i guess you don't hunt small game with a .17 hmr (graphic photo of a rabbit warning)

[chad]

my kids wanted to cook a rabbit tonight. my daughter spotted one in the front yard, about 75 yards out. never shot anything but targets with the .17 hmr before. so, i figured, why not?

3136

not much left of mr. rabbit. when i held him up, there was a hole about the size of a baseball where the rest of him was supposed to be. i guess this caliber is not for "really" small game.

[muffin]

hahahha well that sucks.

makes me think of eating a wild goose while picking out buckshot.....

[Dogman]

I like my Gamo .177 whisper, 1200 fps http://www.pyramydair.com/s/m/Gamo_Whisper/1275


Sucker has a lot of punch. What make and model are you using?

[chad]

I like my Gamo .177 whisper, 1200 fps http://www.pyramydair.com/s/m/Gamo_Whisper/1275


Sucker has a lot of punch. What make and model are you using?

a marlin 917v loaded with hornday 20 grain xtp. the xtp is advertised as a small game round, but man, it vaporized the rabbit.

[old steel]

.22Lr if you want to eat that wabbit Chad. --)

.17 hmr has 3 times the muzzle velocity of a .22Lr so it makes a bit of a mess outta w/e it hits unless they are hard like rocks.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlgmMnRiOAc

[chad]

dogman, that was good posted. why'd you delete it?

[Dogman]

dogman, that was good posted. why'd you delete it? Half asleep when I read the op and was thinking air rifles, only after I posted that last one that I saw it was for .17 hmr. Felt my post did not fit, so poof.

Sort of like comparing mice and elephants as far as .17 cal guns.

[Awoke]

There is still a lot of meat on that bunny, Chad. They are rear legs for the most part anyways.

[Awoke]

I like my Gamo .177 whisper, 1200 fps http://www.pyramydair.com/s/m/Gamo_Whisper/1275


Sucker has a lot of punch. What make and model are you using?


Those are prohib in Canada because of the silencer. Othewise I would have one is a second flat.

[steyr_m]

Those are prohib in Canada because of the silencer. Othewise I would have one is a second flat.

No, that should be OK. It looks like it is an air-rifle. As long as the pellets stay under the speed of sound [about 1,100 ft/s]. it will be very quiet.

[Glass]

.22Lr if you want to eat that wabbit Chad. --)

.17 hmr has 3 times the muzzle velocity of a .22Lr so it makes a bit of a mess outta w/e it hits unless they are hard like rocks.


I was thinking the same thing. Popped many a rabbit with the 22 and always intact...well mostly

[Heimdhal]

The .17hmr is perfect for small varmints, thats exactly what it was designed for.

However, its no so perfect if you intend on EATING them. Its a varmint round, meant for popping groundhogs and other small nuisance pests.


Looks like the round is working great! :)

[Awoke]

No, that should be OK. It looks like it is an air-rifle. As long as the pellets stay under the speed of sound [about 1,100 ft/s]. it will be very quiet.

Trust me bro. I am in tight with a large airgun distributor, and they are prohib because of the silencer. I wanted a Gamo whisper the second I saw one.

[gunDriller]

my kids wanted to cook a rabbit tonight. my daughter spotted one in the front yard, about 75 yards out. never shot anything but targets with the .17 hmr before. so, i figured, why not?

3136

not much left of mr. rabbit. when i held him up, there was a hole about the size of a baseball where the rest of him was supposed to be. i guess this caliber is not for "really" small game.

did the rabbit live ?


just kidding ! kind of an anatomy lesson there.

[chad]

i ended up throwing it in the woods and tagging another one with a .22 short. there was feces all over it, and i didn't want to risk it. the .17 hmr is a nasty little round, that's for sure.