devon deer
Well-known member
Hi All,
I nearly bought one of the 17 hmr's, first used it on prarie dogs in Montana, then back home on bunnies, loved the flat shooting, had a .22 already but i fancied geting one of these, until i heard some bad stories.
It appears there have been problems with the ammo, rounds getting stuck up the barrel due to a misfire and then firing again, boom, in fact there have been injuries in the UK.
It would appear there can be a microscopic crack in the mouth of the casing during manufacture, this lets in moisture, the powder 'clumps' then when it is fired on the primer ignites which is enought to send the bullet half way up the barrel.
So on a forum in the UK it has been asked if you guys in the states have experienced the same?
So it goes without saying, i aint gonna buy one.
Cheers
Richard
I nearly bought one of the 17 hmr's, first used it on prarie dogs in Montana, then back home on bunnies, loved the flat shooting, had a .22 already but i fancied geting one of these, until i heard some bad stories.
It appears there have been problems with the ammo, rounds getting stuck up the barrel due to a misfire and then firing again, boom, in fact there have been injuries in the UK.
It would appear there can be a microscopic crack in the mouth of the casing during manufacture, this lets in moisture, the powder 'clumps' then when it is fired on the primer ignites which is enought to send the bullet half way up the barrel.
So on a forum in the UK it has been asked if you guys in the states have experienced the same?
So it goes without saying, i aint gonna buy one.
Cheers
Richard