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Savage .17 HMR

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Savage .17 HMR

Post by brm4450 » Mon Mar 08, 2021 9:22 pm

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50 yds.
Temperature: 64
Humidity: 34%
Wind: 17-20 W,NW blowing right to left, cross face
Ammunition: Hornady .17 HMR 17 gr. V-Max
Rifle: Savage 93R17 BTVS
Scope: Leopold VX-Freedom 450 Bushmaster 3x9

Finally got to take out Christmas present and sight in scope!
Middle pic is 1st one after sighting in, the other 2 is after some fine tuning
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Re: Savage .17 HMR

Post by Vaquero » Mon Mar 08, 2021 9:36 pm

Nice shootin BRM. Those Savage rifles sure are accurate.

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Re: Savage .17 HMR

Post by fortyshooter » Mon Mar 08, 2021 9:45 pm

Nice shoots! At 17 gr. weight that thing must be really moving. What is the speed of those bullets?

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Re: Savage .17 HMR

Post by brm4450 » Mon Mar 08, 2021 11:15 pm

According to ballistics by Hornady:
Muzzle: 2550 fps
100 yd: 1901 fps
200 yd: 1378
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Re: Savage .17 HMR

Post by Sir Henry » Tue Mar 09, 2021 10:13 am

Gotta love a flat shooting 17. Glad you got to the range.
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Re: Savage .17 HMR

Post by BigAl52 » Tue Mar 09, 2021 11:20 am

Nice shooting BRM. Do you have any of the heavier bullets. Savage rifles are very accurate. Now you need to go find ya some of those prairie dogs BRM
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Post by brm4450 » Tue Mar 09, 2021 11:40 am

While at range I broke couple of clays and that rifle was so dialed in I broke a couple of the pieces, I rang the gong and dispatched a gopher.
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Re: Savage .17 HMR

Post by brm4450 » Tue Mar 09, 2021 12:50 pm

BigAl52 wrote:
Tue Mar 09, 2021 11:20 am
Nice shooting BRM. Do you have any of the heavier bullets. Savage rifles are very accurate. Now you need to go find ya some of those prairie dogs BRM
I have a couple of hundred rounds of 20 gr. But want to save those in case home is attacked by prairie dogs, :o

Before pandemic I bought a box of 17 gr. (20 boxes of 50). Price tags are still on them ($10.35) I don’t know what online auctions are getting for a box of 50 but I guess not that cheap!
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Post by BigAl52 » Tue Mar 09, 2021 1:05 pm

I was just curious if it would shoot the 20gr a little better because that was my experience when I had a 17
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Re: Savage .17 HMR

Post by brm4450 » Tue Mar 09, 2021 2:19 pm

BigAl52 wrote:
Tue Mar 09, 2021 1:05 pm
I was just curious if it would shoot the 20gr a little better because that was my experience when I had a 17
I’m with you l like the 20 better but hard to find and pricey
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