the HMR scene again.
http://vortexcanada.net/products/riflescopes/crossfire2/crossfire2_6-18x44ao_bdc.html
If Vortex would make they're Crossfire IIs with side focus, I'd be very happy but for the price, I'm impressed with mine so far. Comparable quality to my Vortex Viper HS.
Kidding aside, on the lower end of the scale I like the Mueller APT. I have one on my .22WMR. Biggish scope, but that 30mm tube lets in allot of light;
http://www.whitefalls.ca/Descriptions/APT4.5-14x40mmmb.html
The Hawke Varmint SF scopes have a great reputation for quality/value, but I've never owned one. Tried to, my local dealer wanted too much for one. I DID just buy a Vortex Crossfire II and think it's a VERY nice scope for the money. Mine is a 4-12x40 AO with the BDC reticle, but they offer it in a 6-18x44 AO, a scope I'll be looking at seriously if I get back into the HMR scene again.
http://vortexcanada.net/products/riflescopes/crossfire2/crossfire2_6-18x44ao_bdc.html
If Vortex would make they're Crossfire IIs with side focus, I'd be very happy but for the price, I'm impressed with mine so far. Comparable quality to my Vortex Viper HS.
Hey Bach~seeing "your holes" at 100 yards is part magnification, part scope quality. A decent scope in about the 14-16x range will do it. A crappy scope in the 18x (and up) will accomplish the same with more eye fatigue and a side order of regret.
Kidding aside, on the lower end of the scale I like the Mueller APT. I have one on my .22WMR. Biggish scope, but that 30mm tube lets in allot of light;
http://www.whitefalls.ca/Descriptions/APT4.5-14x40mmmb.html
The Hawke Varmint SF scopes have a great reputation for quality/value, but I've never owned one. Tried to, my local dealer wanted too much for one. I DID just buy a Vortex Crossfire II and think it's a VERY nice scope for the money. Mine is a 4-12x40 AO with the BDC reticle, but they offer it in a 6-18x44 AO, a scope I'll be looking at seriously if I get back into the HMR scene again.
http://vortexcanada.net/products/riflescopes/crossfire2/crossfire2_6-18x44ao_bdc.html
If Vortex would make they're Crossfire IIs with side focus, I'd be very happy but for the price, I'm impressed with mine so far. Comparable quality to my Vortex Viper HS.
Love my Mueller scope, and Phill was amazing to order from. Had my scope in 2 days!!!
