.17 HMR V-Max Bullet vs. Canned Goods
Here’s a fun video using a .17 HMR V-Max bullet shot at many different canned goods.
It’s neat because they show both the actual shot and a slow-motion replay of all shots.
It finishes with images of many of the cans and the destruction it caused.
Enjoy!
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Henry Rifles are made in the USA by US workers out of steel, wood and brass that comes from the USA. The lever actions are smooth and they handle great. They are fun to shoot!
If you’ve never held a Henry rifle then I strongly suggest you do.
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Enjoy…
55 gr Ballistic Tip bullets at 4240 fps!
110 to 300 yards
Amazing destruction. This Winchester 1885 in 243 has the 28 inch barrel.
The video is a little shaky but the shooting is worth watching!
Enjoy…
Here’s a pretty good review of the Savage Model 93R17 .17HMR Rifle with Heavy Barrel and Thumbhole stock. He put a nice Nikon scope on it as well.
The reviewer shoots groups of .17gr Hornady Ballistic Tips and CCI 20 gr Game Points.
Nice rifle. Watch the review and see what you think.
Enjoy!
Every now and then we like to highlight some special products. Today, it’s the Henry Repeating Arms Co lever action .17 HMR Varmint Express. This rifle means a lot to us since Henry advertises on this site and, without them, this site wouldn’t exist.
If you know anything about Henry lever action rifles, you know that they have the smoothest lever action in the business. And what joy it is to hold and shoot. The .17 HMR is extremely accurate and is probably the best caliber to use for ground squirrels and similar small varmints.
If you don’t have a Henry catalog yet please click on the picture below. It will take to you to the Henry website where you can sign up to get their beautiful catalog. I promise you, you’ll be daydreaming after looking at their catalog. It’s one you’ll leave on your desk or coffee table and pick up frequently.
This is the rifle the range riders of the 1800′s would have loved to have had close at hand for picking off varmints or just plinking at whiskey bottles. But since the .17HMR didn’t hit the market until 2002, it will be up to you to make it a legend.
Our Henry Varmint Express® packs eleven .17HMR rounds in its tubular magazine. It features a 20″ barrel, comes with a checkered American walnut Monte Carlo stock. Like all lever action Henrys, the action is incredibly smooth from the very first shot. It will enable small game and varmint hunters to take full advantage of the .17HMR with regard to velocity, trajectory, wind drift, richochet resistance, quietness and accuracy.
Already considered by many to be the most accurate rimfire cartridge ever produced, the .17HMR incorporates a .17 caliber bullet into a necked-down .22 magnum case. This high-powered combination produces a sizzlin’ muzzle velocity of up to 2,550 feet per second and the laser-flat trajectory makes it lethal for long-range shots on woodchucks, prairie dogs, foxes and other small varmints. Henry’s take on this revolutionary caliber, the Varmint Express, has a 20″ barrel that delivers dead-on accuracy.
Just like all Henry rifles, it’s handcrafted in the United States using only high-grade components such as a checkered American walnut stock, and Williams Fire sights and, of course, it’s outfitted with that legendary, smooth-operating lever action that sets a Henry rifle apart from all the imitators.
*Varmint Express is a registered trademark of Hornady Mfg. Co.
Prairie Dog Hunting – Thinning out a prairie dog colony with .17 HMR rfile.
Some good footage here with many slow-motion replays.
It’s always interesting to see how effective the .17 HMR is for small varmints like this.
Enjoy…..
Ground Squirrel overpopulation meets the .17 HMR rifle.
Over 200 ground squirrels shot in a 2 day period. Once again, the .17 HMR proves it’s ability as a fast, flat shooter for small varmints.
Check it out:
I’ve shown this before but wanted to highlight a few things:
1. The .17 HMR is a great rifle for ground squirrel hunting. The .17HMR Ballistic Tips (17 gr) do an awesome job on these small targets. The high speed shock kill very quickly.
2. We used a gun-mounted video camera for this video. It works real slick, especially when shooting by yourself. You don’t need a second person on the camera.
Stay tuned – we’re going to have a contest and a free drawing for a BSA Sweet 17 Rifle Scope in just a few days!
This is an awesome display of various bullet types and weights hitting different materials including ballistic gel, metal plates, targets, silhouettes, etc.
Be sure to watch this all the way to the end – especially the hollow points hitting the gel.
Enjoy,
Flatlander
Quick little video of a rabbit getting shot by a 17 HMR Sako. the 17HMR is one of the best small game rifles made, and can take a rabbit or squirrel out to 165 yards with just a few inches of drop from zero. The ideal sighting range for a 17 HMR is 85 yards, which puts a 17 grain ballistic tip bullet at plus or minus .75 of an inch between 35 yards and 135 yards. That lets put the cross hairs directly on the rabbit or squirrel, and be off by less than an inch.
