What happened? According to your last post ( http://www.predatortalk.com/predator-hunting/72-who-shoots-17hmr-predators.html ), you were going to consider the .223.6#test said:Hey ya'll. What is the best load for yotes in the .17 hmr?
Will it knockem down or just make them madd?
+1Furhunter said:The HMR will work fine on coyotes...................
If you hold it by the barrel and club them over the *#@^!*$ head with it.
Dont be sorry........Bigdrowdy1 said:LOL LOL LOL I am sorry LOL LOL LOL Give the man with the gun plenty of room. What power scope do you recomend? Sling or no sling Bipod or sticks for back up I think sticks incase you drop gun. LOL sorry again LOL
Far be it from me to pooh pooh a guy's choice of firearm but personally I would not use my .17hmr on a coyote unless I had it in my hand and he was trying to bite a plug out of me. A couple of years ago, a friend and I were taking a run through the ranch in my Kawasaki Mule. We spotted a bobcat crossing the road and slowed up as we approached. Sure enough he was hunkered down under a mesquite, just looking at us. My friend had his .17 hmr and shot the cat at about 30 feet. The cat ran out of the brush and down the fenceline about 50 feet and laid back down. I saw him, my friend did not so I took his rifle and shot the cat again at about 25 feet. That was enough, he was through. That should tell you something about the energy it has and that IMO it would be totally ineffective on coyotes at longer ranges.6#test said:Hey ya'll. What is the best load for yotes in the .17 hmr?
Will it knockem down or just make them madd?
After watching that video and reading both articles on the .17 predator, I believe a .17 centerfire will be my first centerfire rifle. We have to use shotguns on deer where I live so I haven't had a reason to purchase one yet. Thread hijack over.Furhunter said:The 17 center fire's are becoming more popular in the recent years for calling coyotes. They kill like a lighting strike and generally dont leave much if any exit wounds. There are some fantastic 25 and 30 grain bullets on the market for the 17's. A 30gr bullet pushed out at 4000 fps is anything but "marginal"
Two or three years ago, you couldnt have given me a 17, now I have three of them, all center fires. My calling rifle is a 17 Tactical. If anyone has any doubts as to the effectiveness of the big 17's, all you need to do is watch a little video on the 17Predator.
http://rmvh.com/Movies/17with17.wmv