Thread: 22mag or 17 hmr

Kidmac, whats the Ruger worth to you?

The hawkeye 223? Sorry mate but not for sale

Originally Posted by Marty Henry

Wind was the biggest hassle with the 17. Ive struggled to get one in 5 on paper at 100m here in a nor wester. For rabbits, hares and even goats it leaves the 22 for dead but if you want meat of a rabbit be careful where you aim.
Cost is about the same as 223 if you reload, so Ive gone 22, 223 and that covers the bases for me at least.

MH that west wind off the Tararua's would move a cannon ball on a good day!

Originally Posted by Maca49

MH that west wind off the Tararua's would move a cannon ball on a good day!

Yep that's the 577 going sideways kind of wind that no ballistic calculator can cope with.

I had a .17hmr and was like a bloody laser even out to 100+ yards, Great penetration and expansion too on such a little round. never fired a 22 magnum but from the performance I got from the .17 it would be hard to beat. Rounds a bit expensive for a rimfire though, Costs almost the same as cheap 7.62x39

Got me a marlin 917vr heavy barrel, 4-12x love it, just love it. Will need to do a trigger job on it to make it lighter
It takes some of the guess work out when you working on some angles/slopes, the fact it just goes faster and flatter means it will generally get there.