fox shooting

[Dean o Riordan 0]

HI i am geting a 17HMR CZ Rifle any one got one and use it on foxes and what round would you say is the best.

any replies will be grate help to me

[SNAP SHOT 194]

Dean, how's things mate, The .17 hmr is a great little weapon, but it shouldn't really be used on foxes, even though you'll have no problem killing at 125yards or under it's shot placement that count's, wrong placement with this weapon will result in unnecessary suffering of the animal,i've had one of the very first to come into the country, so i've had it a while,i found the best groups to come from hornady. Also if you have the cz american, then get a smithy to take the barrel off and slighty sand the inside of the fore-end on the right hand side as this is slighty touching at the front this will greatly improve your accuracy. great gun for mags, grey crows, and all round plinking.

[Dean o Riordan 0]

Touching what

[Dean o Riordan 0]

thanks for your reply /sand the barrel or stock

[SNAP SHOT 194]

christ mate don't sand the barrel, on the righthand side when you take the barrel off front theres a slight rise on the wood, well there was on the first models, place a bit of sandpaper over a small socket or something round to get the same contour, sand and put a little varnish on it when finished, place the barrel on and hey presto, accuracy improved......

 

 

get a piece of paper and slide it up between the barrrel and stock, to see can you get it up to the action, if not you'll see where the barrel is touching the stock.

[Dean o Riordan 0]

christ mate don't sand the barrel, on the righthand side when you take the barrel off front theres a slight rise on the wood, well there was on the first models, place a bit of sandpaper over a small socket or something round to get the same contour, sand and put a little varnish on it when finished, place the barrel on and hey presto, accuracy improved......

 

 

thanks again ill check that out when i get it :signthankspin:

Edited October 10, 2007 by Dean o Riordan

[SNAP SHOT 194]

No prob's mate, glad to be of help

[Dean o Riordan 0]

well i have been waiting for 2 1/2 months now for my license to be approved and sill no sine of it... [/b ]

 

[SNAP SHOT 194]

Dean you only think thats bad mate, When i applied for my fac i had to wait a year!!!!! No shite, As they didn't know what the hell it was, i got more bloody hassle than anything else, but it was worth it...

[Dean o Riordan 0]

thats ...I hope that dose not happen with me..My last one take this long..I come home ever day and hope that it will be there but its not

[lampingman 1]

my lamping mate has a .17 hmr he uses v max bulletts we have dropped foxes stone dead at 90 + yards with head shots but hit them in chest at 40 yards and not killed them so every one is head shot now don,t chance wounding them

[holy grail 0]

Dean, how's things mate, The .17 hmr is a great little weapon, but it shouldn't really be used on foxes, even though you'll have no problem killing at 125yards or under it's shot placement that count's, wrong placement with this weapon will result in unnecessary suffering of the animal,i've had one of the very first to come into the country, so i've had it a while,i found the best groups to come from hornady. Also if you have the cz american, then get a smithy to take the barrel off and slighty sand the inside of the fore-end on the right hand side as this is slighty touching at the front this will greatly improve your accuracy. great gun for mags, grey crows, and all round plinking.

ok i have a question 1st. are there different .17's??? i have one and my dad dropped a fox with it at 450m, no shit!! the 17 is the best gun for foxes if a clean kill suitable for skinning is what you are after. our gun is actually the very last Remington Model 700 of its class to come into OZ. you wont find a gun much quicker than a 17. the only problem with them is that because theyre so small and quick, any wind will throw them right out and make them useless. im not sure what grain we use, but i have a habbit of finding out what the biggest grain is for the calibre, and giong back 2 sizes. that way you are getting a decent blast, as well as conserving your barrell a little.

 

if there's a difference... i dont think mine is a hmr??

[Guest JohnGalway]

Holy Grail, probably .17REM (centrefire) you have?

 

.17HMR (rimfire) is good out to 100 yards, head shots only (in my opinion shooting it, admittidly not at foxes, and based on what two HMR owning friends have recounted about body shots).

[SNAP SHOT 194]

HEAD SHOTS only is right i forgot to mention, because the little pill is travelling at 2500 to 2600 fps it just expolds on impact, thus not giving a good penatration on a body shot....

HOLY GRAIL check out varmint al's web page for the spec..

[SNAP SHOT 194]

HEAD SHOTS only is right i forgot to mention, because the little pill is travelling at 2500 to 2600 fps it just expolds on impact, thus not giving a good penatration on a body shot....