How To Zero .17Hmr

[slipper 116]

Hi dan how you getting on? When I had a hmr I got it spot on at 50 yards first like the above post says and then alter it slightly at 100, not sure if poi would change I think it may do on cheap scopes, I didn't think you were bothering with the hmr anyhow?

[Froudy 40]

Poi shouldn't change, but will if you are using mildots in a scope

 

Atb

[shropshire dan 467]

Cheers guys. I'm good thanks chris you?

 

I'm getting it only for fox as the feo won't clear me for CF for another 3months. I'm using a redfield 4-12x40 accu-range scope a preety decent scope according to reviews and the lads on here. That will do then zero at 50 then slight alterations at 100

 

Thanks again

Dan

[GEOFF.223 83]

Any good quality scope will hold poi in all mag settings.

 

Cheapest scope I would buy is a hawke sf

 

Hate nikko Stirling had to many poi shifts with there scopes

 

Hard to beat the old skmmons wtc for the cash

[shropshire dan 467]

I use the old Hawke Eclipse on the .22LR and that's a great scope

 

Atb

Dan

[Marksman 934]

Ive noticed noone has mentioned magnification??

 

The higher the magnification the more stable youd need to be, I shoot on x10 mag during the day and x6 at night, however I use a Lightstream FFP scope so my aimpoints dont change

 

Darryl

[shropshire dan 467]

I use 6x on the .22lr day and night. Not sure on the hmr yet get it on the 3rd will probably be 9x using a redfield 4-12x40

 

Atb

Dan

[waynewjw 2]

What grain of bullet are you using .17 or .20? I had a savage that was dead on with the .17 grainers but wasn't near as accurate using the .20 grain bullets. It might that your rifle doesn't like that particular grain of bullet.

[shropshire dan 467]

I get the rifle on the 3rd but will be using 17g hornady vmax

 

Atb

Dan

[Deker 3,478]

Ive noticed noone has mentioned magnification??

 

The higher the magnification the more stable youd need to be, I shoot on x10 mag during the day and x6 at night, however I use a Lightstream FFP scope so my aimpoints dont change

 

Darryl

I think that has been mentioned at least twice, first off in #4.

 

[stillair1 16]

I get the rifle on the 3rd but will be using 17g hornady vmax

 

Atb

Dan

It maybe your rifle prefers another brand of ammo, so it would pay to get a couple of different makes to try initially if possible. Rule of thumb is watch out for squib rounds. If you don't hear the strike always pull the bolt out and have a good look.

[shropshire dan 467]

 

I get the rifle on the 3rd but will be using 17g hornady vmax

 

Atb

Dan

It maybe your rifle prefers another brand of ammo, so it would pay to get a couple of different makes to try initially if possible. Rule of thumb is watch out for squib rounds. If you don't hear the strike always pull the bolt out and have a good look.

Cheers for the heads up. The rifle comes with some hornady rounds so seems as though the chap has used them in it.

 

Are "squid" rounds a common occurance and I take it it means the bullet hasn't exited the barrel

 

Atb

Dan

[Deker 3,478]

Cheers for the heads up. The rifle comes with some hornady rounds so seems as though the chap has used them in it.

 

Are "squid" rounds a common occurance and I take it it means the bullet hasn't exited the barrel

 

Atb

Dan

Common is open to interpretation, but lets just say the HMR seems to get a fair proportion! Personally I have not experienced this on the HMR or WMR (or any centrefires) but I have at least twice on the .22lr.

 

This will generally be down to quality control and is seldom anything to do with split cases, which most commonly occur at the time of firing, although sometimes before!

[shropshire dan 467]

Thanks a lot Deker. Is their anything I can do to prevent this. Or tools I'd need if it happened in the field?

Thanks

 

Atb

Dan

[Deker 3,478]

Thanks a lot Deker. Is their anything I can do to prevent this. Or tools I'd need if it happened in the field?

Thanks

 

Atb

Dan

Squib loads usually means little or no primer spun into the rim, or indeed little or no propellant in the cartridge, possibly even both I guess!

 

There is nothing you can do to prevent this as you simply have no idea until you try and fire it.

 

Carry a cleaning rod and it will usually remove a bullet stuck in the barrel. By the whole nature of the event there has been little force to move the bullet, so it will tend not to have expanded too much in the barrel and generally should be quite easy to remove!

 

Just the same, it is rare I carry any rods with me!

Edited February 22, 2014 by Deker