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17hmr for deer #15890935 03/12/21 Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 1,022 FloriDuh T Tico OP Campfire Regular OP Tico Campfire Regular T Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 1,022 FloriDuh What grain bullet would you guys use for hunting Muledeer with a 17hmr? Going out west with mine in the fall and don't want to use a bullet that might be too heavy and lose a bunch of meat..... Thanks in advance for your input...

Re: 17hmr for deer Tico #15890953 03/12/21 Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 15,301 Northeast USA B beretzs Campfire Ranger beretzs Campfire Ranger B Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 15,301 Northeast USA I don’t know why you insist on shooting them so dead. You’ll darn near take their fur off. Semper Fi

Re: 17hmr for deer beretzs #15890958 03/12/21 Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 1,022 FloriDuh T Tico OP Campfire Regular OP Tico Campfire Regular T Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 1,022 FloriDuh Originally Posted by beretzs I don’t know why you insist on shooting them so dead. You’ll darn near take their fur off. Too big a caliber?

Re: 17hmr for deer Tico #15891096 03/12/21 Joined: Jun 2020 Posts: 10,145 Michigan TheLastLemming76 Campfire Outfitter TheLastLemming76 Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jun 2020 Posts: 10,145 Michigan Originally Posted by Tico Originally Posted by beretzs I don’t know why you insist on shooting them so dead. You’ll darn near take their fur off. Too big a caliber? No the caliber is fine. It’s your chambering that’s all wrong. .177 Crosman 760 and aim for the eye. If that doesn’t work club him over the head with it.

Re: 17hmr for deer Tico #15891098 03/12/21 Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 15,301 Northeast USA B beretzs Campfire Ranger beretzs Campfire Ranger B Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 15,301 Northeast USA Originally Posted by Tico Originally Posted by beretzs I don’t know why you insist on shooting them so dead. You’ll darn near take their fur off. Too big a caliber? Maybe you’re compensating by using such a round... who knows Semper Fi

Re: 17hmr for deer beretzs #15891103 03/12/21 Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 1,022 FloriDuh T Tico OP Campfire Regular OP Tico Campfire Regular T Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 1,022 FloriDuh Originally Posted by beretzs Originally Posted by Tico Originally Posted by beretzs I don’t know why you insist on shooting them so dead. You’ll darn near take their fur off. Too big a caliber? Maybe you’re compensating by using such a round... who knows I do have a small penis...

Re: 17hmr for deer TheLastLemming76 #15891105 03/12/21 Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 1,022 FloriDuh T Tico OP Campfire Regular OP Tico Campfire Regular T Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 1,022 FloriDuh Originally Posted by TheLastLemming76 Originally Posted by Tico Originally Posted by beretzs I don’t know why you insist on shooting them so dead. You’ll darn near take their fur off. Too big a caliber? No the caliber is fine. It’s your chambering that’s all wrong. .177 Crosman 760 and aim for the eye. If that doesn’t work club him over the head with it. Which eye?

Re: 17hmr for deer Tico #15891136 03/12/21 Joined: Jun 2017 Posts: 410 ARKANSAS P POKERFACE6 Campfire Member POKERFACE6 Campfire Member P Joined: Jun 2017 Posts: 410 ARKANSAS No , not in the eye. Just shoot them in the earhole. Doing the right thing is not always the easiest thing. It still needs doing..

Re: 17hmr for deer POKERFACE6 #15891164 03/12/21 Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 1,022 FloriDuh T Tico OP Campfire Regular OP Tico Campfire Regular T Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 1,022 FloriDuh Originally Posted by POKERFACE6 No , not in the eye. Just shoot them in the earhole. What about the arsehole?

Re: 17hmr for deer Tico #15891386 03/12/21 Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 32,149 OMAHA 260Remguy Campfire 'Bwana 260Remguy Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 32,149 OMAHA Feeding the coyotes?

Re: 17hmr for deer 260Remguy #15891443 03/12/21 Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 1,022 FloriDuh T Tico OP Campfire Regular OP Tico Campfire Regular T Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 1,022 FloriDuh Originally Posted by 260Remguy Feeding the coyotes? With the guts of the muledeer im going to bust....

