.17 HMR Rocks

I had a nice time at the range. I took the Nylon 66 and the .17 HMR. Last time I tried to shoot the Nylon 66 with a scope, the results were pretty bad, so I thought I’d try again. Things went poorly.

It seems like the zero slides around as you shoot, which is consistent with what people told me when I bought the scope. They said the receiver was attached to plastic, or something, and that it would not hold still.

I took the scope off and shot at 25 yards, just to see what the story was. I shot as well as I could see, which is about all I can ask.

I got out the mighty .17 HMR and bipod, and I shot at pasters to see where the zero was. I was shooting at 100 yards. The zero had moved pretty badly since my last outing, so I zeroed the scope and started shooting at the bullseye. Here’s the first effort, which made me pretty happy. Things started out rough, but I could be shooting worse.

The next one didn’t have crazy fliers in it.

I was starting to get a feel for the way I should pull the trigger. I had the funny sensation that I was pulling it in my head instead of at the end of my arm. And I got some improvement. There are lots of fliers, but there are also a bunch of holes in a satisfying clump. And even with the fliers, the entire group is smaller than an apple. This is 25 rounds.

It looks like the rimfire scope for the .22 was a complete waste of money…UNLESS I get a Savage .22. Yes…that would totally justify it. I must have one.

It’s too bad the scope and the Nylon 66 don’t get along, because the gun itself seems to be nice and accurate.