17 mach iv

[maddysdad]

what would you say is max range for chuck hunting and 25 grain berger bullets.i thought they were about 300 yards .also is there still small caliber news in production or are they not being printed any more.

 

[sw282]

25gr Berger 17cal JHP varmint has a BC of .150. My Berger manual quotes app 3700fps for 17 Mach lV OR 17 Fireball. Hornady's 25gr VMAX has a higher BC @.230. A good bullet performance guide are gallon water jugs.

 

[hogpatrol]

Longest one shot kill with my 17 Fireball was 385 yards with a 25 Nagel.

 

[Bill K]

Thus far my longest kill, with the 17FB and a 15.5 NTX Hornady
has been 412 yrds. Plenty of others between 150-300 yrd, with proper bullet placement. I have gone to the NTX in all my 17's, since my commie state now does not allow lead bullets on game or non-game critters when hunting. But that has not been a problem, as I get as good or often better accuracy, with them than the 20-25 grain lead bullets I shot before.

 

[maddysdad]

i assume the bullets do not on average come out but blow up in side dumping all there energy so to speak

 

[JEFFPPC]

what would you say is max range for chuck hunting and 25 grain berger bullets.i thought they were about 300 yards .also is there still small caliber news in production or are they not being printed any more.

Do you shoot a .17?

 

[swd]

25's out of my 17 REM at 3900 are solid to 375-400. The 20 VMax at (edit) 4250 out my MK IV is solid to 300.

 

[HillbillyLongRifle]

what would you say is max range for chuck hunting and 25 grain berger bullets.i thought they were about 300 yards .also is there still small caliber news in production or are they not being printed any more.

17 Mach Iv will handle 300 yards easy with 25 gr bullets. The Small Caliber News Magazine has been out of print for awhile Now!

 

[spencerhenry]

I used some 27gr woodchuck den on coyotes a couple weeks ago, shot 5 coyotes, all bullets went right through, 4 of the 5 required a second or third shot. I have never had that happen with 25gr hornady hp. That was not in my 17 Mach IV, but in my 17-223, 4000fps MV.

 

[David Milisock]

what would you say is max range for chuck hunting and 25 grain berger bullets.i thought they were about 300 yards .also is there still small caliber news in production or are they not being printed any more.

Depends on the wind.

 

[Tommie]

The 20 VMax at 3250 out my MK IV is solid to 300.

That’s pretty slow. Is this a handgun?

 

[swd]

That’s pretty slow. Is this a handgun?

Fat thumbs, 4250 fps, glad you caught it!