17 HMR...Really?

[newhunterjp]

Simple question.. for you have have tried it on grouse...

Is the 17 hmr too much of a caliber for grouse?

[fish_e_o]

very accurate round so you should be able to take the head right off.


if not you should be able to pick up parts of a gutted grouse

[wildwoods]

Originally Posted by newhunterjp

Simple question.. for you have have tried it on grouse...

Is the 17 hmr too much of a caliber for grouse?

Calibre is in definition the diameter of the round. So no not too much calibre. But the 17 HMR is a way hotter round and could devastate the grouse if you don't head shot it.
.22 LR much easier on your wallet. If you can knock heads off, the .17 will be lots of fun (more accurate too)

[capper]

Used the old mans 17hmr on grouse for the first time last weekend and I'm hooked! If the birds are out in the open, hit them in the head and the jobs done I had a .410 with me too as you often need to shoot through a little bush and if I didn't have the .410 I would have missed out on a few birds.

[elkhunter11]

At the distances that grouse are typically shot at, the 17HMR is no more accurate than a decent 22lr shooting better quality ammunition.

[newhunterjp]

Nice....i have a 12g that i use for grouse eith target loads buy sometimes i see them a but far and wish i had a 22 or 17

Originally Posted by capper

Used the old mans 17hmr on grouse for the first time last weekend and I'm hooked! If the birds are out in the open, hit them in the head and the jobs done I had a .410 with me too as you often need to shoot through a little bush and if I didn't have the .410 I would have missed out on a few birds.

[roger]

When the range is usually measured in feet, 22 short is probly the 'most' cartridge a grouse needs.

[K.J]

No such thing as too much caliber for a chickens head lol

[gs100bert]

i shot the head off a grouse a week ago with my 30/06 so a 17 is not to big at all
and there very accurate but most times i use a shotgun for grouse and my 17 for gofers .

[snowman160]

I shot a ruffie in the head at around 60 yrds..took a minute to calm down an hold steady but I did it lol.can shoot a 3/4" group at 100 yrds off the lead sled.my favourite gun out of all I own..

[Dean2]

Originally Posted by newhunterjp

Simple question.. for you have have tried it on grouse...

Is the 17 hmr too much of a caliber for grouse?

They will do the job but they are a lot louder than a 22. 22 quiets, subsonics are what i use. Have a 22 over 20 gauge. Along the back roads use the shotgun on cutlines etc use the 22.

[Naoscaire]

Guess is also depends on how much you wana spend on ammo. I love how quick, stable, and accurate the round is. A friend of mine and I were shooting some gophers on his ranch and he wacked one at over 250 yards. I had to laze it three times just to make sure I wasn't wrong haha.

[DRE75]

^^^ this. The cost of ammo for grouse is big, since you don't get a ton of meat. 10 cents a round for a grouse is perfect for me, a buck a round for the same meat isn't gonna work for me.