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17 HMR
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.17 HMR
!"#grain $1.% g& ' (ellier and )ellot .17 HMR round *ith a light green or red platic tip.
Type Rifle
Place of origin +nited (tate
Production history
Designer Hornady
Designed !""!
Manufacturer ,,-, Federal, Hornady, .M,,/10 Remington, Wincheter
Produced !""!1.reent
Specifications
Parent case .!! WMR
Bullet diameter .172 in $3.4 mm&
Nec diameter .12" in $3.5 mm&
Shoulder diameter .!%5 in $6." mm&
Base diameter .!%5 in $6." mm&
Rim diameter .!56 in $7.% mm&
!ase length 1."45 in $!6.2 mm&
"#erall length 1.%32 in $%3.% mm&
Primer type Rimfire
Ballistic performance
Bullet $eight%type &elocity 'nergy
17 gr $1 g&
!,44" ft7
$75" m7&
!34 ft8l9f $%%! J&
!" gr $1 g&
!,%4" ft7
$7!" m7&
!4" ft8l9f $%3" J&
Source(s): Hornady [2]
.17 Hornady Magnum Rimfire, commonly kno*n a the .17 HMR, i
a rimfire rifle cartridge developed 9y the ammunition company Hornady in !""!. -t
decended from the .!! Magnum 9y necking do*n the .!! Magnum cae to take a .
17 cali9er $3.4 mm& 9ullet. ,ommonly loaded *ith a 17 grain $1.1 g& 9ullet, it can
deliver mu::le velocitie in e;ce of !44" ft7 $774 m7&./%0
!ontents
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1 <evelo pment
! 'vaila9ility
% ,omparion *ith .!! =R 'mmunition
%.1 'dvantage
%.! <iadvantage
3 ,omparion *ith .!! WMR 'mmunition
3.1 'dvantage
3.! <iadvantage
4 (ee alo
6 Reference
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<evelopment/edit0
=eft: 17 HMR, Right: !! WMR
?he .17 HMR round i imilar to round developed 9y dedicated
rimfire *ildcatter *ho *orked to create a rimfire cartridge *ith an e;ceptionally
flat tra@ectory. ?hee *ildcatter *ere eeking to match the 9allitic of the
o9olete 4mm Remington Magnum Rimfire, *hich *a made from 127" to 1273, and
*a to that point the fatet rimfire cartridge ever produced./30 With 4mm $.!"
cali9er& diameter 9arrel and 9ullet 9eing virtually unavaila9le at the time $the 4mm
RMR *a the lat commercial 4mm round until the !""3 releae of the
centerfire .!"3 Ruger&, the commercially availa9le .17 cali9er 9ecame their 9ullet of
choice. ?he .!! Wincheter Magnum Rimfire *a the logical parent cae, rather than
4mm RMR $*ith it uniAue cae head i:e, *hich reAuire a ignificantly different
9olt and maga:ine&, 9ecaue it *a commonly availa9le, and it i a far larger and
tronger cae than the ne;t larget .!! =ong Rifle. ?he .17 cali9er *ildcat not only
met, 9ut far e;ceeded the 4 mm RMRB velocitie and flat tra@ectory. ?he accuracy of
thee cartridge *a alo Auite good. Ho*ever, the do*nrange energy of the 4mm
RMR i uperior to 9oth .!! WMR and .17 HMR, o there i till potential in the
4mm rimfire for *ildcatter./40
Hornady, in con@unction *ith Marlin Firearm and (turm, Ruger $manufacturer in
the rimfire rifle market&, follo*ed much the ame path. With the .!! WMR cae a
the tarting point, a imple 9arrel change *a ufficient for mot .!! WMR firearm
to cham9er the ne* cartridge. -n !""! the firt rifle and ammunition 9egan
appearing on the market. While the ammunition *a relatively e;penive due to the
high#performance .17 cali9er 9ullet ued, it *a till cheaper than
mot centerfire ammunition. )y !""3 ,,-, Federal ,artridge and Remington had
each introduced .17 HMR ammunition offering./%0
'vaila9ility/edit0
' .17 HMR round *ith a 9allitic tip $left& compared *ith a .!! =ong Rifle round
$right&
,artridge for .17 HMR come *ith 9ullet that *eigh 14.4#grain $1."" g&, 17#grain
$1.1 g&, and !"#grain $1.% g&, and come in deign uch a polymer $9allitic&
tipped, hollo* point, oft point, and FMJ. ?he terminal 9allitic of the light*eight
e;panding 9ullet limit the .17 HMR to mall game animal and varmint. .17 HMR
ammunition i le common and more e;penive than the .!! cali9er rimfire round,
9ut thi i changing a the popularity of .17 HMR rifle gather momentum./60 17
HMR rifle and ammo have continued to ell 9rikly. -t may 9e intereting to note
that large retailer Wal#Mart ell ,,- .17 HMR in ome of their u9ur9an location.
