2007-03-29 04:22:08 · 8 answers · asked by hEAt 3 in Sports ➔ Outdoor Recreation ➔ Hunting
and how far does the bullet fly with out dropping?
2007-03-29 04:22:45 · update #1
It'll go right threw, think of it like a balloon, you take a stick and poke it it might pop, but probably not. Then you take a needle and it will. The needle has a smaller surface area and will pierce it easier. The .17 is like the needle. A .17 has extreme muzzle velocity and flies quick out to about 150 yrds. after that the bullet is so small it loses momentum after 200 yrds.
2007-03-29 12:52:27 · answer #1 · answered by firegate101@sbcglobal.net 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The .17 HMR hitting against a hard object has more of an explosive impact rather than a nice, controlled, expanding impact. Think ballistic-tip bullets.
And do you mean how far does the bullet go before the drop-off is excessive? Probably not much more than 100-150 yards. Maybe 200.
2007-03-29 10:42:34 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. They are lightly built rounds at high velocity and just about fly apart on impact. But the instantaneous wound cavity will be bigger than a sparrow anyway, so it makes little difference.
Fly without dropping? 0! The bullet is affected by gravity as soon as it leaves the muzzle and starts accelerating towards the ground.
What is the furthest it will fly in optimal circumstances? Probably around 3,000 yards.
What's the longest point blank range for a small target? Around 150-200 yards. Depends on the size of the target.
2007-03-29 04:34:50 · answer #3 · answered by Chris H 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Re: Mushrooming - it's unlikely. There's just not enough mass in a bird to mushroom the bullet significantly before it's out the other side and lost.
Re: Range - it depends on the angle. If you are, say, shooting birds out of trees (shooting up and away from you at a moderate angle), if the slug doesn't hit anything it could go as far as two miles before it reaches the ground, and could still be lethal at that range. Shooting straight and level from the shoulder, I'd expect half to three quarters of a mile before that bullet dropped sufficiently to hit the ground.
2007-03-29 04:32:53 · answer #4 · answered by Ohari1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Another thing to consider is that this lightweight projectile
tends to tumble after it strikes something due to deformation
at tip. In larger body mass like reader this starts at entry and
becomes more radical at first bone. I've seen head hits where forehead deflected light round around skull under skin to exit behind human ear. Or, into eye but knocks around inside skull for a few moments. Tumble also occurs on water or organics; expect tumble to veer away from sight picture. Combat shooting includes hitting soil in front of opposition to tumble take-down hit with extra shock values. A.17 HMR is wasted on fowl but it works better for folks with bigger targets.
Crow or sparrow taxidermy needs something leftover, bubba.
2007-04-01 08:20:29 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you use the 17grain V-max bullets they do not mushroom, its more of an explosion. If i shoot a plastic softdrink bottle full of water there is no exit hole, just a big splash and a ruptured bottle with small bullet fragments in the bottom. I think you will be finding small pieces of any bird you hit.
2007-04-01 03:05:28 · answer #6 · answered by mothmyth 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I only have experience with squirrel heads. The 17 obliterates them. I don't know about mushrooming but it will definitely destroy the birds you are talking about. It did more damage than a 22 mag
2007-03-29 05:22:20 · answer #7 · answered by uncle frosty 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't know from experience, but my cousin told me that when you shoot a bird with a .17 mag, the bird blows up.
2007-03-29 15:31:22 · answer #8 · answered by esugrad97 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