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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: Bmcox86 on May 08, 2013, 09:58:11 PM

Title: 17hmr what grain?
Post by: Bmcox86 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.

Thanks
Title: Re: 17hmr what grain?
Post by: mrolen 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.
Title: Re: 17hmr what grain?
Post by: huntnphool on May 09, 2013, 09:01:26 AM: .17gr. Ballistic tips work very well for me out of my Savage 93.
Title: Re: 17hmr what grain?
Post by: thinkingman 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.
Title: Re: 17hmr what grain?
Post by: jasnt 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
Title: Re: 17hmr what grain?
Post by: Bmcox86 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