Anyone have a Revolver in .17 HRM?
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Maxinquaye
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I did not get one, but CDNN was blowing out Taurus Trackers in 17HMR at some rediculous price like $300 I think.
I got a T&E sample of the first Taurus' that hit the contry. Gratifyingly accurate and posted velocities in the 2100+ fps range- faster than some I've seen reported. Groups were in the 1- 1.5" range at 50 yards from the bench, scoped. 25 yard groups were closer to .5 than an inch.
I shot into a gallon jug full of water and got an entrance hole only. These were in the bottom of the jug.
I shot a crow with it from 26 paces It knocked about a 60 caliber hole through and I found the plastic tip under the sternum. Also shot a coyote in the shoulder and it ran away with no apparent ill effects.
I shot into a gallon jug full of water and got an entrance hole only. These were in the bottom of the jug.
I shot a crow with it from 26 paces It knocked about a 60 caliber hole through and I found the plastic tip under the sternum. Also shot a coyote in the shoulder and it ran away with no apparent ill effects.
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JohnBT
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S&W 647 with an Ultra Dot Match Dot. (The scope is on straight, I took the snapshot from an angle to reduce some of the glare.)
P95Carry
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So - next question ... is it worth it? I enjoy my .22lr revo's and I love my Contender ... mostly in .223. But - much as I like ''one of everything'' ... wonder if I'd get enough pleasure out of one of these.??
tankertom
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I have one of the Taurus .17 HMR revolvers and shot it for the first time on Friday. I liked it a lot and it punched tiny little holes in the target with good groups.
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Gordon
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I have a Ruger Stainless Hunter with 7 1/5 barrel and a 2 1/2X scope. It gets a true 2200+fps (I actually got 2400fps from Hornady ammo!) from all ammo I have shot in it. It produces(after I had a 2# trigger job done) 1.5" groups at 25yards, around 2" at 50yds (where it is sighted in at.) and up to 75 yards (my longest shot so far on animals) cuts ground squirrels in half. I would not shoot anything over 100yds, I would not shoot anything over 20 pounds or so. I carry and store it in an Uncle Mikes Bandolier holster that has a flap cover for the pistol and scope(nice!) which works nicely for keeping everything clean and ready! I think .22 mag(in a revolver) can kill game cleanly up to about 40 pounds but not as spectacularly on the small/light stuff. 
JohnBT
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"... is it worth it?"
(The following will be of very little help in making a decision, but I type fast so here goes.)
1) Beats me. It's not like we needed another k-frame in the family.
2) Heck yes, but maybe not for the usual reasons. OTOH, it is accurate and easy to shoot. I like the grips, the feel and the balance. For a heavy gun it really does handle well.
I'd never owned a .17 rimfire or a red dot and neither had my father - and we both have more money than sense at this point and the gun store opened early the day after Thanksgiving... He'd been mentioning the .17 from time to time and I'd been working for nearly a year to get him to buy one of those $1200 Anschutz HMRs, or even a $600 one, but he said the stocks were funny feeling in the pistol grip and anyway he's always liked revolvers. The shop near his house never got a Cooper .17 for him to see, so that didn't work out. He did not like the Heritage, the Ruger or the Taurus - probably because they didn't say Colt or S&W and that's what he owns.
The trigger on our* 647 is very, very good, although the SA a little stiff at almost 3.75#. I'm going to fix that soon at my dad's request and get it down around 2# or so. Until I measured the SA pull I would have sworn it was easily under 3# and it is a dream to shoot.
This gun was purchased, more or less, to go with his long-barrelled Model 17 that wears a 2x scope. Trouble is, he's been having a little difficulty using the scope with his new trifocals, so I bought the red dot(and a nylon case, cleaning stuff, etc.) and he likes it a lot. He'll be 83 this month.
John
*our - I had the salesman pull the gun out of the case and show it to my dad. My dad liked it a lot, so I said he'll take it. When the guy put the forms on the counter my dad slid them down in front of me, handed me the pen and said he'd pay for it. I said that's not legal. He pulled out a checkbook I'd never seen and said it is if your name is one of the three on the account. Dern, forced to fill out the forms.
(The following will be of very little help in making a decision, but I type fast so here goes.)
1) Beats me. It's not like we needed another k-frame in the family.
2) Heck yes, but maybe not for the usual reasons. OTOH, it is accurate and easy to shoot. I like the grips, the feel and the balance. For a heavy gun it really does handle well.