Re: 17hmr for deer Tico #15891576 03/12/21 Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 3,652 Utah B boatanchor Campfire Tracker boatanchor Campfire Tracker B Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 3,652 Utah I got heavily chastised on this forum for suggesting my beloved 222 Remington was not enough for deer....................... but a 17hmr ??????????? I wont even use it on coyotes again. show a little respect for the game you are hunting, use a 17 Hornet but not a rimfire (-:

Re: 17hmr for deer boatanchor #15891690 03/12/21 Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 1,022 FloriDuh T Tico OP Campfire Regular OP Tico Campfire Regular T Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 1,022 FloriDuh Originally Posted by boatanchor I got heavily chastised on this forum for suggesting my beloved 222 Remington was not enough for deer....................... but a 17hmr ??????????? I wont even use it on coyotes again. show a little respect for the game you are hunting, use a 17 Hornet but not a rimfire (-: 17 hornet kicks too much...

Re: 17hmr for deer Tico #15891772 03/12/21 Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 8,283 Northern USA P pete53 Campfire Outfitter pete53 Campfire Outfitter P Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 8,283 Northern USA 17 HMR does not work very well ,22 mag is fine or bigger will work just fine, forget about using the 17 HMR. LIFE NRA , we vote Red up here, Norseman

Re: 17hmr for deer Tico #15891797 03/12/21 Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 13,401 Texas R rickt300 Campfire Outfitter rickt300 Campfire Outfitter R Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 13,401 Texas Retard. Dog I rescued in January

Re: 17hmr for deer pete53 #15891811 03/12/21 Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 1,022 FloriDuh T Tico OP Campfire Regular OP Tico Campfire Regular T Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 1,022 FloriDuh Originally Posted by pete53 17 HMR does not work very well ,22 mag is fine or bigger will work just fine, forget about using the 17 HMR. Too much meat loss?

Re: 17hmr for deer rickt300 #15891813 03/12/21 Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 1,022 FloriDuh T Tico OP Campfire Regular OP Tico Campfire Regular T Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 1,022 FloriDuh Originally Posted by rickt300 Retard. Yes you are ....

Re: 17hmr for deer Tico #15891818 03/12/21 Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 13,401 Texas R rickt300 Campfire Outfitter rickt300 Campfire Outfitter R Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 13,401 Texas Originally Posted by Tico Originally Posted by pete53 17 HMR does not work very well ,22 mag is fine or bigger will work just fine, forget about using the 17 HMR. Too much meat loss? So why did you decide to troll this site? Stupid? Dog I rescued in January

Re: 17hmr for deer rickt300 #15892084 03/12/21 Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 1,022 FloriDuh T Tico OP Campfire Regular OP Tico Campfire Regular T Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 1,022 FloriDuh Originally Posted by rickt300 Originally Posted by Tico Originally Posted by pete53 17 HMR does not work very well ,22 mag is fine or bigger will work just fine, forget about using the 17 HMR. Too much meat loss? So why did you decide to troll this site? Stupid? To pick on dumb rednecks like you....

Re: 17hmr for deer Tico #15892101 03/12/21 Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 5,468 S smithrjd Campfire Tracker smithrjd Campfire Tracker S Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 5,468 It would be about my last choice. However I bet more deer are taken with a 22LR than most folks think.

Re: 17hmr for deer smithrjd #15892136 03/12/21 Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 1,022 FloriDuh T Tico OP Campfire Regular OP Tico Campfire Regular T Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 1,022 FloriDuh Originally Posted by smithrjd It would be about my last choice. However I bet more deer are taken with a 22LR than most folks think. Im afraid of too much meat loss with a 22...

Re: 17hmr for deer Tico #15893012 03/12/21 Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 21,167 N.. Newaukum, Washington J Judman Campfire Ranger Judman Campfire Ranger J Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 21,167 N.. Newaukum, Washington I feel bad shootin prairie dogs with a 17 hmr... Ping pong balls for the win. Once you've wrestled everything else in life is easy. Dan Gable I keep my circle small, I’d rather have 4 quarters than 100 pennies. Ain’t easy havin pals.

