The .17 HMR (The best rimfire round)

The .17 Cal Hornady Magnum Rimfire cartridge is currently the best Rimfire Round overall. (Except for in heavy wind)

Parent case .22 WMR

Bullet diameter 0.172 in (4.4 mm)

Neck diameter 0.19 in (4.8 mm)

Shoulder diameter 0.238 in (6.0 mm)

Base diameter 0.238 in (6.0 mm)

Rim diameter 0.286 in (7.3 mm)

Case length 1.058 in (26.9 mm)

Overall length 1.349 in (34.3 mm)

Primer type Rimfire

Ballistic performance

Bullet weight/type Velocity Energy
17 gr (1.1 g) 2,550 ft/s (780 m/s) 245 ft·lbf (332 J)
20 gr (1.3 g) 2,350 ft/s (720 m/s) 250 ft·lbf (340 J)
Source: Hornady [1]

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Although soon the 5mm will return, and surpass the .17 HMR.
38 gr (2.5 g) Lead 2,100 ft/s (640 m/s) 372 ft·lbf (504 J)
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I do not own several pictures in here. Some pictures are from Hornady, GunBlast.com, and VarmintAL, and Audio belongs to Paul Oakenfold.
By the way, I did not shoot the Fox or Coyote seen in the video.

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[prowler10393]

How the 17HMR the best rimfire round when it's only real world advantage is target shooting?

The 22 mag is cheaper, accurate enough for small game ( depending on the rifle ), delivers more energy, cheaper, has more bullet selection, bucks the wind better, can cycle in semi auto's....

As a proud owner of a Marlin 917VS that litterally shoots tacks, it sees little use other than plinking chipmunks at 125 yards and beyond.

Great little round, but severely OVERHYPED

[38rosco29]

i prefer the 22 wmr 

[panther105]

Sweet rifle....awesome ammo. I'm leaning towards getting a 17 rifle. Practice with a 22 and hunt with the 17 !!

[hcdub]

Can you kill a deer with one of these rounds? Can it kill a human? Say I want to have a sniping rifle for the zombie apocalypse, will this rifle do or will I need something bigger?

[rutbuster1]

@SupremeAmerican I beg to differ. You ever see what it does to metal targets? The difference is obvious. The 17 has more impact speed.

[rutbuster1]

The 17hmr is more accurate than the 22LR or the 22 Mag. I've shot many small game at 100+ yards. Even killed a couple of coyotes with head shots. Dropped dead in their tracks. Haven't went boar hunting yet. I've got a 22 and a 17. I prefer the 17 for serious target shooting and varmint hunting. However, the 22 rounds are cheaper. I enjoy them both though. :) For larger game of course you use a larger weapon. The 17 is a varmint rifle not a big game rifle by no means.

[biggyrat57]

@chrissept21 I have seen that Coyote/Wolf thing here in Oklahoma. Going to kill one eventually,then I'll have the proof.

[moto9ll]

at 200 yards the 17 hmr has 60 foot lbs of energy .. that would be the same thing as dropping a 1 lb brick on your skull from 60 feet in the air. its all about shot placement.

[shootem241]

i guarantee the17 will do twice the damage a 22 mag will

[ChrisCorle01]

@SupremeAmerican nope but it works!

[SupremeAmerican]

@ChrisCorle01 yotes aint worth 50 cents a bullet

[ChrisCorle01]

@SupremeAmerican i do this too but with a 1911