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17 HMR on turkeys?
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The 22 magnum was just about perfect for rifle hunting turkeys, does the 17 HRM do this job as well or is it too destructive?
 
Posts: 2435 | Location: North Texas | Registered: 29 July 2010Reply With Quote
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I don't mean to be a smart-ass, but I'd think it depends where you hit them. A head shot will destroy the head only. (See update.)

But if I wanted breast meat, I wouldn't want to hit one in the chest with a .17 HMR.

Now, that's a guess, but one based on what a .17 HMR does to ground squirrels when you hit them in the body.

UPDATE: I assumed you'd be using expanding bullets of one sort or another. If you were to use FMJs, you might be okay.
 
Posts: 939 | Location: Grants Pass, OR | Registered: 24 September 2012Reply With Quote
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The .17 HMR ammo is available in both Game Points and FMJ. Both are 20 gr. and both shoot well in my rifle. I would not use the normal highly explosive plastic tipped ammo. Both of the above should penetrate and kill the bird if you hit it where you should.


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I have shot several Guinea fowl in Zimbabwe with my Cooper 17 HMR. Most shots were taken through the body with CCI FMJ ammo. Meat damage was minimal - the 17 HMR FMJ round seems to zing right through them like a laser. If I could legally hunt turkeys with this round, I would not hesitate to give it a go.
 
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