Anyone shooting .17HMR

[mx'r]

First attempt was 85yds, second was 120yrds. Both jumped a flapped wings, but not hurt at all. Oh, well. The 12g worked just fine! I guess it was just shot placement. I was attempting an upper body shot in the vitals and away from the breast, but I'm not sure where they actually got hit. Maybe try the FMJ's next time.

[68Charger]

the .17HMRs really lack penetration power... the FMJs are better, but the bullets are so light, they just slow too quickly..

I did get a pass-through on a P-dawg using fmj... was my first shot with .17HMR at a live target, he just tipped over and landed on the ground.

inspected the target, and it went right through his neck- not much tissue there, tho... I think to take out a turkey, you'd have to get a head shot.

[Bowtie]

Yes, on rimfirecentral.com Ive read of people taking coyotes with 17hmr but I think with 17hmr its all about shot placement.With 17grn there is not much room for error.

[Irving]

So you shot a turkey with a rifle and it didn't get hurt? That is crazy.

[68Charger]

So you shot a turkey with a rifle and it didn't get hurt? That is crazy.

for what it's worth, I've seen the hollow point .17HMR rounds fragment on a leaf... doesn't take much for them to come apart- so if they hit a feather, then it would be tiny fragments that would enter the turkey...

[newracer]

I doubt they would penetrate much through the feathers. 20gr hollow points might work better.

[DSB OUTDOORS]

Before you think about taking a Colorado Turkey, I think you should check the regs on method of take. It has to be a certain caliber and I don't leagaly you can use a rifle??

[mx'r]

Before you think about taking a Colorado Turkey, I think you should check the regs on method of take. It has to be a certain caliber and I don't leagaly you can use a rifle??

I use C-4 on Colorado turkeys. WTF?