Posted by TimV on April 13, 2016 at 08:19:46 from (74.78.234.72):
In Reply to: o/t - .17 HMR posted by fordfarmer on April 13, 2016 at 08:07:48:
I got one when they first came out, 10+ years ago as they looked intriguing. Found very quickly that they didn't have near the killing power of the .22 magnum they're based on and they're VERY susceptible to wind drift--ANY breeze whatsoever will blow them significantly off course. However, they've become popular with trappers and fur hunters because of the small entrance and (usually) no exit hole means less pelt damage. I think you'll find that by the time you get out far enough to take advantage of higher magnification, you'll be too far out to reliably hit what you're aiming at, or kill it if you DO hit it. I ended up "loaning" mine out to someone for the occasional woodchuck they needed to shoot in their yard, and after several failures to either hit or kill them they stuck it in their closet, where it's still residing and went back to using their .270 deer rifle--it's obviously overkill but it's the only other rifle they have and at least it actually does the job. Probably just as well, as the ammo's so expensive that you can reload any of the smaller centerfire .22's (.22 hornet, .222, .223) cheaper than you can buy ammo for it.
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