.17 Hmr

[goldfinger 135]

Being new to .17 HMR shooting,I have noticed that two or three times the round had sounded like it is ricocheting through the air before hitting anything is this normal,conditions have been still and quiet when has accrued,has any one else had this happen or are things normal for this round.

[Terryorr 27]

Nothing will ricochet [BANNED TEXT] til it hits something, it has hit something and then ricochet, wise up

[goldfinger 135]

I did say sounds like,a more accurate description would probably be a strong wizzzz.

[Cedric 132]

Did the bullet hit where you pointed it?

[goldfinger 135]

A visible near miss and a not visible miss.

[SportingShooter 0]

What position were you shooting in?

 

A supersonic crack could sometimes sound like a whiz sound.

[goldfinger 135]

Out of truck and a sitting position,but it was a out of normal sound that seemed to carry through the air for some distance.

Edited September 27, 2014 by goldfinger

[jacknife 2,005]

I have noticed something like that before but have just put it down to a sort of echo

[goldfinger 135]

Going to put some more rounds through rifle tomorrow and see if grouping is still OK.

[Chr15j 59]

Check your rounds arnt clipping your mod

[goldfinger 135]

Took mod of noticed a bit of brass in rifling at end of barrel and in mod, assume this is normal ?.

[abarrett 462]

Brass ?

[Chr15j 59]

U prob mean copper, you might have prob with the threading of your mod/barrel meaning your mod is not 100% in line with your barrel causing the round to clip your mod this ricochet sound.

Recommend trying without mod to see if you get the same sound

[nasher1 258]

If he removes the mod I think the bang will mask any whizzing sounds he is trying to listen to.

[Chr15j 59]

Depends how far round travels before hits target? A mod only reduced muzzle blast not the sonic crack