Re: 17hmr for deer Judman #15893319 03/13/21 Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 1,022 FloriDuh T Tico OP Campfire Regular OP Tico Campfire Regular T Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 1,022 FloriDuh Originally Posted by Judman I feel bad shootin prairie dogs with a 17 hmr... They must disintegrate.....

Re: 17hmr for deer Tico #15897737 03/14/21 Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 13,924 PA moosemike Campfire Outfitter moosemike Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 13,924 PA I'd go with the CCI 17 grain. The 20 grainer seems like overkill

Re: 17hmr for deer Tico #15897750 03/14/21 Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 15,746 M mjbgalt Campfire Ranger mjbgalt Campfire Ranger M Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 15,746 Aww hell. Neck it down blow out the shoulder and shoot finishing nails.

Re: 17hmr for deer Tico #15898514 03/14/21 Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 2,752 St Clair Shores, MI Beretta_Shooter916 Campfire Regular Beretta_Shooter916 Campfire Regular Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 2,752 St Clair Shores, MI The 2 I killed with my .17hmr went straight down. DON’T BE TOO PROUD OF THIS TECHNOLOGICAL TERROR YOU’VE CONSTRUCTED. THE ABILITY TO DESTROY A PLANET IS INSIGNIFICANT NEXT TO THE POWER OF THE FORCE. - Darth Vader

Re: 17hmr for deer Tico #15898737 03/14/21 Joined: May 2014 Posts: 10,407 NE South Dakota Bugger Campfire Outfitter Bugger Campfire Outfitter Joined: May 2014 Posts: 10,407 NE South Dakota It has been quite a while since I have read such a stupid question. I prefer classic. Semper Fi I used to run with the hare. Now I'm envious of the tortoise and I do my own stunts but rarely intentionally

Re: 17hmr for deer Tico #15899082 03/14/21 Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 13,401 Texas R rickt300 Campfire Outfitter rickt300 Campfire Outfitter R Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 13,401 Texas Originally Posted by Tico Originally Posted by rickt300 Originally Posted by Tico Originally Posted by pete53 17 HMR does not work very well ,22 mag is fine or bigger will work just fine, forget about using the 17 HMR. Too much meat loss? So why did you decide to troll this site? Stupid? To pick on dumb rednecks like you.... So you think acting stupid is picking on "dumb Rednecks"? Idiot. Dog I rescued in January

Re: 17hmr for deer Tico #15901751 03/15/21 Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 67,694 N. Central Florida, and Miami Mannlicher Campfire Kahuna Mannlicher Campfire Kahuna Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 67,694 N. Central Florida, and Miami it can be done under ideal circumstances. I guess. But why? Sam......

Re: 17hmr for deer TheLastLemming76 #15906605 03/16/21 Joined: Apr 2019 Posts: 411 2 24HourCampFireGuy50 Campfire Member 24HourCampFireGuy50 Campfire Member 2 Joined: Apr 2019 Posts: 411 Originally Posted by TheLastLemming76 Originally Posted by Tico Originally Posted by beretzs I don’t know why you insist on shooting them so dead. You’ll darn near take their fur off. Too big a caliber? No the caliber is fine. It’s your chambering that’s all wrong. .177 Crosman 760 and aim for the eye. If that doesn’t work club him over the head with it. I disagree, the western air is generally thinner and will not provide the consistent trajectory that the 177 is famous for. He should look at the happy medium of the 17 Hornady Mach two. Guaranteed to be DRT without shattering the hunter's shoulder. Last edited by 24HourCampFireGuy50; 03/17/21.

Re: 17hmr for deer Tico #15907172 03/17/21 Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 22,911 Kiowa/Deer Trail, Colorado huntsman22 Campfire Ranger huntsman22 Campfire Ranger Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 22,911 Kiowa/Deer Trail, Colorado short action, baby......

Re: 17hmr for deer Tico #15914821 03/19/21 Joined: Dec 2020 Posts: 734 mn D doubleDs55 Campfire Regular doubleDs55 Campfire Regular D Joined: Dec 2020 Posts: 734 mn Use something more sporting, why such a big caliber.??? A deer is not an elk. I would have got him too but a Dad Blam snow flake hit me in da eye....

