Thread: 17hmr or 22wsm

Get a cz and have both barrels

Don't make enough money for that sadly

I have a 22WMR and although its great if I were to do it again I would have gone with a 17HMR. As someone else said if you want to take on bigger things go 22WMR but if its just long range bunnies 17HMR.

I have both, and while the newer .22mag ammo narrows the gap somewhat if your buying it as a rabbit rifle I would say 17hmr all the way.

As has been said, if you also want to use the rifle for goats/wallabies then .22mag.

17hmr suppresses just fine and won't lose any speed-hell mine gains a very small amount.
17hmr is also less of a ricochet risk than any .22

I'm going to go with the 17hmr seems to be the majority vote.

Cheers for the help guys, much appreciated =)

Do you mean the .22 mag or the new .22 wsm, intro says wsm, text says .22 mag????
Personally I would have a .17 hornet or .22 hornet over the .22 mag or .17 hrm.
If you mean the new .22 wsm rimfire, the only bolt action, is a savage B mag and lots of bad reports.
I would rather the .22 mag over the .17 hrm rim fire, but the .17 hornet leaves them both lacking for small game, and is likely cheaper to run if you reload.

Originally Posted by southernman

Do you mean the .22 mag or the new .22 wsm, intro says wsm, text says .22 mag????
Personally I would have a .17 hornet or .22 hornet over the .22 mag or .17 hrm.
If you mean the new .22 wsm rimfire, the only bolt action, is a savage B mag and lots of bad reports.
I would rather the .22 mag over the .17 hrm rim fire, but the .17 hornet leaves them both lacking for small game, and is likely cheaper to run if you reload.

I agree in a way have owned and sold my hornet and reloading gear, I can go buy cheap ammo for my HMR and its an awesome cal on small game, cost of ammo doesnt come into it, unless your shooting with Rushy and Happy cause theyre use to the wasteful ways of AR15!!! always needing one or two or three follow up shots.

Originally Posted by BrockB05

I'm going to go with the 17hmr seems to be the majority vote.

Cheers for the help guys, much appreciated =)

you wont regret the decision!

Originally Posted by Maca49

I agree in a way have owned and sold my hornet and reloading gear, I can go buy cheap ammo for my HMR and its an awesome cal on small game, cost of ammo doesnt come into it, unless your shooting with Rushy and Happy cause theyre use to the wasteful ways of AR15!!! always needing one or two or three follow up shots.

I'm with you Maca. I'm very economical with my shots because of my Scottish ancestry, kilts don't have pockets.

I was making the same decision a couple of years ago, then went completely left field and bought a 223. The cost of reloading for the 223 was about the same as the 17HMR and the 22WMR ammo locally and it gave a bit more versatility. Glad I did.

The Hummer any day.

Thats a nice looking cat Land Rover, is it yours?

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Originally Posted by jakewire

Thats a nice looking cat Land Rover, is it yours?

Well that depends what you mean by "yours", if you means "yours to shoot" then yes it is mine, hehehe

Ahh I wondered if there were degrees of ownership
It isn't just resting then.

Originally Posted by Land Rover

The Hummer any day.

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Is that a standard CZ. Timber looks more interesting than most.

Originally Posted by Shearer

Is that a standard CZ. Timber looks more interesting than most.

Yep it is a CZ 452 American Varmint, it has a heavy barrel and is suppressed. I also added a Brookes trigger kit shim, this has lightened the trigger pull.
As for the stock, I guess I was just lucky and got one with a nice bit of tiger stripe through it. (it does have a few more dings in it now)