I'd never owned a .17 rimfire or a red dot and neither had my father - and we both have more money than sense at this point and the gun store opened early the day after Thanksgiving... He'd been mentioning the .17 from time to time and I'd been working for nearly a year to get him to buy one of those $1200 Anschutz HMRs, or even a $600 one, but he said the stocks were funny feeling in the pistol grip and anyway he's always liked revolvers. The shop near his house never got a Cooper .17 for him to see, so that didn't work out. He did not like the Heritage, the Ruger or the Taurus - probably because they didn't say Colt or S&W and that's what he owns.
The trigger on our* 647 is very, very good, although the SA a little stiff at almost 3.75#. I'm going to fix that soon at my dad's request and get it down around 2# or so. Until I measured the SA pull I would have sworn it was easily under 3# and it is a dream to shoot.
This gun was purchased, more or less, to go with his long-barrelled Model 17 that wears a 2x scope. Trouble is, he's been having a little difficulty using the scope with his new trifocals, so I bought the red dot(and a nylon case, cleaning stuff, etc.) and he likes it a lot. He'll be 83 this month.
John
*our - I had the salesman pull the gun out of the case and show it to my dad. My dad liked it a lot, so I said he'll take it. When the guy put the forms on the counter my dad slid them down in front of me, handed me the pen and said he'd pay for it. I said that's not legal. He pulled out a checkbook I'd never seen and said it is if your name is one of the three on the account. Dern, forced to fill out the forms.
P95Carry
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Thx John - you got me thinking!
farscott
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I have one of the Performance Center's long-barreled M647 and I owned one of the standard M647's. The barrel on the PC version is twelve inches long and the revolver ships with an integral Weaver base and iron sights. It also comes with an adapter that allows a bipod to be added to the barrel. I picked it up after seeing some data (I think from Bullberry) that showed maximum velocity in the 12-15 inch barrel length for the .17 HMR and having middling luck with the standard M647.
It is a fun revolver to shoot with iron sights due to the long sight radius. It is way too heavy to be shot offhand, at least by me, but excels from a rest. Accuracy has been quite good, and I can focus on the iron sights without my bifocals.
Did I need it? No. But it is fun.
It is a fun revolver to shoot with iron sights due to the long sight radius. It is way too heavy to be shot offhand, at least by me, but excels from a rest. Accuracy has been quite good, and I can focus on the iron sights without my bifocals.
Did I need it? No. But it is fun.
kennethg
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My new 17HMR
My wife got me a S&W 647 for x-mas. Only taken it to the range once but I like it. Will be looking for a scope soon. Any thoughts by forum members on this and a good mount would be appreciated. Never scoped a handgun before.
Ken
My wife got me a S&W 647 for x-mas. Only taken it to the range once but I like it. Will be looking for a scope soon. Any thoughts by forum members on this and a good mount would be appreciated. Never scoped a handgun before.
Ken
JohnBT
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IT ATE MY POST. I just wrote a short book with links and lost it. 
The board, she is very, very slow today.
An EGW mount is $30 from Brownell's or Evolution Gun Works. Simple screw on fit. I bought this one from Brownell's because I had an order ready to go in. I believe the other one I looked at was from Weigand Combat. (Help, Help, I have a Midway book and a Brownell's book and my credit card is smoking - but it explains why I can't remember where I buy stuff.)
We have mostly old 2x Burris handgun scopes, but any EER - extended eye relief - model will do. As heavy as the 647 is already, you might want to think about a variable EER to get a little more magnification. When you start pricing scopes, keep in mind that an UltraDotMatchDot is only $179 from Larry's Guns and includes shipping and a battery.
I bet the PC 647 is heavy, the regular one is heavy enough. Doesn't the PC version come with a padded shoulder sling?
John
The board, she is very, very slow today. An EGW mount is $30 from Brownell's or Evolution Gun Works. Simple screw on fit. I bought this one from Brownell's because I had an order ready to go in. I believe the other one I looked at was from Weigand Combat. (Help, Help, I have a Midway book and a Brownell's book and my credit card is smoking - but it explains why I can't remember where I buy stuff.)
We have mostly old 2x Burris handgun scopes, but any EER - extended eye relief - model will do. As heavy as the 647 is already, you might want to think about a variable EER to get a little more magnification. When you start pricing scopes, keep in mind that an UltraDotMatchDot is only $179 from Larry's Guns and includes shipping and a battery.
I bet the PC 647 is heavy, the regular one is heavy enough. Doesn't the PC version come with a padded shoulder sling?
John
kennethg
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JohnBT,
Thanks for the info.
Ken
Thanks for the info.
Ken
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