Mossberg 817 .17 HMR

[ksom003]

he's left handed, why didn't get left handed bolt bolt action

[BiohazardShock1]

please respond can you put a bipod on. is there a place for a swivel

[bassbuggy101]

@BiohazardShock1 it does not come with sling studs, but you could easily put some on and use one of them to attach a bipod

[Tomahawk2Head]

Kentucky-fried chicken lol

[CaptainPlanet117]

what are you shooting though thats why you film shooting in the first place. not to see how pretty you are when you doing it!

[xARMEDCIVILIANx]

what size scope mounts did you use?

[bassbuggy101]

@xARMEDCIVILIANx I honestly dont know. I do know the ones that came with the Bushnell scope wouldnt fit so the gun smith swapped them out.

[rickeyparker]

Oh it was my Mossberg 817 synthetic

[rickeyparker]

I shot at some buzzards at around 400 yards thinking I wouldnt even get close, I held it around 4 feet over them, did miss them but they did fly away from the bullet hitting close.

[Bowhunter82393]

Im looken at buying a 17 hmr for up at the range because its cheap and good at long distance im stuck between two guns this one and a savage i wana be able to shoot 1.5 or 1 inch groups at 200 years will this gun do it?

[bassbuggy101]

@Bowhunter82393 I havent gotten to do any long distance range shooting yet so i cant answer that... but, i will tell you, it all depends on how much you wanna spend on a gun. I went with the mossberg because it was pretty cheap. If you can afford it, i would go with the savage, just because they are a little higher grade firearm

[Bowhunter82393]

thats what im looken at is the savage i just want a long range plinker and small game gun i dont like.22 because they drop like a rock past 75 yrds i got 50 bucks saved up so far in a coffe can....so i still got a lil ways to go thanks

[83nickm]

coyotes my ass ive killed over 20 deer with .17 hmr a few over 100 yards no prob hit them in the head and the drop

[bassbuggy101]

@83nickm illegally im guessing?!

[dbikedude]

haha dude coyotes are so much tougher than deer tho. you would need at least a 223. to take one down...itd still require a final kill-shot once you got to it tho.

[bassbuggy101]

@dbikedude it all depends on what kinda shot your gonna take, you could easily take out a coyote with a .17 shooting the TNT's or VMax's with a head shot. but if youre not gonna take the head shot, then yeah you would be better off shooting a .223

[moscowmeetsmiami]

bullshit

[Benntrino]

are they pretty cheap?

[bassbuggy101]

@Benntrino yeah i got this one for around $250 with the scope

[Benntrino]

Thanks

[stupidfool26]

alrite thanx 4 letting me know that man

[bassbuggy101]

@stupidfool26 no problem man

[stupidfool26]

could this rifle knock down a deer

[bassbuggy101]

@stupidfool26 it has the velocity, however the bullet is just too small/light. coyotes are the largest game i would try to take with it

[Pilot2242]

I have heard that even though the wind effects the bullet, It will still be alot more accurate than a .22lr.

WIll be picking my 817 up next week, I'll do some long range shots and let you's know what the range is like.

[bassbuggy101]

@Pilot2242 yeah i do know the wind will greatly affect the accuracy, due to the light bullet....let me know how it goes!

[Pilot2242]

Ok, have done some tests. In light winds, I can shoot a 5c peice at 50m. I scoped it in for 45m and shot a rabbit at 85m with the crosshair right on the target. It was about a 40km wind too. Supprised me how accurate it was even in the wind. Have read that they are accurate to within 2 inches at 200m if scoped in at 100m. I love this rifle.Was able to scope it in with 10 rounds and went rabbit hunting and spent two rounds and got 2 rabbits. Best rifle I have ever brought.

[bassbuggy101]

@Pilot2242 im glad you are happy with it!

[Pilot2242]

Have you been shooting with it lately? Any shots at long range or in the wind?

[bassbuggy101]

@Pilot2242 no its been too cold around here but im hoping to get out soon and put some rounds through it

[4986hunterofsouth]

whats the effective range of that gun?

[bassbuggy101]

@4986hunterofsouth ive seen some shots made at over 200 yards on here... i was just messing around and was shooting down hill, so the wind was greatly effecting the bullet

[JACF7427]

i picked up the mossy 817 with thumbhole syn stock, havnt had chance to shoot it yet but should be this weekend.

[bassbuggy101]

its not much louder, just a little higher pitched

[wisdomstar1981]

if loudness is what you shoot a 7.62 lol

[SEAGULL23692]

nice! i have the 817 also but its black with a stainless barrel. the only thing i dont like is it doesnt have some sights instead of just a scope mount. i Got a nice stainless scope for it at my local Bass Pro Shops. But i love it its a nice all around varmit gun.

[carhauler7]

i just got the same one today, yet i have 2 wat 11 days, how good is urs

[Gunsmith420]

.17s dont come with sites unless you actualy can find one wich would be cool you could probly get somone to put some on though

[peterkidd27]

hey i just bought one today, how does it shoot??

[curtacious]

Just got an 817 syn stock. Having alot of fte problems any suggestions?

[dnahoghunter]

I want 1 to take the place of the .22. That round is cooking!!!

[auslrshooter]

Real shame its not Free floating as they claim,

however this is very easy to fix.. go syn stocks

[24pointbuck]

Nice, I didn't know that Mossberg made a .17

[bassbuggy101]

well its not really made by Mossberg, its actually made by a different company and sold under the Mossberg name

[24pointbuck]

Oh, cool

[daltonadams95]

i have a mossberg 702 .22 plinkster and looking to buy a .17 nmr for squirrel hunting and rabbits.... but how much was your .17 cal

[bassbuggy101]

i paid $250 all together for the scope and gun at my local gun store. also ammo is around 12-15 dollars for 50 rounds.

[peterkidd27]

nice man hey i just bought one today but i have to wait 11 days, how does it shoot at around 100 yards??

[bassbuggy101]

I havent really shot it that far yet...I do know the wind affects the accuracy though

[YourPrivateArea]

thats a 17 caliber?

[bassbuggy101]

yep!

[YourPrivateArea]

oh. i used to have a ruger 10-22. i thought that was as small as it got. what do u hunt with it?

[bassbuggy101]

the .17 is a fairly new caliber and alot of people dont even know about it. Im planning on doin some varmint hunting with it on my buddys farm

[YourPrivateArea]

awesome.

[bassbuggy101]

yep its a fun gun but the ammos alot more expensive than .22 rounds

[YourPrivateArea]

i guess youll just have to cut back on cheetos then.