Thread: 22LR or 17HMR, your thoughts?

Originally Posted by Mintie

Tentman is spot on. PCP for closer stuff or anything near houses/horses etc and for everyday cheap running then HMR out to 200m or slightly bigger animals. I have a DPT over barrel centrefire suppressor on my 17hmr and it's just the sonic crack that you hear, which I find is really disorienting for the animals as they can't figure out direction, it doesn't matter how quiet you think your 22LR is running subs the prey you are shooting at will hear it and be able to tell the direction.

The noise gets their attention. I have found they rarely run if they can't see or smell you.(unless they have been recently hammered.) I use cover and wind. Very satisfying. One time I got 3 pigs with a .22 just being sneaky.