what range to sight a 17 hmr?
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gonna buy a marlin 17hmr tomorrow,im gonna be huntin squirrels un rabbits with it,most shots will be under 50-60 yard,so should i site it ni at 100 yards or 50 yards??
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These two charts are from the Federal website. There's really not much difference, a gun sighted at 100 yards is also sighted in at 40 yards, and a 50 yard zero is also sighted in at 85 yards. You have to remember that the bullet crosses the line of sight twice, so in reality one is a 40 yard zero and one is a 50 yard zero.
![](http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk248/mlschmall/17hmr50yrdballistics.jpg)
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What you'll find really weird is when you get a close shot, at 15 yards you need to aim an inch over a squirrels head. The distances between 5 and 25 yards are worse than trying to hit between 50 and 150 yards.
![](http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk248/mlschmall/17hmr50yrdballistics.jpg)
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What you'll find really weird is when you get a close shot, at 15 yards you need to aim an inch over a squirrels head. The distances between 5 and 25 yards are worse than trying to hit between 50 and 150 yards.
Last edited by Centaur 1; 10-06-2009 at 05:54 AM.
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By the way here's a couple of pics of mine. I just refinished the stock, I dyed the wood green then finished it with tung oil. If you haven't decided on a scope yet, take a look at the Mueller APV.
http://www.muelleroptics.com/products/MAPV451440.html
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http://www.muelleroptics.com/products/MAPV451440.html
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By the way,i fixed my 10-22 the way rimfirecentral said to,it will shoot(i put a cheap 4x32 on it),3/4 in groups at 50 yards!!!!!!I'm gonna put a Centerpoint 3x9x32 on the 17 hmr.Thanks alot
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Tomorrow I have someone who's going to paint Duracoat on my 10/22's trigger, trigger housing, and the bottom of the receiver. I'm leaving the top part of the receiver brushed aluminum and I'm just going to wax it.
Did you do the JB Weld on the sear to remove thr trigger slop?
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