.17 HMR VS. Grouse

[Buckmeister]

Managed to break in my new CZ 455 that I got myself last Christmas. Shooting 20gr Hollow points.

Guess I should have aimed a little higher.

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Top half of breast completely gone!!! :shock:

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[Buckmeister]

Did better on this one!

http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/medium/IMG_1804a.jpg

Gotta love the size of the blues compared to the ruffies!

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[Buckmeister]

Didn't get as many grouse this year as I would have liked, but I did see a good deal of the them. Always good eating and it feels good to bring a few home when out on a big game hunt.

[goatdancer]

Head or neck shots only. Body shots just waste good meat.

[Iron Glove]

Gave my Son an H&R 17 HMR single shot a few years back, he liked it for grouse.
I was sitting in the truck one time when he shot one nearby, all I saw was a head fly one way and the body the other.
He prefers the .22 now. :p

[russm]

I prefer the .17 over the .22 or 12ga. Mine is stupidly accurate at 100 yards, makes shooting grouse a bit more challenging I like to get them from as far away as I can, definitely want a head shot though.

[The Hermit]

HMR17 perfect grouse gun... head shots at 50 meters all day long! Wish I hadn't sold mine.

[kjohn]

Might consider using full metal jackets. Body shots with hollow points, no. I've been shooting Prairie Chicken and Ruffed Grouse for 55+ years with .22 solids, never hollow points. Now, 17HMR hollow points on gophers, POOF!

[murph83]

I have taken to shooting grouse from much further away with the 17hmr. I have had similar experiences with ruining meat because i didnt aim high enough, but the 17hmr is a great caliber.

[grantk]

I shot a rabbit once with my 17HMR, and when I got up to it i took a few seconds to figure out why it looked so strange... it was just the body attached to the two ears by a thin strip of neck fur. The rest of its head was completely missing.

Switched the barrel back to 22LR after that for meat hunting. The 17 is a blast at the range and for varmints though

[REMINGTON JIM]

I think the 17 HMR is a marginal Caliber for Grouse should step up to the 22 Mag ! jmo RJ

[moosinaround]

Just bought a savage in 17HMR from Mark at Nechako. Bought it mainly for long range grouse hunting! Don't want to get too close to those dangerous birds! Moosin

[guntech]

My favorite 17 on grouse is my 77-22 with a lined barrel in 17MachII... sitting down - head shots at 75 yards.