How Good is the 17 HMR

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How Good is the 17 HMR

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I know it has been done to death but here is photographic proof of the sheer Killing power of the 17 HMR.
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Ammo used was Winchester supreme
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Its not proof unless you have a witness or the recovered projectile :lol:

Well done. Did you slip the shot behind the ear?
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Nah Cam I can not take the credit for the kill in fact James and I were about 20k away :evil:
But I will say that it took more than 1 shot (2 CZ mags) and a quick duck and weave with side step as was explained to me she was trying very hard to have a piece of him :roll: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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MISSED wrote:But I will say that it took more than 1 shot (2 CZ mags)...
10 shots??? :auto:
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Yeah, it's the do-it-all calibre alright. :lol:

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MISSED wrote:Nah Cam I can not take the credit for the kill in fact James and I were about 20k away :evil:
Yeah, but if we jumped in the river I reckon we would have floated down there pretty quick :D
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G"day
Many a pig have fallen to the 22lr over the years.!!
Well done on the pig hunt, but no big deal on the calibre used.!!
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It's funny, 'cos there are people out there who will swear that the HMR will bounce off a rabbit's rib or a crow's breastbone, or a fox's rib or skull.

I guess pigs must be easier to kill than any of those. :lol:
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fenring wrote:It's funny, 'cos there are people out there who will swear that the HMR will bounce off a rabbit's rib or a crow's breastbone, or a fox's rib or skull.

I guess pigs must be easier to kill than any of those. :lol:
Fenfing I have had 17 HMR projies slide up a foxes forehead and all it has done is knock him out but others have penetrated and and made"paste" heads.
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I've yet to have one bounce off anything - except rocks or steel plate. :mrgreen:
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Haaaaaaaaa, the little Pill has done it again. :lol:

It is all about what is in your hand and the FPS, just does the rest. :auto:

Surely a .22WMR couldn't have brought it down. :roll: :lol:
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MISSED wrote: But I will say that it took more than 1 shot (2 CZ mags) and a quick duck and weave with side step as was explained to me she was trying very hard to have a piece of him :roll: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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no grass no wind and i hope u keep the pork. xmas around the corner :D
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20gr XTP behind the lughole at abut 20m.

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native hunter wrote:G"day
Many a pig have fallen to the 22lr over the years.!!
Well done on the pig hunt, but no big deal on the calibre used.!!
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well done i was gona say many pigs have been taken with the old 22 lr hahahaha
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