by Bill » 11 Nov 2021, 7:20 am
deye243 wrote:Bill wrote:In anything but zero breeze dropping bunnies at 200m with a 17HMR I call BS, Ive owned 4 x 22 mags, 1x17 HMR and 2 x 17 WSM in the last 30 years and only 1 cartridge is capable of regular 200m plus shots. Hint it aint a 17 HMR
I see the if I can't do it no one can syndrome is alive and well on this forum it's actually easier to shoot a rabbit with a 17 HMR at 200 plus and what it is to shoot a rabbit size Target at 1000 yards with the 260 REM.
I'm basing it on what Ive seen it do and what my full time Shooting mates do also. Its easy to de hype the legend of the HMR when you take to a range and shoot it at 100m and 200m in a nice mild breeze.
Its even better when you have a 17WSM along side to then compare wind drift on the same target. Sure you can hit a rabbit at 200m but its far from consistent.
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