Re: 17hmr for deer Tico #15915210 03/19/21 Joined: Nov 2015 Posts: 19,205 The Pennyrile of Kentucky JamesJr Campfire Ranger JamesJr Campfire Ranger Joined: Nov 2015 Posts: 19,205 The Pennyrile of Kentucky I can attest to the fact that a 22LR will kill a deer, so a 17 should as well.

Re: 17hmr for deer Tico #15915321 03/19/21 Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 13,606 Middle of SD Colorado1135 Campfire Outfitter Colorado1135 Campfire Outfitter Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 13,606 Middle of SD Originally Posted by Tico Originally Posted by POKERFACE6 No , not in the eye. Just shoot them in the earhole. What about the arsehole? he said out west, not texas. as for the 17 HMR I personally wouldn't use it, they are deer, not elk. I'd opt for the HM2 version in a short action. it's be lighter and not burn near the same amount of powder, plus it's milder on your shoulder. some guys don't care about that but I do. get a good fixed 24x scope, you'll thank me later Beware of any old man in a profession where one usually dies young. Calm seas don't make sailors.

Re: 17hmr for deer Tico #15916735 03/19/21 Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 151,168 Texas hanco Campfire Savant hanco Campfire Savant Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 151,168 Texas A 17 might be excessive, I use my Sheridan Bluestreak

Re: 17hmr for deer hanco #15921436 03/20/21 Joined: May 2011 Posts: 56,285 Oregon Fireball2 Campfire Kahuna Fireball2 Campfire Kahuna Joined: May 2011 Posts: 56,285 Oregon I haven't used a 17hmr on deer...wait for it.... in 30 years! LOL _______________________________________________________ An 8 dollar driveway boy living in a T-111 shack LOL

Re: 17hmr for deer Tico #15926792 03/22/21 Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 1,213 Adirondacks F fshaw Campfire Regular fshaw Campfire Regular F Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 1,213 Adirondacks Vern O'Brien's Guide in Alaska killed a grizzly with a 17 Mach IV, a 17 hmr on deer seems reasonable as long as you choose your shots. As they say in all the small calibers on deer threads, "Shot placement is critical."

Re: 17hmr for deer Tico #15930455 03/23/21 Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 6,165 Ny I Irving_D Campfire Tracker Irving_D Campfire Tracker I Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 6,165 Ny If I had to choose a small caliber [bleep] hit the fan caliber I’m leaning towards the 17hmr over the 22 although ammo availability is better for the 22. I know of four deer taken with the 17 that were DRT and a 1000lb steer. It’s just a awesome little cartridge You've got to hand it to a blind prostitute

Re: 17hmr for deer Tico #15930772 03/23/21 Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 1,557 NE South Dakota H Hunterapp Campfire Regular Hunterapp Campfire Regular H Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 1,557 NE South Dakota Trollllllllllll love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control & Proverbs 21:19

Re: 17hmr for deer Tico #15930919 03/23/21 Joined: Dec 2020 Posts: 734 mn D doubleDs55 Campfire Regular doubleDs55 Campfire Regular D Joined: Dec 2020 Posts: 734 mn Lots of folks relied on the 22 CB short for whitetails until the ammo shortage hit, now it's easier to get 22 LR, so ya lots of meat damage, esp. with a shoulder hit inside 200yds. I would have got him too but a Dad Blam snow flake hit me in da eye....

Re: 17hmr for deer Tico #15933059 03/24/21 Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 1,213 Adirondacks F fshaw Campfire Regular fshaw Campfire Regular F Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 1,213 Adirondacks You guys that are joshin about meat damage cut up your own deer or send them out to be processed? Just curious.

