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Offline Bmcox86

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17hmr what grain?
« on: May 08, 2013, 09:58:11 PM »
I'm getting a 17hmr for coyote killing and was wondering what the best grain load is best for killing them. I found 15.5 grain and 19 grain today.

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Re: 17hmr what grain?
« Reply #1 on: May 09, 2013, 08:31:20 AM »
Back when I had my savage 93r17 pre acutrigger it really liked the cci FMJ 20 gr and the hornady varmint express 17 gr but I don't have any experience with those to bullets on any thing bigger then a rock chuck.
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Re: 17hmr what grain?
« Reply #2 on: May 09, 2013, 09:01:26 AM »
.17gr. Ballistic tips work very well for me out of my Savage 93.
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Re: 17hmr what grain?
« Reply #3 on: May 09, 2013, 03:15:30 PM »
FMJ 20's worked great on paper....Can't say what they did or didn't do to a yote.
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Re: 17hmr what grain?
« Reply #4 on: May 10, 2013, 06:06:56 AM »
The marlin 917 vs I had liked hornady 17gr vmax and 20gr xtp  though I recomend 20gr for coyote I had one spin cookies on me and flop over...then get up a again and run. That was with 17gr vmax, 135yard shot
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Re: 17hmr what grain?
« Reply #5 on: May 12, 2013, 05:31:17 PM »
Thanks I have found 17gr vmax and 15.5 gr winchesters so far, not much out there but the guy at Fred Myers said they would have a full stock of all ammo starting next week so hopefully I can find some 20 gr and give them all a test
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