What type of rifle you using and how often do you clean the barrel? 17's are notorious for spraying bullets if you don't clean after as little as 20-30 shots. If you're not shooting a Tikka T1x, buy one and you'll shoot one hole 50 yard groups. I like Hornady 17 grain V-Max.
Such a strong sound from a shot in this caliber and the accuracy is so-so... And how do you walk through the tall grass at night, because there are snakes there that can bite😲🤔
Yes a little snappy sound from the 17hmr but not too loud. I walk around with a red coloured led head lamp on, and to be honest, I've seen very few snakes at night compared to the day
Frustrating. For some reason, my little HMR likes the 17 Grain Winchester ammo. This is the cheapest ammo I’ve found, but it works an absolute treat. But, they have a habit of splitting brass; anything from just the neck to the entire length of the spent case, which sometimes needs knocking out with a rod. Do you (or anyone else here for that matter) have the split brass issues with the 17HMR, and are there any brands better or worse than others?
I haven't had the split brass problem with the hornady 20grn, I've seen the hornady 17grn split cases a few years ago in a friend's rifle. I've got some cci A17 ammo to test hope my gun likes that
Ruger, for sure. Nicely balanced with a heavy barrel. Compact fun to use. Good trigger, accurate. The rest of it is average, mass produced crap. Mine went back due to ejection problem, but it came back and has been ok. Only tikka and sako you could say "my rifle is awesome". But you pay of course.
@@larrybinge860 I had a heavy barrel Ruger American Target that had exactly the same ejection issues; it went back and then fired beautifully after that. Absolutely a sub-MOA rifle. It was just a bit too heavy for a night of walking around so I then got a Tikka T3x.
