.17 HMR Wow!

**Craig** · 07-08-2008, 17:51

The .17 HMR looks like a great little calibre. 2350fp/s from a 20g bullet, and flat trajectory over 100m.

The little Ruger 77/17 looks quite nice, but imagine this in a 10/22 lv29 and there have been some conversions I see. This would definitely be on the list.

Are there any rifles available here in this calibre, what makes and how much is the ammo?

There's a link to an amature, but quite impressive comparison of the calibres ability against the .22
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**HGS** · 07-08-2008, 21:10

Have not seen the ammo yet, maybe reload, import dies ETC

Would love one for pest control

Imagine what that would do to a.....um.... rat

**shaan** · 09-08-2008, 01:32

This is possibly a very stupid question... but I'd rather ask it than stay ignorant... ;)

Would one still need to licence a .17 HMR or does the rule only apply to air rifles with a cal of under .22?

**BigT** · 09-08-2008, 07:26

Shaan you would need to license it like any other firearm that rule only applies to air rifles. HGS you wont be able to reload this one it is a rimfire.

**CarlEgmont** · 09-01-2009, 19:13

Its a rimfire. You cannot reload rimfires. Ammo is fairly expensive even in the US

**Corné** · 09-01-2009, 22:24

And it stands for ....

.17 Hornady Magnum Rimfire

Even if ammo is not freely available and expensive, you just have to love this little number!

Just a question, is ammo available in SA?

I think it will make a excellent little 'toy'... grn1