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    Hi Hugh Shields The 17 hornet is a flat shooter...

    Hi Hugh Shields
    The 17 hornet is a flat shooter for sure and of course the cases are annealed so not the likely hood of the same problem.
    The 17hmr at night I hardly push it passed 150yrds, I find...
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    Hi bobbydazzler As far as pest control ammo goes...

    Hi bobbydazzler
    As far as pest control ammo goes ! It's great in the fact it fragments very well.No bouncing the round or ricochets in my experience, the 20gn not so, I haven't tried the 15.5gn. I...
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    You've got to be kidding. KH

    You've got to be kidding.
    KH
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    You've got to be kidding. KH

    You've got to be kidding.
    KH
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    Totally case failure No.3 and as said the...

    Totally case failure No.3 and as said the projectile only made it halfway down the barrel. I had just shot a rabbit and moved up on the next to get a good shot at it. So there was no possibility of...
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    Old ammo and humidity.

    The stranger danger of old ammo and humidity.
    My failure was what I'd call catastrophic, although the strength of the T Bolt held, the stock and mag and extractors didn't. Plus some minor things...
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    Yes, the packet looks old and is faded. Most...

    Yes, the packet looks old and is faded.
    Most times we eject the case never to be seen again and night shooting more so.
    I've started to try and keep as many cases in a night to inspect later, just...
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    Splitting cases 17hmr

    Here's a few of the small split cases, these gave no problem with ejection and didn't spread on the target.
    But the brass isn't that good on inspection and I had two that went click. No batch buying...
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    It's not that uncommon as some would have you...

    It's not that uncommon as some would have you believe.
    I've been through the blowing up of a T bolt and it only pushed the projectile half way down the barrel. In the last few weeks, I've been...
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