Longest shot ever with the 17 hornet.

[ohlongarmisle]

Definitely stretched its legs today,I saw a gh at 301 yards lasered with my Halo , twice same reading ,knowing the drop at that distance is -8 I took the shot rifle solid as a rock in the Bog Pod,and lo and behold he dropped drt,six today. The hornet never ceases to amaze.1peg is where i'm set up,treeline is 320 the gh was about 20 feet from the line,he was right at his hole when he got slammed.JPEG2 days end.Three hundred yards is a poke on small targets despite what armchair experts say.I was right on the money about 8 inches low as i put the dot on his nose he was struck left side through the heart lung area ,blood slightly visible.Always know where your rifle shoots at the most extreme range you may encounter and shoot at.I was about 1/2 inch left of dead center ,wind.

 

[Hal]

Way to put the Hammer down on him.
Great long shot with the mighty .17 Hornet.
What is the specs on your rifle and ammo.
Hal

 

[swd]

I shot a coyote at about 250 with mine. Rolled him!

 

[K22]

Last year, I took the plunge and purchased a Leupold VX5 HD with the dial up turret. I worked out ballistics and this year I made a personal best shot on a ground hog with the 223 Rem, 292 yards, on a crawler off a set of shooting cross sticks. (Load: H4895 - 50 Nosler BT - Federal 205M primers).

But your shot with the 17 is really impressive.

 

[Gabe22BR]

AWESOME!!

Now ya know how I feel.. on my 487 one..

 

[ohlongarmisle]

Way to put the Hammer down on him.
Great long shot with the mighty .17 Hornet.
What is the specs on your rifle and ammo.
Hal

My rifle is a CZ 527 American sporter barrel,topped with a Hawke Endurance 30WA SF 6x24x50 with the long range dot reticle,illumination if needed. The trigger breaks superbly at 8 ounces(not a trigger recommended for novices) not a slam on anyone just a statement of fact.I run a Liberty titanium suppressor on the rig.The rifle can shoot,I run Hornady Superformance 15.5 grain @3870 fps,Hornady 20 grain Superformance @3650fps,or Winchester 20 grain Varmint X@3650fps, American Eagle 20 grain @3610fps,the Hornady will consistently shoot .290 at 100yds,the Winchester and American Eagle consistent at .435.All shots are taken with the rifle securely locked in my Bog Pod.On top of hundreds of gh's dropped drt,to the hornets praise also north of 150 coyotes in 3 years since getting in,not ONE runaway.Most of the coyote pictures were posted here or on a competing forum.One (1) gh dove in his hole on adrenaline after being hit and was not retrievable but could be seen expired out of reach on a stovepipe hole that dropped almost straight down 4 feet.

 

[Kylongrifle32]

Congratulations on getting it done in the long range game with the 17 Hornet. The 17's are impressive on groundhogs and crows.

 

[danny]

My rifle is a CZ 527 American sporter barrel,topped with a Hawke Endurance 30WA SF 6x24x50 with the long range dot reticle,illumination if needed. The trigger breaks superbly at 8 ounces(not a trigger recommended for novices) not a slam on anyone just a statement of fact.

Ok, so what you are really saying is that the trigger has a heavy pull...

I have a bunch of Ruger No. 1s that have the set trigger set around there, and an Anschütz 1813 L that is set at a fraction of that, maybe one or two ounces. (it came to me that way).

Danny

 

[Hal]

Danny what trigger did you have on your #1's ,a Canjar?

Hal

 

[danny]

Danny what trigger did you have on your #1's ,a Canjar?

Hal

Kepplinger

Danny

 

[ohlongarmisle]

Congratulations on getting it done in the long range game with the 17 Hornet. The 17's are impressive on groundhogs and crows.

And coyotes.

 

[ohlongarmisle]

Ok, so what you are really saying is that the trigger has a heavy pull...

I have a bunch of Ruger No. 1s that have the set trigger set around there, and an Anschütz 1813 L that is set at a fraction of that, maybe one or two ounces. (it came to me that way).

Danny

No I didn't say that ,triggers on a hunting rifle set that light are not for novices , and or weekend warriors who don't fully understand gun safe handling etc.One had better be aware on how fast that gun fires with a trigger that light.Ruger #1 discontinued their adjustable triggers due to novices firing their weapons indiscriminately, they went with non adjustable, set at a ridiculous 3.5 lbs,ideal for weekenders.Anschutz since most are target rifles , instead of hunting does have a 2 oz trigger, no fool would take that rifle hunting,inmo.Benched solid at a range ,okay. But anything else is an accident waiting to happen.

