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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: Rondar on August 04, 2011, 01:23:12 PM
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I bought a nifty little Savage .17 hmr rifle, its bolt action and has a synthetic stock. And then thought I needed a scope for it. I dont eat a lot of carrots or have eyes like an owl, so I bought a Pulsar N550 digisite digital night vision scope for it. We have had a racoon invasion this past year, and getting tired of the lil varmints poopin and peeing all over the yard and in the outbuildings. I have trapped and killed 14 (hauled off to another location, for the soft hearted) but the ones left are getting pretty wily and avoiding the traps.
I havent shot this yet as I just got it yesterday and mounted scope and cleaned the action and barrel up last night. I bought a couple hundred rounds of 17 grain hornady vmax rounds for it. Does anyone else have a .17hmr and have a good recommendation for some varmint rounds or is what I have perfectly fine for it?
I'll see if I can get a couple of pics loaded up.
The Pulsar scope...
(http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj83/Frazz_y/011.jpg)
The scope mounted on the rifle...
(http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj83/Frazz_y/015.jpg)
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If you don't mind telling, how much did the scope cost you?
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Egads.... lol I spent $1259.00 at sportsmans guide. It came with a built in ir flashlite, and also came with a external flashlite, it acts like its a laser flashlite, as you cannot see it light up a dull red when on like the built in one, and the other ir trail cameras I have seen. Works very well just viewing things holding it like a monocular. I have had the scope for about 2 weeks and was gonna put it on my ar15 but decided I didnt want that much firepower around the buildings.
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I have one of the Digisight 550's as well and have nary a complaint. I stuck mine on a .308 AR platform for hog extermination.
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Geez man talk about overkill with the .17HMR. How far away are these coons you are shooting? The .17 HMR is one of the flatest shooting rounds out there with outstanding velocity out past 200 yards. The problem though is the bullet itself only weighs in around 17 grains. I really like the weapons that are chambered in that round buts its a little more expensive to get started than it is with a simple .22.
Here is a little comparison of the .17HMR with the.22WMR.
http://www.chuckhawks.com/compared_17HMR_22WMR.htm
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Is it wrong that I touched myself while looking at the gun pr0n??? :noid
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:rofl :rofl :rofl
Is it wrong that I touched myself while looking at the gun pr0n??? :noid
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Is it wrong that I touched myself while looking at the gun pr0n??? :noid
Its completely natural :lol :aok
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Is it wrong that I touched myself while looking at the gun pr0n??? :noid
I couldn't stop rubbing my stock.
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Lol jayhawk, its gonna get all shiny... and watch out for splinters :eek:
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Lol jayhawk, its gonna get all shiny... and watch out for splinters :eek:
At least there's nothing to worry in case of accidental discharge. Rumor has it that thing shoots blanks. :devil
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that rifle should be more than fine for what you want, heck I know a guy who shoot hogs with em.
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I have a CZ .17hmr heavy barrel rifle for my light varmit shooting. I use Hornady ammunition for it, and haven't tried anything else, as I've had excellent performance and haven't shot out the cases I bought yet, so I haven't bothered buying anything else.
I don't have a NV optics setup on it though sadly, as shooting in the dark in Canada is a no-no. I have a PVS14 that I've used for work since 2002 ish and it still serves well, but I've got little experience or knowledge on commercial hunting NV optics. What generation tube does that digital scope on the OP's rifle equate to? If you have decent moon/starlight out can you use it without an IR illumination source and out to what range? On private property you can get away with night varmitting here in Canada, I might have to look into one of those digital hunting scopes for another 17 and 10/22 project I'm going to build up.
I agree with what others say, it's very flat shooting out to 200 yards, and has almost no recoil, but it is fairly loud for other shooters that are positioned to the side of you while varmit blasting. I find I can shoot it without hearing protection, but if somebody is shooting a 17 right beside me, I need something in or on my ears.
The bullet is notoriously light at 17 grains, and ANY crosswind will push you far FAR off target I've found. Once you get some time in shooting a 17 you start to figure out your holdovers in your optics for varying wind conditions, but if it's really windy out I don't usually bother shooting past 100 yards at anything unless I have the wind on my nose or back.
