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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

Dumb ass thread... must be for those who are board...

by the way, how's life treatin ya Travis, down there in Florida?

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.

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?

I'm sure it gets boring living in mom's basement. Prolly not even a hunter.

I'm thinkin' if you don't add harsh language into the mix the 17HMR wont be too much overkill!

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.

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

17HMR for deer?

No way, not me.

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Always liked that one.

It is manageable in the semi auto gas guns. The bolt actions let you know it. The revolvers, forget about it.

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.

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.

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.

Some guys need a magnum for Muleys. I prefer a red rider.

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...