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Highlander · Senior Member

17 HMR crow hunting

Skip · Guru

This video is a testimony to the differences, at least some of them, in how crow hunting varies (or rather is limited ) in the UK vs. USA. I cannot imagine the time and expense involved here -- to bag 2 or 3 crows! And I do not think shooting from a vehicle is lawful here. But, I admire the dedication. I am glad I did not have to cross that barbed wire fence!! smile

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Old Artilleryman · Guru

Ditto on the hard work that UK guys (and others in Europe) have to do simply to hunt, as shown in that video.

One thing that struck me in the video was the amount of flapping about that the crows did upon being hit. I expected them to (a) explode from the high-speed projo or (b) simply drop from all that energy and the hollow point action. When I make a solid hit on a crow in the air (not as often as I wish) they simply fall like a stone with a big thud. Then there's the not-so-solid hit resulting in a walker that gets smoked upon landing.

Just wondering.

M12Shooter · Guru

Old Artilleryman wrote:
Ditto on the hard work that UK guys (and others in Europe) have to do simply to hunt, as shown in that video.
One thing that struck me in the video was the amount of flapping about that the crows did upon being hit. I expected them to (a) explode from the high-speed projo or (b) simply drop from all that energy and the hollow point action. When I make a solid hit on a crow in the air (not as often as I wish) they simply fall like a stone with a big thud. Then there's the not-so-solid hit resulting in a walker that gets smoked upon landing.
Just wondering.

biggrin OA, I've shot a lot of crows with my 222's and 22-250's. Only flapper I can recall was one poor crow on a fence post. It was facing directly at me and I hit it with a grazing shot that blew a wing right off. It was somewhat funny to see that crow try to fly off with only one wing but I did feel bad for that poor bird.

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crazy 4 crows · Veteran Member

i love my .17hmr i snipe a few crows with it every year 1 last weekend at 70yds 20 hornady hoolw point no flappers here

Highlander · Senior Member

My assumption on the flapping birds was do to non-lethal hits, the 17HMR is a hot little load and ussally will dispatch small targets like crows on impact. There's a big difference in the performance between the 17HMR and the 22 Magnum. In the video your limited to where you can shoot, and it looks like a suppressor on the gun to keep the noise down to an exceptable level. I like to see how things are in other areas, after viewing this video it shows how lucky we are for all of our wide open space.

Suppressors are legal here in Washington State. They were legal to own one for several years, but were illegal to use. Last year they were made legal to use. The application and other taxes cost arount $400, then the cost of the suppressor and having your gun machined to except the suppressor. They screw on the end of your barrel, A lot of the newer handguns are already machined for a suppressor. Guns with threads on the end of the barrel are illegal in New York. If i were planning on staying here in Washington I'd have a few guns fitted with suppressors. A friend has three of them one on a 9mm handgun, a 22 rifle and a highpower rifle. The 22 sounds like a air-rifle. You could shoot it in your back yard right in the city and it goes un-noticed by your neighbors.