Re: 17hmr for deer fshaw #15933133 03/24/21 Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 15,301 Northeast USA B beretzs Campfire Ranger beretzs Campfire Ranger B Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 15,301 Northeast USA Originally Posted by fshaw You guys that are joshin about meat damage cut up your own deer or send them out to be processed? Just curious. I do it myself Semper Fi

Re: 17hmr for deer Tico #15933179 03/24/21 Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 42,749 Southern Oregon USA S Seafire Campfire 'Bwana Seafire Campfire 'Bwana S Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 42,749 Southern Oregon USA Dumb ass thread... must be for those who are board... by the way, how's life treatin ya Travis, down there in Florida? "Minus the killings, Washington has one of the lowest crime rates in the Country" Marion Barry, Mayor of Wash DC “Owning guns is not a right. If it were a right, it would be in the Constitution.” ~Alexandria Ocasio Cortez

Re: 17hmr for deer fshaw #15933216 03/24/21 Joined: Apr 2019 Posts: 411 2 24HourCampFireGuy50 Campfire Member 24HourCampFireGuy50 Campfire Member 2 Joined: Apr 2019 Posts: 411 Originally Posted by fshaw You guys that are joshin about meat damage cut up your own deer or send them out to be processed? Just curious. Neither when using the 17 Honady Magnum Rimfire. It blows the deer apart to where we pick up the bits and make stew or jerky.

Re: 17hmr for deer Tico #15938145 03/25/21 Joined: Mar 2019 Posts: 272 M middlechild Campfire Member middlechild Campfire Member M Joined: Mar 2019 Posts: 272 I have killed plenty of smaller critters with my 17hmr out 100-150 yards, but I have also found it to be pretty effective on foxes, coyotes, and badgers within 100 yards. I wouldn't try anything to much more than 100 just becuase the bullet slows a lot and the small bullet could be whipped around pretty good by the wind. I have killed a fox at about 70 yards and the exit would was definetly incredible, probably 4 inches across. A also shot a small coyote behind the shoulder at about 50 yards and it dropped right there. And the badgers sometimes need a follow up shot but it seems pretty deadly.

Re: 17hmr for deer middlechild #15939363 03/26/21 Joined: Apr 2019 Posts: 411 2 24HourCampFireGuy50 Campfire Member 24HourCampFireGuy50 Campfire Member 2 Joined: Apr 2019 Posts: 411 Originally Posted by middlechild I have killed plenty of smaller critters with my 17hmr out 100-150 yards, but I have also found it to be pretty effective on foxes, coyotes, and badgers within 100 yards. I wouldn't try anything to much more than 100 just becuase the bullet slows a lot and the small bullet could be whipped around pretty good by the wind. I have killed a fox at about 70 yards and the exit would was definetly incredible, probably 4 inches across. A also shot a small coyote behind the shoulder at about 50 yards and it dropped right there. And the badgers sometimes need a follow up shot but it seems pretty deadly. Which 17hmr do you use?

Re: 17hmr for deer Bugger #15939413 03/26/21 Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 194 R RimfireArtist Campfire Member RimfireArtist Campfire Member R Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 194 Originally Posted by Bugger It has been quite a while since I have read such a stupid question. I'm sure it gets boring living in mom's basement. Prolly not even a hunter. Last edited by RimfireArtist; 03/26/21.

Re: 17hmr for deer Tico #15992636 04/14/21 Joined: Jan 2021 Posts: 1,775 NC O OGB Campfire Regular OGB Campfire Regular O Joined: Jan 2021 Posts: 1,775 NC I'm thinkin' if you don't add harsh language into the mix the 17HMR wont be too much overkill! Bore size is no substitute for shot placement and Power is no substitute for bullet performance. 458WIN

Re: 17hmr for deer hanco #15992727 04/14/21 Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 19,233 B Blackheart Campfire Ranger Blackheart Campfire Ranger B Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 19,233 Originally Posted by hanco A 17 might be excessive, I use my Sheridan Bluestreak A teenager here in town got in trouble for killing one with a Sheridan. I Guess it was in his garden and he shot it in the head. Apparently a neighbor lady saw him do it and called the cops.

Re: 17hmr for deer Tico #15992740 04/14/21 Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 3,461 C CGPAUL Campfire Tracker CGPAUL Campfire Tracker C Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 3,461 Next, someone is going to be complaining about .17 cal. bullet failure, it will have pencled right through or blew up on the scapula. Take your pick.

