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Thread: How far will a .17 HMR bullet go before it falls on the graound?

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    How far will a .17 HMR bullet go before it falls on the graound?


    Starting to map out where I want to do my shooting with my new .17 HMR. Miles and miles of BLM desert here.

    So, to be absolutly safe, erring to the extreme towards safety, assuming I knew at what elevation the bullet would travel farthest, and I shoot it on a windless day at that angle, what is the farthest that that bullet could travel (which I assume is the point at which it contacts the ground, and beyond which there can be no danger from my weapion)?

    Thanks.

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    Chart from a 17gr Vmax round. After a few hundred yards there is not much energy left...

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    Drop one from the height you expect to be shooting from. Doesn’t matter if fired or not. Time the fall. Multiply velocity by that fall time and that’s how far

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