Tikka T1X 17 HMR Review | Accuracy 

Agreed. My guess is that the RU-vid overlords have decided the evil gun channels shall not be shared.

Agreed as well.

Needs more boobs in the thumbs to grow.

Accuracy at 50 yards? Give me a break, spare me the good editing, audio, lighting and other details, just show me the 5-shot groupings at 100 yards. 17hmr goes flat up to 125 yards, so a full test should cover 100/125/150/200 yard accuracy.

Maybe it’s his D+ version of Jim Carrey with facial exaggerations and horrific accents. We’ll just ignore traveling out to a 9,000 square mile desert to send the HMR out to 50 yards. Might as well take the Red Rider to Knob Creek.

Thank you. Trying to put out quality for you guys. 🤙

Thanks mang. I agree, I've been super happy with SWFA.

Why didn’t you go with the cz457 with the barrel swap option?

Agreed. I've been loving it.

I’ll try it man. Thanks.

Good tip, I'll try it.

I believe it is the result of a weak spring. The bullets don't get hung up persay they just aren't lifted.....

I shoot an Omega 300. I don't have a decibel meter but it's significantly quieter. I get a ringing from the sharp crack of the 17 HMR unsuppressed. Suppressed it sounds similar to CCI standard velocity out of a 22lr.

And I just applied for a license for the same gun and was thinking of gettin the the krg stock in Sako green. We had the Sako TRG42 in .338 Lapua magnum in the army.

I do too. It’s a great caliber. Cheers! Never been to Scotland but it’s on my list.

It’s fairly heavy. Optic and all its 8lbs 13oz.

What is like that? And who is Ace Venture?

@@guslulou8428 I think I was trying to say Ace Ventura. I forgot

Hey; go to Anarchy Outdoors and search the KRG Bravo Chassis. It's in stock there; no affiliation. I'm finding a lot of platforms out of stock and have been for a long time. I usually enter the UPC from the manufacturer on "gundeals" and they can give you in stock notifications from multiple sellers.

That can happen. It happens all the time with Eley out of my 10/22. The .17 HMR's are not wax coated however, they are jacketed.

@@PrincipleCaliber I have never yet (in 50 years) seen any rimfire box and/or rotary mag that did not sometimes have such issues IF/WHEN loaded to max capacity, though Browning typically does better than most.. and I own multiple rimfire rifles (Savage, Anshutz, Tikka, CZ, Steyr, Marlin, Browning, Ruger, TCR22) .. my habit is to load em only half full, eliminates 95% of problems.. if I wanted to shoot for noise, speed, and quantity, I would just shoot semi-auto jammomatics.. if you ever buy/try a TC/R22, buy a couple of Ruger rotary mags and use the TCR22 factory mag for a target, it is worthless for anything else... but 10/22s R 4 kids (including that TC/R22)... me, I prefer to actually hit what I aim at, LOL

It's the "Tikka T1X Threaded Adjustable Bolt Handle Upgrade" with the "Aluminum Dragonscale Black Short" handle.

Thanks! We call em pigs out here in the NW; but they are actually ground squirrels. I wouldn't shoot a boar with this guy.

Depending where your shoot the pig and how far you far you can even use a 22. Under the ear 17 hmr will knock it down for sure

People shoot pigs in Texas with .22 break action pellet guns.A well placed shot can drop anything..Been shooting .17hmr since it came out and have replaced my .22s for life.You should be able to head shoot anything within 100-150 yards depending on wind conditions.These little bullets really pack a punch with pinpoint accuracy.Shooting a red squirrel in the head at a 125 is well within the abilities of this little round.

it all depends on how big your pig, LOL.. whistle pigs, yes.. 350# south Georgia pit bull killer hawgs, no

What a great question. Would like to know for my self.

I got the same setup here in 🇨🇦. I went with what krg specs say you shud @ 60 inch lbs. Works really good!

Thanks for the feedback, this one is a bit "talking headish" without the rifle.

@@PrincipleCaliber You're welcome, looking forward to more.

SWFA SS 10x42

I'm right eye dominant. I throw it on when I'm testing groups. It helps with eye fatigue if I'm out there for awhile.

Yeah, I was surprised they didn't launch a lefty as well.

they are just hitting the market now, I just seen one yesterday at our local gun store.

I just got mine a couple of days ago! only the 17hmr 20" barrel was available. EuroOptic has them still.

Who is it ?

Omega 300

17hmr is a great Lazer gun 50-200yds for those that don't want to worry about reading wind or range though. Same folk will transition to a bigger cartridge much past 200 anyway. Just saying it can be done and if you get good at squirrels with rims at the 300yd line you'll be a damn good shooter behind a centerfire at proper long ranges.

I just gripped with the force of 1000 suns and twisted.

It’s a KRG Bravo. They make awesome stuff.