Re: 17hmr for deer CGPAUL #15992834 04/14/21 Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 5,819 Montana 6 6MMWASP Campfire Tracker 6MMWASP Campfire Tracker 6 Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 5,819 Montana Originally Posted by CGPAUL Next, someone is going to be complaining about .17 cal. bullet failure, it will have pencled right through or blew up on the scapula. Take your pick. Or that the recoil is simply too difficult to manage

Re: 17hmr for deer Tico #15993035 04/14/21 Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 3,426 Florida D Dixie_Rebel Campfire Tracker Dixie_Rebel Campfire Tracker D Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 3,426 Florida 17HMR for deer? No way, not me. Liberalism is a cancer Support Christian Family values

Re: 17hmr for deer CGPAUL #15993375 04/14/21 Joined: Mar 2015 Posts: 2,136 Idaho S smallfry Campfire Regular smallfry Campfire Regular S Joined: Mar 2015 Posts: 2,136 Idaho Originally Posted by CGPAUL Next, someone is going to be complaining about .17 cal. bullet failure, it will have pencled right through or blew up on the scapula. Take your pick. No. Was traveling to fast to expand Always liked that one. Last edited by smallfry; 04/14/21.

Re: 17hmr for deer 6MMWASP #15993644 04/14/21 Joined: Apr 2019 Posts: 411 2 24HourCampFireGuy50 Campfire Member 24HourCampFireGuy50 Campfire Member 2 Joined: Apr 2019 Posts: 411 Originally Posted by 6MMWASP Originally Posted by CGPAUL Next, someone is going to be complaining about .17 cal. bullet failure, it will have pencled right through or blew up on the scapula. Take your pick. Or that the recoil is simply too difficult to manage It is manageable in the semi auto gas guns. The bolt actions let you know it. The revolvers, forget about it.

Re: 17hmr for deer Tico #15993669 04/14/21 Joined: Feb 2021 Posts: 53 J Jacobite5 Campfire Greenhorn Jacobite5 Campfire Greenhorn J Joined: Feb 2021 Posts: 53 Well I know this is a boredom thread but I won't even waste my time hunting or shooting a 17HMR. You guys can have them.

Re: 17hmr for deer Tico #15994124 04/14/21 Joined: May 2004 Posts: 56,099 In the Swamps DigitalDan Campfire Kahuna DigitalDan Campfire Kahuna Joined: May 2004 Posts: 56,099 In the Swamps I have a .17 that shoots BB rounds with remarkable precision. And a mould to make conicals. For sale for $3,500 firm. Forgot, about 1,500 rounds included. I am..........disturbed. Concerning the difference between man and the jackass: some observers hold that there isn't any. But this wrongs the jackass. -Twain

Re: 17hmr for deer Tico #16007481 04/18/21 Joined: Mar 2020 Posts: 357 Polkville, NC B Bobcat85 Campfire Member Bobcat85 Campfire Member B Joined: Mar 2020 Posts: 357 Polkville, NC Guess it depends on how close you want to get to it. Saw my Grandfather put many a hog or steer down with 22 shorts from a Steven's single shot rifle. My youngest son now owns this mighty killer and is proud of it.

Re: 17hmr for deer Tico #16167309 06/13/21 Joined: Nov 2017 Posts: 771 Northeast Kingdom VT T Tom_in_VT Campfire Regular Tom_in_VT Campfire Regular T Joined: Nov 2017 Posts: 771 Northeast Kingdom VT Some guys need a magnum for Muleys. I prefer a red rider. “One thorn of experience is worth a whole wilderness of warning.” - James Russell Lowell

Re: 17hmr for deer Tico #16169260 06/14/21 Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 42,749 Southern Oregon USA S Seafire Campfire 'Bwana Seafire Campfire 'Bwana S Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 42,749 Southern Oregon USA Well in my travels, use to carry a Marlin 25M as a truck gun... over a long period of it riding in my 4 Runner, I've put down quite a few deer with it, using head shots, with a 40 gr FMJ, after they had been hit by cars or trucks... wonder how good a 20 gr Solid would work out of an HMR, or that 20 gr SP? 1in the ear would probably work pretty good... but it won't be me trying it... but I can tell you they work real well on feral cats... "Minus the killings, Washington has one of the lowest crime rates in the Country" Marion Barry, Mayor of Wash DC “Owning guns is not a right. If it were a right, it would be in the Constitution.” ~Alexandria Ocasio Cortez