.17HMR Hunting

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Originally posted by SLUG217


I am going to use it also to hunt feral hogs on a WMA here where I live because I can use only small game weapons .22WMR or smaller. Have any of you all taken a hog with the .17HMR? I know many guys here that shoot them with a .22lr so I know the .17 will do the job.

I hope your taslking about Javelina sized hogs, and not russain boars (typical feral hog in all US territories)

for Javelina types, it should be ok, but i would still personally use a tree stand, those lil bastages run in packs, and will defend group members.

For russains boars.. it _could_ be done, but then again, just because something _can_ be done, doesn't mean it should be.

Yeah well all know _if_ you put it in exactly the right spot, you _could_ kill an elephant with it, but I think we all know how stupid that sounds.

For coyote, at close range it'd probably be ok, alot depends on you as the shooter.


as for "I know many guys here that shoot them with a .22lr so I know the .17 will do the job." All i have to sya for people shoointing feral hogs with a .22LR, is that those guys have alot more balls than brains.