The 22WIN MAG rocks against the 17 HMR MAG

Rengerizit

the 22mag may not have the speed but with a little wind it will stay on target at a 100 yards

DallanC · Site Admin Joined: Jan 18, 2005 Posts: 3572 Location: Utah

I love my 17HMR. I've used 22Mags but never felt the performance was worth the cost... After seeing stuff explode easily at 100+ yards with my .17HMR, I became a huge fan. My 6 year old love to shoot it as well and its really fun to watch him learn to shoot a scoped rifle.

22Mags will always have their place and their fans... there is room for both Smile

-DallanC

1895ss

I agree with Dallan, I really enjoy my 17HMR. They are very accurate, when the wind isn't blowing, well past 100 yrds. I shot gophers last summer at 150 plus yards that never new what hit them. Even though I have the .17HMR I still use my .22 and if I had a .22 mag I'd use it as well. There is room for them all and they are all enjoyable to their limits. Laughing

tracker

I've never tried one of those .17HMR's, maybe I'll pick one up and check it out. Certainly agree with 1895, every weapon has it's purpose.

Rengerizit

I use a 30gr CCI TNT hollow point with my 22MAG it performs as good as the 17HMR

fb41 · Rookie Member Joined: Jan 02, 2007 Posts: 22

I have a .22 Mag Savage and its a fine gun- 1/2" groups at 75 yards. I also have a .17 HMR in a Taurus revolver and a .17H2 Savage Rifle.

Both the .17's are superlative shooters, but I can't legally use them to hunt with as Florida SPECIFIES .22 caliber!

The .17H2 would make a fine squirrel gun when the law is changed- until then it's just gonna have to relegated to slaying various fruits and vegetables... dammit.

tracker

Good job someone's keeping them nasty Florida fruits and vegetables under control fb. Keep up the good work! Very Happy

SwampFox

Ahhh, FB41 let me give you a Florida varmit that the 17 is just made for. Find a farmer with fish ponds and gurantee you will find the varmits, turtles.

I have a specific turtle gun, my #1 in 218 Bee. I have been known to spend a whole day cleaning out a single pond. Tough work but....
Ed