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<blockquote data-quote="J E Custom" data-source="post: 1663514" data-attributes="member: 2736"><p>Being a big fan of the 17 HMR and the new 17 WSM I wanted to compare them to a 22 mag and the 22 WRF when I overheard a salesman at bass pro telling a customer that It was hotter than the 22 WMR and had to intervene.</p><p></p><p>At first the customer was surprised that I had chimed in and the salesman was incensed. I just didn't want the guy to be sold a bill of goods buy a sales person that didn't know where his car was parked much less the ballistics of ammo. He was showing the customer a rifle in that cartridge and was uninformed to say the least.</p><p></p><p>This conversation had came up between me and a good friend earlier so we both looked up the history and ballistics of this cartridge is the only reason I knew anything about it.</p><p></p><p>The 22 WRF was introduced in 1906 and is definitely not an upgrade to the 22 WMR like the 17 WSM is to the 17 HMR , with 1300 ft/sec for a 45 grain bullet and 169 ft/lbs of energy. </p><p></p><p>So I recommend that before anyone listens to a sales person, they check out the ballistics themselves. I have seen this type of sales BS before with many center fire cartridges and this just brought it back to my attention once more.</p><p></p><p>Just cautioning everyone.</p><p></p><p>J E CUSTOM</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="J E Custom, post: 1663514, member: 2736"] Being a big fan of the 17 HMR and the new 17 WSM I wanted to compare them to a 22 mag and the 22 WRF when I overheard a salesman at bass pro telling a customer that It was hotter than the 22 WMR and had to intervene. At first the customer was surprised that I had chimed in and the salesman was incensed. I just didn't want the guy to be sold a bill of goods buy a sales person that didn't know where his car was parked much less the ballistics of ammo. He was showing the customer a rifle in that cartridge and was uninformed to say the least. This conversation had came up between me and a good friend earlier so we both looked up the history and ballistics of this cartridge is the only reason I knew anything about it. The 22 WRF was introduced in 1906 and is definitely not an upgrade to the 22 WMR like the 17 WSM is to the 17 HMR , with 1300 ft/sec for a 45 grain bullet and 169 ft/lbs of energy. So I recommend that before anyone listens to a sales person, they check out the ballistics themselves. I have seen this type of sales BS before with many center fire cartridges and this just brought it back to my attention once more. Just cautioning everyone. J E CUSTOM [/QUOTE]
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