Follo*ing the ucce of the .17 HMR, the .17 Hornady Mach ! $.17 HM!&, *a
introduced in early !""3. ?he .17 HM! i 9aed on the .!! =R $lightly longer in cae
dimenion& cae necked do*n to .17 cali9er uing the ame 9ullet a the HMR 9ut at
a velocity of appro;imately !,1"" feet per econd $63" m7& in the 17#grain $1.1 g&
polymer tip loading.
' cae of .17 HMR round *ith hollo* point.
' gro*ing num9er of companie offer .17 HMR ammunition. ,,- 'mmunition load
all of the .17 HMR ammunition for the ,,-, Federal ,artridge, Hornady,
and Remington 9rand. Ho*ever, the ammunition i loaded *ith different 9ullet to
different pecification./70 'mmunition i alo availa9le from Wincheter, .M,
and (ellier C )ellot.
,iting afety concern a9out the roundB ue in emi#automatic firearm, Remington
iued a product afety *arning and recall notice./50 /20
,omparion *ith .!! =R 'mmunition/edit0
'dvantage/edit0
Higher velocity: !%4"#!44"fp compared to the popular D1!44fp .!!=R High
Eelocity. $.!!=R Hyper Eelocity can reach D17""fp&
Flatter tra@ectory
=onger range
' the round i fater there i le chance of ricochet due to 9ullet B9reak upB at
horter range
<iadvantage/edit0
more e;penive
Fverly detructive at cloe range for mall game.
?he cartridge i apprecia9ly louder.
,omparion *ith .!! WMR 'mmunition/edit0
'dvantage/edit0
Fater flight: !%4"#!44"fp compared to the Hornady !!""fp !!Wmr %"gr
round
Flatter tra@ectory
=onger range. )ullet e;pand 9etter epecially at BlongB range e.g. 14" yard
' the round i fater there i le chance of ricochet due to 9ullet B9reak upB at
horter range
<iadvantage/edit0
=e kinetic energy
(lightly more e;penive
(ee alo/edit0
3 mm cali9er
?a9le of pitol and rifle cartridge 9y year
3.4G!6mm MHR
Reference/edit0
1. (ump up) .M, ammunition ite
!. (ump up) IHornady .17 HMR .ageI. 'rchived from the original on !""7#"2#
!7. Retrieved !""7#"2#!4.
%. J Jump up to:
a

b
I?he .17 Hornady Magnum RimfireI. 'rchived from the
original on !2 (eptem9er !""7. Retrieved !""7#"2#!4.
3. (ump up) IMagnum Rimfire ,omparion: .17 HMR, 4mm Rem. RF Mag,
and .!! WMRI. 'rchived from the original on !2 (eptem9er !""7. Retrieved
!""7#"2#!4.
4. (ump up) ,enturion reumed manufacture of 4 mm RMR in !""7.
6. (ump up) ?he )orchardt Rifle ,orp. ell part to convert Ruger revolver to .
17 HMR.
7. (ump up) I'mmo Roundup: .17 HMRI. 'rchived from the original on !""2#
"2#16. Retrieved !""7#"2#!4.
5. (ump up) I.17 HMR (emi#'uto Firearm (afety -ueI. Retrieved !""2#11#
!1.
2. (ump up) I(afety Warning 'nd Recall KoticeI. 'rchived from the original on
1! Fe9ruary !"1". Retrieved !"1"#"!#"6.
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