Gopher season

[sumx54]

Why not just use a .223? Faster, heavier, longer range, cheaper to shoot if you use bulk ammo.

Bulk .223 ammo is far from accurate at longer ranges in my opinion. .204 is cheap to reload. Is that .17 SM a Center fire cartridge? That must be spendy to shoot.

 

[sumx54]

Ya. That shoulda blew the chit outta it. Usually there's nothing but a little red on target area So much fun

Ya if you watch you see that gopher kinda shoot off to the left when it was hit. Barley grazed it. If that would of been a dead on hit, that gopher would be in a hundred pieces for sure.

 

[thegeneral]

its a rimfire. there are two options availible right now for ammo. 20g (3000 fps) box of 50 for $15.99 or 25g (2600 fps) for $16.99 they both have bullistic tips.
i posted a couple pics in the "cool guns thread" showing the holes this new caliber blows through the steel rimfire target that I have been shooting with the .17 HMR, 22 WMR and 22 LR for the last 10 years and only ever chipped the paint lol

Bulk .223 ammo is far from accurate at longer ranges in my opinion. .204 is cheap to reload. Is that .17 SM a Center fire cartridge? That must be spendy to shoot.

 

[CamoKVF700]

This new .17 Super Magnum is moving at 3000fps with a ballistic tipped 20g bullet so its night and day compared to the .17 HMR I'll post a vid as soon as I get a bead on the little critters.

I was focused on the HMR rim fire for some reason.

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[medler]

Was a good day. Blasted a fair bit.

 

[medler]

Was a good day. Blasted a fair bit.

 

[Trashy]

Nice set up

 

[medler]

Nice set up

Just missing a bit more sun

 

[MK4TDI]

its a rimfire. there are two options availible right now for ammo. 20g (3000 fps) box of 50 for $15.99 or 25g (2600 fps) for $16.99 they both have bullistic tips.
i posted a couple pics in the "cool guns thread" showing the holes this new caliber blows through the steel rimfire target that I have been shooting with the .17 HMR, 22 WMR and 22 LR for the last 10 years and only ever chipped the paint lol

Ohhhh isn't that interesting, is it a different casing than the .17 HMR? Or same casing just hopped up a bunch? Would give me an excuse to buy another varmit rifle.

And yes the cheap .223 ammo doesn't group all that well, was trying to sight in a Mossberg MVP last weekend with it. Was kinda frustrating to be honest.

Always liked my .22 Mag and .17HMR for close quaters varmit shooting. But there nothing like hitting a muskrat of his hut and 30 yards with the 22-250



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[thegeneral]

New casing. It's from a .27 caliber fastener cartridge


Thegeneral

 

[MK4TDI]

New casing. It's from a .27 caliber fastener cartridge


Thegeneral

Ohhh that is good news. .17 centerfires are fun too. Well time to do some reasearch to see who's making a rifle for that caliber.

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[thegeneral]

So far it's only availible in the Savage B Mag bolt action cheap $339 but should last or Volquartson (spelling?). In a semi auto $1850+

I will buy a semi as soon as Ruger or Remington introduce one


Thegeneral

 

[neilsleder]

Went out this weekend to shoot gophers on the field we usually go to not a single gopher! My brother talked to the lady that owns the land and she figured that the guy that hays the land in the fall poisoned them. Where's the fun in that?!?


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[sled_wrangler]

This weekend I'm going to sight in the sks and use it as my gopher killer !!!! Should make a mess of them lol

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[RhinoWhino]

Brand new savage 17hmr stainless bull barrel w/ bushnell 17 scope for sale 700.00

 

[LBZ]

I heard there was a .22 round shortage. Any truth to this? Gopher season is coming closer and would hate to get caught ammoless.

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[old mountain man]

its a rimfire. there are two options availible right now for ammo. 20g (3000 fps) box of 50 for $15.99 or 25g (2600 fps) for $16.99 they both have bullistic tips.
i posted a couple pics in the "cool guns thread" showing the holes this new caliber blows through the steel rimfire target that I have been shooting with the .17 HMR, 22 WMR and 22 LR for the last 10 years and only ever chipped the paint lol

.243 with 55 grain ballistic tip hand loads does a number on them. Close to 4,000 f.p.s. Quite safe as well because as soon as they touch anything they blow up! Makes a common cartridge dual purpose.

 

[thegeneral]

Yeah the .243 blows them up really well but I'm not a reloader so it would be too spendy for me.


Thegeneral

 

[sumx54]

.243 with 55 grain ballistic tip hand loads does a number on them. Close to 4,000 f.p.s. Quite safe as well because as soon as they touch anything they blow up! Makes a common cartridge dual purpose.

Exactly... There is no ricochet from a 4000fps small cal bullet.

 

[sumx54]

I bought a bucket of bullets the other day. They shoot good in my 10-22. Think I paid $65 or $70 for 1400rnds. No shortage of 22 rnds around my redneck area.