Hornady is the manufacturer. Magnum may be used as a marketing spiel to denote particularly powerful cartridges in calibers which aren't actually considered a Magnum. Rimfire means the primer is packed into the rim, and is detonated by a hammer striking the rim, rather than having a primer in the center.
hornady magnum rimfire
.17 HMR is a rimfire cartridge. The HMR stands for "Hornady Magnum Rimfire"
.17 is the caliber, HMR means "Hornady Magnum Rimfire".
.17 is the caliber, HMR means "Hornady Magnum Rimfire".
Winchester Magnum Rimfire (WMR)
The .17 Hornady Magnum Rimfire (HMR) IS the name of the cartridge. It is a bottle necked rimfire cartridge- similiar to a a .22 Magnum necked down to .17 caliber bullet. Bullets used in this cartridge may be several different types, but are typically 20 grains or 17 grains in weight.
Nobody. The .17 HMR (for Hornady Magnum Rimfire), is a rimfire cartridge, not a center fire cartridge.Anschutz, CZ-USA, Henry, Weatherby, Ruger, Remington, Marlin, Browning, Savage, and Crickett are among the list of manufacturers who manufactures .17HMR rifles, but, as with the cartridge, they are all rimfire rifles.
Human Resources, Harrington & Richardson, Hornady Rimfire are a few possibilities.
Winchester magnum rimfire
rf refers to rimfire,the wmrf refers to Winchester magnum rimfire.
As in .22 WMR? That is the full name of the cartridge- the .22 Winchester Magnum Rimfire- usually called the .22 magnum
WMR stands for Winchester Magnum Rimfire- and is the proper name for the 22 Magnum. They are the same cartridge. The 22 WRF is the Winchester rimfire, and is a shorter, less powerful version of the 22 magnum.