Looking for a scope for my son's 17hmr
Has anybody got experience of Burris full fullfield 3-9x40 with illuminated LRS retile

2 part to my question

I know Burris is not z6 money and quality

Any real life bad experience from hunters here

LRS reticle is it very thick

I have been on their web site and as far as I can see it covers .31 inch at 100 at 9 powder

thanks

wouldn't be my choice. the little 17 is really an accurate round for small targets. i'd prefer a bit more magnification on the high end and much much smaller reticle.

Maybe it's overkill, but my CZ 453, 17HMR is topped with a Leupold 4.5-14x40 LR with a CDS elevation turret, and fine duplex reticle. To me, it's "the cat's jammies".

Ben, it depends on what the lad will use it for.

If he is only going to shoot targets in daylight, it doesn't really matter, anything variable up to say 14x or 16x. You don't need fancy reticules etc as the HMR is pretty flat out past 125 yards.

If he is going to lamp or hunt with it, I would put a decent fixed power scope on. I have a 7x50 Meopta on mine and it is perfect for rabbits etc at night. An 8x might be better. I would put a S&B 10x42 on if I could find one second hand.

I use a Nikon Buckmaster 4.5-14 with a mil-dot reticle on my .17HMR. Works great for those tiny targets. Nikons are a good value too.

Actually, that's exactly what's on the CZ .17 I bought for my son in anticipation of a trip to the Selous. Turned out he didn't go and the rifle has had very little use, but I like the combination. The CZ needs a trigger job, though.

Have had a Weaver 4-16x on my .17HMR for a few years now. Provides excellent use on prairie dogs. Several friends have mounted 4.5-14x scopes on their rifles. We would all agree that 3-9x is restrictive, expecially since two of them had the 3-9x on their rifles as part of a package deal.

I put the cheap Pentax Gameseeker 4x12x40 on my CZ and it is a squirrel killing machine. Doug at Cameraland had the twin of the Burris FF2 the Penatx Pioneer on sale - I put that on a knock around Savage 243 and it would work nicely on a 17 but does seem a little out of scale for the rifle. The Burris Shortmag scope at 4.5-14X32 would be a nice little scope on top of a 17 HMR.

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Originally posted by prof242:
Have had a Weaver 4-16x on my .17HMR for a few years now. Provides excellent use on prairie dogs. Several friends have mounted 4.5-14x scopes on their rifles. We would all agree that 3-9x is restrictive, expecially since two of them had the 3-9x on their rifles as part of a package deal.

The 4 x 16 Weaver with a Target dot or fine cross hairs would be my choice also... I have a Weraver 6 x 24 version of it, on my Ruger 77/17 Heavy Barrel model...

For my Marlin heavy barrel, I have the Redfield 4 x 12 with the circle X reticle, which is also a good scope for hitting small running targets like Sage Rats...

Ditto on the 4-16 Weaver. Fine cross hairs are a plus with this cartridge when I shoot gophers. The optics are pretty good, and it's cost effective.

+1 on the weaver classix V 4x14x40AO wuith fine CH. Sits on my Ruger 77/17.