I have gone from .22 to 17 HMR - The Firearms Forum

Palmetto · 08-04-2011, 11:22 PM

I like the .22 for the obvious economic reasons, but I am amazed at the 17 HMR round. I shoot my .17 more than my .22 these days.

jack404 · 08-04-2011, 11:36 PM

shoot what you like , thats the good thing about our hobby , theres something to suit everyones wish want or taste ..

i dropped my .17's , to standardise on ammo mainly

.22 is way cheaper here too and .22 WMR does what the LR wont in most places

then i can go 22-250 or 5.56Nato or .303 LE .308 NATO or .300 or .416 as needed

i dropped .17's ( both) except for the sako quad which will go elsewhere and a few other calibres , 8 is enough for rifles

pops42 · 08-05-2011, 08:31 AM

i like them both ,but i recken i shoot my 22s alot more then my 17s ,i save them for when i am in the mood to hunt ,and the 22s are a bit cheaper to shoot alot
hey jack you ever caught one of them sharks down yonder,from where they seem to be all over down there ? i liked that picture ,i recken that poor ol fella wasnt expecting to be caught his self when he droped that line in ,lol

jack404 · 08-05-2011, 08:46 AM

its a spin off of a real thing , some of the Vietnamese folks here wont be told , every year mako rock gets 1 or two , mako's will jump to get you ..

and yes i do a lot of shark fishing, good flakes of white meat

not my biggest but definitely the best story ..

catch a 6 foot bronze whaler ( fast fish eating shark good eating )

think ya gonna get maybe 80lbs of meat right ?

try 1700 ib of tiger shark latching on and eating ya dinner then catching himself

pops42 · 08-05-2011, 09:11 AM

daggone ,i recken it took awhile to get him in ,i figured you fished for them , i have always heard they was some good eating , i bet that little one wished he had never went for the bait on your hook when that bigen swollowed him, but i recken you didnt mind from where you got 2 for the price of one

popgun · 08-17-2011, 12:47 PM

not sure I understand what sharks have to do with this thread? Do you shoot them with a .17 after you hook them?

08-04-2011, 11:22 PM	#1
Palmetto V.I.P. Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: North Carolina Posts: 188	I have gone from .22 to 17 HMR I like the .22 for the obvious economic reasons, but I am amazed at the 17 HMR round. I shoot my .17 more than my .22 these days. -->

08-04-2011, 11:36 PM	#2
jack404 Former Guest Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Australia Contributor Posts: 17,622	Re: I have gone from .22 to 17 HMR shoot what you like , thats the good thing about our hobby , theres something to suit everyones wish want or taste .. i dropped my .17's , to standardise on ammo mainly .22 is way cheaper here too and .22 WMR does what the LR wont in most places then i can go 22-250 or 5.56Nato or .303 LE .308 NATO or .300 or .416 as needed i dropped .17's ( both) except for the sako quad which will go elsewhere and a few other calibres , 8 is enough for rifles

08-05-2011, 08:31 AM	#3
pops42 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: high up on the blue ridge mountains of Va. Posts: 232	Re: I have gone from .22 to 17 HMR i like them both ,but i recken i shoot my 22s alot more then my 17s ,i save them for when i am in the mood to hunt ,and the 22s are a bit cheaper to shoot alot hey jack you ever caught one of them sharks down yonder,from where they seem to be all over down there ? i liked that picture ,i recken that poor ol fella wasnt expecting to be caught his self when he droped that line in ,lol

08-05-2011, 08:46 AM	#4
jack404 Former Guest Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Australia Contributor Posts: 17,622	Re: I have gone from .22 to 17 HMR its a spin off of a real thing , some of the Vietnamese folks here wont be told , every year mako rock gets 1 or two , mako's will jump to get you .. and yes i do a lot of shark fishing, good flakes of white meat not my biggest but definitely the best story .. catch a 6 foot bronze whaler ( fast fish eating shark good eating ) think ya gonna get maybe 80lbs of meat right ? try 1700 ib of tiger shark latching on and eating ya dinner then catching himself Attached Images

08-05-2011, 09:11 AM	#5
pops42 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: high up on the blue ridge mountains of Va. Posts: 232	Re: I have gone from .22 to 17 HMR daggone ,i recken it took awhile to get him in ,i figured you fished for them , i have always heard they was some good eating , i bet that little one wished he had never went for the bait on your hook when that bigen swollowed him, but i recken you didnt mind from where you got 2 for the price of one

08-17-2011, 12:47 PM	#6
popgun V.I.P. Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 403	Re: I have gone from .22 to 17 HMR not sure I understand what sharks have to do with this thread? Do you shoot them with a .17 after you hook them?