The great thing about it that I get everyone hooked on when they try my rifle is that the optics re-stabilize on your target at 100-200 yards due to the mild recoil so you can observe your rounds impacting, and due to the low sound report when behind the rifle you can hear the impacts as well. Very satisfying seeing and hearing the pop of that little speedy flying cone of metal doing it's work.
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Gman, while I havent hunted with it yet, I did have it a couple weeks before I got the rifle. Looking around the farm and stuff with some yardlights around, you can see pretty well with no ir light on. I find if looking under bushes and dark areas where trees, etc shade stuff, then the ir light source works really well. I have the brightness level turned down as low as it will go right now, as it works good enough to have it that way. I need to get a good moonless night and see what happens.
The pulsar i have has been equated to a generation 2+ nv. I have never looked through the "green" phosphorus tube models. One thing I like about this particular scope is that you can use it in the daytime as well as night, as it has no tube to ruin with daylight. I can see stuff just next to perfectly focused to at least 100 yards here. I've just been watching the farm cats and trying to get it all figured out for now.
The .17 hmr is a rimfire round. I understand there is a centerfire version called like a .17 remington fireball. Mine is not that. Near as I can figure, it is a 22 rimfire magnum necked down to .17.
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Wait till you start playing with the reticle manager.
I have this one in as a gag:
(http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff345/martinguitarist/piggy2.jpg)
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Wait till you start playing with the reticle manager.
I have this one in as a gag:
(http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff345/martinguitarist/piggy2.jpg)
:rofl
That's fantastic!
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Wait till you start playing with the reticle manager.
I have this one in as a gag:
(http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff345/martinguitarist/piggy2.jpg)
:rofl
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At least there's nothing to worry in case of accidental discharge. Rumor has it that thing shoots blanks. :devil
Then I guess you'll have no problem standing in front of it when it goes off. :D :bolt:
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Geez man talk about overkill with the .17HMR. How far away are these coons you are shooting? The .17 HMR is one of the flatest shooting rounds out there with outstanding velocity out past 200 yards.
-13.1" at 200 yards. is the 17 HMR WOW Now thats Drop....
and its lost over 1,000 FPS in 200 yards.... (The bullet must have left its wheels down) :rofl
The word "OUTSTANDING" Does not apply.
Kam
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-13.1" at 200 yards. is the 17 HMR WOW Now thats Drop....
and its lost over 1,000 FPS in 200 yards....
The word "OUTSTANDING" Does not apply.
Kam
Maybe he is thinking of .17 Remington? Surely he knows better than to try and boast the "awesome-ness" of any small bore rimfire. :lol ;)
Vs coons, have the common courtesy to at least use a .22WMR w/ a HP bullet, better yet a .22 Hornet. Leave the rimfires for the wabbits, squirrels, and vTARDs. ;)
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Anything I plan on shooting with this combo is going to be 50 to 100 yards, maybe closer since I am interested in getting some nighttime varmints that damage the buildings and stuff. From my back yard, is a pasture with prairie dogs in it, they are anywhere from 50 to several hundred yards away.
-13.1" at 200 yards. is the 17 HMR WOW Now thats Drop....
and its lost over 1,000 FPS in 200 yards.... (The bullet must have left its wheels down) :rofl
The word "OUTSTANDING" Does not apply.
Kam
That bullet drop of 13.1" is for a 20 grain bullet. The 17 grain bullet is 8.5" drop. And I know wind will play havoc on shooting too. LOL yeah still a lot of drop, but for my use I do not need long range, my bullet drop info coming from chuckhawks dot com. I've got other centerfire rifles I could use for longer ranges.
With whats been going on in the world lately, I have just been wanting to get a few extra guns and ammunition. The savage I got had the weaver/picatinny rails factory mounted, which made my scope just a 2 thumbscrew bolt on. And also it has a nice trigger adjustment built in it too. I've got a marlin .22 I could have used also, but I wanted another rifle I guess. I`ve got some other .222 and .223 rifles around too, with the .222 being my favorite gun I have. Its a tackdriver and a lot of fun to shoot.