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Rimfire and Airguns
.17 HMR or .22 Mag ?
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<blockquote data-quote="Coyote Shadow Tracker" data-source="post: 2233405" data-attributes="member: 116439"><p>Love rimfires, but it all comes down to the firearm first with a good barrel and action. The what ammo and if the firearm like the ammo. I still have a Savage model 29B pump that my dad bought in 1949 for $49$. Super accurate even with iron sites. I like the 22mag due to shooting a 40gr bullet, where the 17HMR is limited to 20gr. Correct me if there are heavier bullets. One thing I will say about the 22 mag is it is not the most accurate out of all the rimfires. I know friends that have taken deer with a 22 mag. My father in law had a very accurate 22 mag bolt (can't remember the brand) He is a buyer and seller, he always said he should have kept that one. I have a 17HMR <strong>Volquartsen</strong> that is very accurate. <strong>Volquartsen</strong> is also making their 22 mag also accurate. But what a HMR17 20gr XPT will do when hitting an animal, it isn't just for rats. As far as the ammo there are questions that they are all the same manufactured, just labeled differently.</p><p>The original question about which is more or less accurate. All depends on the quality of the firearm builder and then the ammo. </p><p>I prefer the 17HMR for accuracy, distance and devastation over the 22 mag.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Coyote Shadow Tracker, post: 2233405, member: 116439"] Love rimfires, but it all comes down to the firearm first with a good barrel and action. The what ammo and if the firearm like the ammo. I still have a Savage model 29B pump that my dad bought in 1949 for $49$. Super accurate even with iron sites. I like the 22mag due to shooting a 40gr bullet, where the 17HMR is limited to 20gr. Correct me if there are heavier bullets. One thing I will say about the 22 mag is it is not the most accurate out of all the rimfires. I know friends that have taken deer with a 22 mag. My father in law had a very accurate 22 mag bolt (can't remember the brand) He is a buyer and seller, he always said he should have kept that one. I have a 17HMR [B]Volquartsen[/B] that is very accurate. [B]Volquartsen[/B] is also making their 22 mag also accurate. But what a HMR17 20gr XPT will do when hitting an animal, it isn't just for rats. As far as the ammo there are questions that they are all the same manufactured, just labeled differently. The original question about which is more or less accurate. All depends on the quality of the firearm builder and then the ammo. I prefer the 17HMR for accuracy, distance and devastation over the 22 mag. [/QUOTE]
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