Originally Posted by m1919
Originally Posted by Pappy348
Whatever the reason, looks like Danny‘s got himself a shooter.

Do the hot .17 RFs suffer from the same lot-to-lot variations that drive us .22 guys nuts?



Pappy

Having got/shot a variety of 17s in platforms from the 77/17 to Annie's, Garrows, Coopers, etc I'll say there certainly exists the same types of preferences as with 22LRs.

Different loads and different lots need sampling to find that sweet spot where you can stack em in.

Specifically on my 77/17 it can go from a tick over 1" to under 1/2" ten shot groups at 50 depending on the ammo.




I'm thinking pappy may have been talking about wild flyers and abysmal accuracy, or lack thereof. We've all seen it with 22lr. I have not seen it as much with 17HMR. I've only been around 1 17WSM and it didn't seem to be too finicky either.

Originally Posted by raybass
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style.
Originally Posted by Pharmseller
You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole.

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