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Old 7th Apr 2007, 16:42   #1 (permalink)
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If this was a rabbit would I have killed it..???

It was shot at 100yds with the HMR using Hornady 17gr rounds....

(I know this is an airgun forum but I was well chuffed with this shot )
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Old 7th Apr 2007, 18:11   #2 (permalink)
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that would be a 10 shot group for me
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cough cough B*****KS cough.....aaahhhh cough
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Now you know if you miss a bunny, its not the rifle, its you darr
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Now you know if you miss a bunny, its not the rifle, its you darr
I have and will continue to do so my friend hahahaha
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If this was a rabbit would I have killed it..???

It was shot at 100yds with the HMR using Hornady 17gr rounds....

(I know this is an airgun forum but I was well chuffed with this shot )
yep good shooting m8 mine just shattered must have been to ruff with it
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Whats the MV of the round your shooting, how flat is the trajectory ?

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On the Hornady website it says muzzle velocity is 2550 fps and muzzle energy is 245 ft/lbs with absolutly no drop in trajectory at 100 yds
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sounds good to me

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On the Hornady website it says muzzle velocity is 2550 fps and muzzle energy is 245 ft/lbs with absolutly no drop in trajectory at 100 yds

thats the one..... apprently if you zero the gun at 35yds you have a secondary zero at 125yds. 35yds is supposedly the optimum zero for a HMR. see chart



.17hmr 17grn V-max @ 35yd zero

range yds H-traj ins
35__________0.0
40__________0.2+
45__________0.3+
50__________0.4+
55__________0.6+
60__________0.7+
65__________0.7+
70__________0.8+
75__________0.8+
80__________0.9+
85__________0.8+
90__________0.8+
95__________0.8+
100__________0.7+
110__________0.5+
115__________0.4+
120__________0.2+
125__________0.0
130__________0.2-
135__________0.5-
140__________0.8-
145__________1.1-
150__________1.5-
155__________1.9-
160__________2.3-
165__________2.8-
170__________3.2-
175__________3.8-
180__________4.4-
185__________5.0-
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