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Author Topic: what would you choose for varmint hunting .17hmr or.22lr  (Read 2340 times)

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February 02/05/08, 12:57:46 AM

Offline repoman

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what would you choose for varmint hunting .17hmr or.22lr
check this out !!!!!!!  kinda long but good info :happy1:
http://www.chuckhawks.com/compared_17HMR_22WMR.htm
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February 02/05/08, 05:54:22 AM Reply #1

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Re: what would you choose for varmint hunting .17hmr or.22lr
Well I dont do any varmint hunting as of yet but I could get into it in the future. A buddy of mine owed me some money for some work I did for him and ended up giving me a Marlin bolt action 22 WMR. It was a fun shooter but had no real use for it. After about 2 months he really wanted it back and still had no money so I traded it back to him for his Henry lever action 22 that i wanted to start with. I will not get rid of that gun for anything. I have always wanted to try out a .17 cal but there again i have no real use for it yet so it is on the back burner for now along with the other guns I want.
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February 02/05/08, 09:40:56 AM Reply #2

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Re: what would you choose for varmint hunting .17hmr or.22lr
After reading all that I think my opinion stays the same. I'd go with the 22 WMR. I would push it out a bit further than 100 yds and if expecting shots furthur than 150 yds would go with my centerfire. Not that the 17 doesn't have merit. Just depends on the circumstances of the hunt, the hunter and the hunted.
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February 02/05/08, 08:44:32 PM Reply #3

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Re: what would you choose for varmint hunting .17hmr or.22lr
Quote from: GRIZ on February 02/05/08, 09:40:56 AM
After reading all that I think my opinion stays the same. I'd go with the 22 WMR. I would push it out a bit further than 100 yds and if expecting shots furthur than 150 yds would go with my centerfire. Not that the 17 doesn't have merit. Just depends on the circumstances of the hunt, the hunter and the hunted.

yes sir i agree 100%  i mean if your gonna shoot a yote at 150yds + why wouldent i just go with a .223 or something ..i did break down though and buy a .17 the other day ill try it and see what happens though .. worse case scenario ill break down and just go buy a new 223 bolt action again  ;D
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February 02/13/08, 09:02:12 AM Reply #4

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Re: what would you choose for varmint hunting .17hmr or.22lr
 if i had to choose pea shooters for yote unting , id say the 17hmr
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