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    Royal Rumble

    Jun 27, 2019 5 minutes

    It’s now around 16 years that the little .17 HMR has been with us. I remember the furore this fast, flat-shooting round created when it first appeared and the subsequent shortage of ammunition that followed. I, too, was swept away by the biggest step forward in rimfire history for a long time and soon was the proud owner of an Anschütz 1717, which is still with me.

    All went well for a while, then ammunition problems surfaced, all of which have been too well documented to go over again. Fortunately, these problems appear to have been addressed and seem to be becoming a thing of the past. This is undoubtedly good news as without a doubt the .17 HMR is an excellent all-round vermin cartridge particularly for rabbit work. Sadly, rabbits, certainly in my area, are becoming a bit of a rarity – and as I write this the General Licence

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