I have never heard of a 17 HMR under performing, I have three of them in matching guns with 22 lr. In all 3 case's the 17's out shoot the 22's at every distance out to 100. Where you notice the big difference is when you shoot gophers or groundhogs, the prairie dogs never run down the whole after being shot with a 17 HMR.

@@Wheelchair-bear it sounds like you’re agreeing with me. Inside 100 yards the 17 HMR is fast, reasonably accurate, flat shooting and has good terminal performance. But what happens to the 17 HMR when it transitions back to subsonic? If all your shooting is inside 100 yards and you can find (and afford) the ammo, you’re good to go! However, past its supersonic range, the 17 HMR seems to fall apart. The 22LR may give up a little to the 17 HMR inside 100 yards (although not much) but seems to more than make up for it out at distance.

@@nbonner75 Yeah I can't really argue with you because I don't shoot my rim fires past 200 yards. In my experience the grouping at 200 yards is also much better with the 17 HMR, I'm not a good enough shot to venture out past 200 yards with a rimfires. I believe the 17 HMR 17grn is still super sonic at 200 yards. It will still kill a gopher at 200 yards, whereas if you're lucky enough to hit one with the 22LR at 200 yards you probably wouldn't know if you did hit it or not.

@@Wheelchair-bear the army’s standard test for lethality on humans is the ability of a projectile to penetrate a 1/2” sheet of plywood. The 22 LR does this consistently out to 500 yards. The trajectory of the 22 LR at those ranges is about that of a mortar round so knowing the exact range and wind conditions is essential to achieving consistent first round hits. But it can be done by a skilled marksman whose taken the time to train and document his firing solutions. Using decent ammo (Eley, Norma, SK, Lapua, etc.) I can easily hold sub-MOA groups with my CZ 457 out past 300 yards (certainly tight enough for all but the smallest of chipmunks). For the average joe just exterminating varmints in the garden or chicken yard the 17 HMR is probably a little more forgiving of a poor range estimation or a bad wind call. And, as you pointed out, the terminal ballistics of the 17 HMR are impressive (for its size) within its supersonic range. As someone who shoots a lot of rounds per month, the 17 HMR’s cost per round doesn’t make sense and availability right now is pretty poor, too. The niche it fills for the cost just doesn’t justify me adding one to my collection. Especially when the 22 LR can cover all the same territory plus remain stable/accurate well beyond the reach of the 17 HRM.

@@nbonner75 I definitely can't argue with you and there's obviously several reasons why there are no long range 17HMR competition. Shooting Gophers at 150 yards versus long range rimfire shooting are two very different species. I'm quite interested in the Optics and rail you would use for shooting 22LR at 500 yards. Do you have any video links?

What's up! I didn't know you had a RU-vid. Great content man, I enjoyed your VLog. I didn't see an e-mail link on your page. I have one in my "About"; hit me up man!

My 10/22 is bulletproof. I also have a TCR22 and that thing is amazing. By far my favorite .22lr. Thanks for watching!

@@PrincipleCaliber when it comes to rimfire ROTARY mags Browning and Ruger got it right...best-in-class... but my TC/R22 factory mag (NOT made by Ruger) never made it thru my 1st range session, plastic trash.. mebbe just my lousy luck, but that TC/R22 lite carbon fiber barrel was a real disappointment to me.. I have a Savage Rascal (kids rifle) that will easily outscore that TCR22.. if that is S&W "Performance Center" quality, I sure would hate to see non-Performance Center quality.. (and I am a huge fan of S&W *revolvers*).. bad luck I guess ...

Definitely one of my favorite times of the year. And definitely no shortage of pigs here in the NW.

I prefer to test rimfires for accuracy at 50. Glad you haven't had issues with yours.

@@PrincipleCaliber Personally I test everything at 100 meters. Ive found out that with rimmies as well you only start getting a feel for the rifles true performance at 100 meters and especially performance differences between ammo brands. Since the hmr trajectory so closely resembles 308 up to 150 meters for me it feels like a waste to shoot it at 50 for accuracy testing. But stick to what ever works for you

17 gets pushed around by the wind a lot more than a 308 at 100 yds. But there is no comparing 17 to 308. We've got a lot of wind out here in the northwest, so 50 yards is a decent range to showcase the rifles performance with a variety of ammunitions.

@@PrincipleCaliber Ive taken a hooded crow and jack daw at 175 meters with my hmr so I understand the caliber pretty well. But now I see your reason for shooting 50. When I test any of my rifles accuracy I wait for a calm morning or afternoon to do the testing. Also like to zero my rifles in the calmest possible weather of course.

I’d have to agree with grouping a .17hmr at 100y in calm conditions...my own cz455 would cloverleaf at worst 17gr hornady vmax at 50y depending on hornady batch number as in a google batch will single hole and a bad one would cloverleaf.Usually only around 90-100 will you truly see how a particular hmr likes the Ammo

Yeah...it's a bit cringy.