 

[danny]

No I didn't say that ,triggers on a hunting rifle set that light are not for novices , and or weekend warriors who don't fully understand gun safe handling etc.One had better be aware on how fast that gun fires with a trigger that light.Ruger #1 discontinued their adjustable triggers due to novices firing their weapons indiscriminately, they went with non adjustable, set at a ridiculous 3.5 lbs,ideal for weekenders.Anschutz since most are target rifles , instead of hunting does have a 2 oz trigger, no fool would take that rifle hunting,inmo.Benched solid at a range ,okay. But anything else is an accident waiting to happen.

I was just joking about the "heavy pull" part. The little smiley emoticon did not show, but you understood. I only use that Anschütz when firing prone Smallbore with a sling, and before you start firing with it, it is a good idea to take some deep breaths, relax, remind yourself of the light trigger, then, and only then start shooting and you only have your finger near or on the trigger when you are on target.

Danny

 

[Stormbringer]

Nice write up. Thanks for sharing. Those are some large, fat Chucks! This time of year my Rock Chuck hunting is winding down. Looks like all your kills have little visible damage and no exit. The little 15-20 grainers must not exit at hornet velocities but turn the insides into jelly? I have shot close to a thousand with various 17's (17 hornet, 17 Ackley Bee, 17 Fireball, 17 Remington, and 17-250). I usually see a lot more damage with a large exit wound.

I typically use 25-30 grain bullets in the 17 Fireball and 17 Remington. They cause a lot more damage, and for me hit a Chuck a bit harder than the 20 grain bullets.

The old Calhoon 17 caliber 25 grain double hollow-point was a favorite. Those things would really tear up a Rock Chuck!

 

[ohlongarmisle]

Nice write up. Thanks for sharing. Those are some large, fat Chucks! This time of year my Rock Chuck hunting is winding down. Looks like all your kills have little visible damage and no exit. The little 15-20 grainers must not exit at hornet velocities but turn the insides into jelly? I have shot close to a thousand with various 17's (17 hornet, 17 Ackley Bee, 17 Fireball, 17 Remington, and 17-250). I usually see a lot more damage with a large exit wound.

I typically use 25-30 grain bullets in the 17 Fireball and 17 Remington. They cause a lot more damage, and for me hit a Chuck a bit harder than the 20 grain bullets.

The old Calhoon 17 caliber 25 grain double hollow-point was a favorite. Those things would really tear up a Rock Chuck!

Even on coyotes, and I've killed plenty, statement of fact not an affront to guys who kill less,I've experienced one shot drt shots out to 250 yards,although I'd take a 300 yard shot in a wide open field or snowy conditions, a coyotes head is a huge target on 24X,love my hornet.Hornady quit making their 25 grain 17Hornet never could figure that one out,but the 15.5, and 20 due me fine.

 

[ohlongarmisle]

Even on coyotes, and I've killed plenty, statement of fact not an affront to guys who kill less,I've experienced one shot drt shots out to 250 yards,although I'd take a 300 yard shot in a wide open field or snowy conditions, a coyotes head is a huge target on 24X,love my hornet.Hornady quit making their 25 grain 17Hornet never could figure that one out,but the 15.5, and 20 due me fine.

 

[searcher]

For stretching things out there, I use the 25 Berger with 10.8 grains of H4198. Really excels on the longer shots. I'm running 3,136 fps and using CCI400 primers in my CZ (re-barreled with a Lilja, re-stocked with a carbon fiber stock and bedded). My buddies and I used to have "contests" shooting ground squirrels at 300 yards with .17 HMR rifles - and they will get them at that distance on a good day of wind reading. The Hornet will out do that nicely - though I haven't really tried to see what it will do at extreme ranges for the caliber as of yet. The .17 HMR ran out of steam at that range and lots of wounded squirrels. That Hornet is a huge improvement. Nice to see they will splat a g-hog at that distance.

 

[ohlongarmisle]

For stretching things out there, I use the 25 Berger with 10.8 grains of H4198. Really excels on the longer shots. I'm running 3,136 fps and using CCI400 primers in my CZ (re-barreled with a Lilja, re-stocked with a carbon fiber stock and bedded). My buddies and I used to have "contests" shooting ground squirrels at 300 yards with .17 HMR rifles - and they will get them at that distance on a good day of wind reading. The Hornet will out do that nicely - though I haven't really tried to see what it will do at extreme ranges for the caliber as of yet. The .17 HMR ran out of steam at that range and lots of wounded squirrels. That Hornet is a huge improvement. Nice to see they will splat a g-hog at that distance.

I've been taking the 204 with me on the last two outings, but have yet to take it out of the case as the hornet is dropping them drt at 300,and easily at that.

 

[boatammo]

pdog at 319

 

[ohlongarmisle]

pdog at 319

Definitely a poke on a small target despite what monday morning quarterbacks say.