I found a smoking deal a few weeks ago on a marlin 917v and a 3-9x40 redfield revolution scope. The guy had it for sale on a local classified site and the ad read something like this "rimfire bolt action and scope $175" so i called him up and he told me it was not a 22 and not a 22 magnum but something like a magnum... He didn't even know what it was. He spilled the beans when he said " i think it is a horn day magnum" lol

I went to buy it....

I ended up giving him $150 for it and fell in love after shooting the first 7 rounds at about 85 yards and had a 1" group...

I dropped it off to a friend a few days ago to have the barrel shortened and picked it up yesterday.. I want to do more to this rifle but I don't know what else to do... I love it as is..

I think I'd paint that stock something bad arse... like have a Zombie squirrel on it or something. Or go with a cool camo job.

Now I'm going to have to look for a 17hmr again. I've missed having one!

I am actually thinking about going with a high gloss colored stock, maybe a laminate gray or something...



this is my first but not my last.. lol It is amazing how much "better" this gun looks just by chopping the barrel down 5"s

that scope alone is worth the $150 good deal!!!!

I planned on selling the rifle for $150 and keeping the free scope, that was until I shot 7 rounds.. lol

I love my 17 HMR--it is by far my favorite rifle to shoot. I have a Savage with a thumbhole stock and had the barrel chopped to 18" and threaded. I love shooting it suppressed with my AAC Element--sounds and looks awesome and prints tiny groups!!

I love mine they are fun to shoot...next will be a 22mag though

Awesome deal! I
Have a Savage .17 HMR too!
I love that rifle!

LOL.... not to call you out or anything but it took me a while looking at that picture to figure out what the white thing was sticking into the picture on the bottom...

Hahaha yeah i got my wife to snap a pic of it a while back when she was bout to pop....she was heavy bred in this pic

Haha that's great... I thought it was a massive beer gut... No wonder the left side is a little bigger.... The baby was pushing out... My baby girl will be a month old tomorrow..

Congrats!

Thanks, To you as well.

congrats on a great deal and a wonderful gun.

Why did you cut the barrel???

Big fan of the 17 HMR...

1) this is a truck gun, shorter=better
2) I like the shorter look
3) some believe shorter is more accurate, within reason.

The crown was messed up so I was going to get it fixed but thought I would get it shortened while I was at it.

It does look good you definitely got a heck of a deal

All nice Rifles

Newer to the forums, but I'm really interested in the .17 HMR. I've been looking at a few and had a couple of questions.
1) Is the barrel shortening something that most gunsmiths can do well?
2) Have you had any problems with your Marlin properly feeding rounds?
A couple of boards had mentioned feed problems, but I wanted to talk with someone who owned one. My first gun was a Marlin .22, so I'd like to stay with the company if I could. Thanks.

1) there are several gunsmiths in the Beaumont area that does it. FYI: I wouldn't shorten the barrel unless it was a bull barrel. The smaller diameter barrels look kinda strange when you cut the 11 degree crown.
2) no feeding or ejecting issues at all.

My "go to" gun was a browning buckmark carbon rifle but it has now been retired to its final resting place. I don't know any reason I will ever take it out of my safe... I love this 17...

Great guns and very accurate. Mine is dialed in at 100yds and stays there. Awesome on impact.

Was she heavy bred... or Navasotabred?