Turkey .17 HMR HV and integrity ?

[MoonCrystal]

Hi,

I don't understand something, I hunt 2-3 turkeys with the .17 HRM. The shop says that we can use .17 HRM HV for turkeys but each time it the game gives me an integrity to 0 (body shot) ? I ear some gm$ but I don't understand why the integrety is set to 0 if I use the right weapon and ammos ?

Thank you

[DanthemanBoone]

There are two types of ammo for the 17 HRM. You need to use the less powerfull type. See If that changes anything.

Edit. Guess it wont. Just checked and found the lower velocity rounds are not permitted for turkey.???

[MoonCrystal]

That's why I talked about that here. Because when I watch some Youtube videos it seems that guys who use .17 HRM HV have 100% integrity. But I tested it a lot of time and each time le sim tells me 0 I don't understand why.

So is it a bug or the description is wrong on the sim or something like that. Does someone could tell us more about that pleae ? :)

[DanthemanBoone]

I went out and tested the .17 on a turkey at 107 m and got a 53% integrity. Now I think I know the answer.
This is not unusual because many of the bigger rifles permitted on some game will give a low integrity score at close range. Its part of the way they have balanced the rifles against different sized game. If you want 100% you will probably need to shoot turkeys at about 200m or more to achieve it with the .17. A big tom would give better integrity than a small hen at shot at the same range.
But you dont really need to worry about the integrity unless you are in a comp and the 100% Integrity is part of the requirements. Otherwise its just a statistic that means nothing and effects nothing.

Generally I use the .22 grashopper pistol with the larger scope option on turkey.
A lot of guys are reporting great success with the crosbow pistol as well.
Currently the .22 rifle apears to be broken and fails to kill even at close ranges.

[MoonCrystal]

Thanks, it's very different of theHunter Cow, where integrity is very important, but I prefer "classic" less arcadey and more sim. But I didn't understand why I was no be able to get integrity on them. It make sense.