If you were going to buy a new 17hmr stainless gun with a sporting barrel what would it be out off the following and why. All bolt actions rifles ranging in price between $800-$1000. Dont think anyone else makes one
marlin
cz
ruger american
savage
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If you were going to buy a new 17hmr stainless gun with a sporting barrel what would it be out off the following and why. All bolt actions rifles ranging in price between $800-$1000. Dont think anyone else makes one
marlin
cz
ruger american
savage
Tikka T1 x
I have a CZ452 and very happy with it in terms of accuracy, so would look at another CZ if I was buying again. LOP is too short and I'm only average height, so have added limbsaver. The new 457 looks nice. I would also have a good look at the Tikka.
I have a Ruger American, only thing not in its favour is the factory trigger. dump it and go after-market. I liked mine before, now I really like it after making the change. The difference is chalk and cheese. So much more accurate (the one behind pulling the trigger not so accurate).
Good little rifle and worth the extra cost to make it great. Something you need to factor into the price if you are comparing them.
Stainless BARREL
CZ $900 or $1000 threaded with muzzle break
MARLIN $850
RUGER $950 THREADED
SAVAGE $850 with suppressor and scope
For the price, the CZ would be the pick of the bunch, right?
Cz or tbolt
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For the mighty recoil of 17gr exiting the barrelQuote:
Originally Posted by bigbear
What needs work done in it? Which has the best trigger? Remember all brands have examples made at 4pm on friday.....
Was looking at a new pre lockdown. Was going to go with CZ synthetic with bull barrel. Wasn’t stainless but that was my pick. Felt better than the Ruger American.
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Will have to go out of town to fondle any so could be a long wait.
I have a ruger american 22 so know what there are like.
The Marlins are very accurate and often purchased for $500 or so on trademe. I bought a related Marlin 22 magnum heavy barrel stainless and that will drop under 0.3" for groups at 50m with Hornady. Marlin 17HMR a good option.
Love my marlin 917 it's insanely accurate and I bought it stupid cheap
Can you still get those, or is it just the XT-17? Also, have you any experience with those at all?Quote:
Originally Posted by dannyb
No idea I bought my 917 off trademe dirt cheap in as new condition with 200 rounds of vmax a greystone suppressor and a 4-16×44 ao scope for under $500 I have since put it in a boyds barracuda stock and it's an absolute bunny slayer
I have a marlin xt 17 HMR. It’s accurate (for my needs). The stock is not the best. I figure it was easier to buy a better rifle than try to chase a stock for it. Covid 19 got in the way and chopped the Marlin (was going to do that to new rifle if I bought it) and stocked up on food for breakdown. Pretty happy with it.
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Got these with it
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I had a CZ452 American in 17hmr. It was a joy to carry around all day and was a laser with any ammo it was fed with.
Regret selling it.
Nah man the 917, 920, etc etc have been superceded by the remlin xt-22, xt-17 etc lines.Quote:
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I had a 920s, was an absolute laser. Heavy trigger though, even with all the tricks it still sat about 5 lb.
Put some bloody expensive rifles to shame that wee gun.
They do pop up on tm reasonably regularly
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Marlin. Nuff said.
Hi mate, how did you find the 17hmr to perform on goats? What would be a reasonable distance to hit them at?Quote:
Originally Posted by tiroahunta
I love my cz 511.
Although if I were to buy a new rimfire it'd be a dmk or something fun.
Earlier models of Marlin from Connecticut factories were better built than the later XTs as suggested. When Remington bought Marlin, quality for the next few years was sometimes questionable. Having said that most XT17s will do the job. I did read a comparison between the Ruger, Savage and Marlin 17HMRs, and Marlin most accurate. The others were also pretty good so wouldn't matter too much which you bought, though Marlin is the value proposition and very sharp for the dollar. CZ will also be fine in 17HMR - as with 22LR.
You can spend extra dollars and buy new, but often rifles are actually better after a couple of years use. Actions are smoother, worn in, triggers often done, suppressed etc, so while they may carry a mark or two they often perform better than new, and for alot less. Then you can spend on a reasonable scope
I went down this rabbit hole where I bought a CZ 452 varmint .17 HMR figuring I’d need a more solid barrel shooting bunnies out to 200 mtrs.
I was very wrong, sold that as it was just a bit too heavy & bought a CZ 452 American .17 HMR which has the synthetic stock & blued barrel.
That thing is a beast, super accurate, a pleasure to carry & use, bought the bigger 10 shot magazine as I tend as we need it down here & never looked back.
I bought it from shooters world in Gore as they had the sharpest prices than anywhere else.
Those goats were shot at about 40 metres. Head/neck (high neck). Distance 60-80 metres (max) so long you can place the shots as mentioned before.Quote:
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@Seventenths Shooterworld have always been very competitive on price for firearms, also very helpful and knowledgeable, albeit a little grumpy :P I haven't been in for a year or two, so don't know how its going under the new owners. @tiroahunta what length is the barrel now?
15”...?? I said to Friwi...’bout this long...’ he measured it to make sure..[emoji51]Quote:
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I bought a cz455 in 17hmr. Was pretty disappointed with the accuracy, maybe I was expecting too much? I put some rounds through it today at 50 yards but was quite windy. I'll try post some pics of the targets. It's been a bit and miss. When I first got it I had it sighted at 25 and I never missed anything for ages including a 250 yard shot on a bunny. And then I started cleaning it....... and that's when it turned to shit. Have just stopped running a bore snake through it after each hunt and left it dirty but removed suppressor when stored. Got a yodave trigger in the way. Anyone else had issues with this model? Barrell is free floating. I'll try post pics.
Bugger dont know how to upload pics off my phone. The grouting are from under half an inch to just under an inch.
Groupings. Damn spell check
Third pic from top has 2 shots out wide which were shots before I shot for groups.
@Trist323 how long have you had it?
About 8 months i think? Probably had 400 rounds through it. I'm gonna stop cleaning it to see if it like to be shot dirty.
I've used a few rimfires from those brands - ultimate accuracy probably varies more between examples of the same brand than between the averages of each brand.
Savage have the best trigger as standard by a fair margin IMO, but I think trigger mods are reasonably cheap for the others.
CZ is the prettiest with nicest finish.
Like Marlin, I've heard that newer Savages aren't as good as they used to be for quality control etc.
Try to handle a few and see what fits you best.
Pretty hard to handle any gun in gisborne, not enough on the shelves
I have a CZ452-2E ZKM American lefthand 22 with an aftermarket Brooks trigger and a 3-9x40 Simons Prosport scope it's very accurate and can outshoot me and was looking for a 17HMR for a bit more range when I found a CZ527 American 204 Ruger lefthand and between the 2 of them cover the varments pretty well where I live
Mine does (Marlin). When accuracy suffers I check grouping then give it a clean then check again. Then leave it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Trist323
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