Thread: 22mag vs 17hmr

I prefer the .22 mag, and sum new .22 mag ammo out in last few years, is closed the gap in performance at distance.
Remington has 33 gr load, Winchester a 34 gr load and federal A22 .22 mag 35 gr out now, these 35 gr give me 2210-2240 fps in my VQ, semi .22 mag.
I had a CZ .17 HRM, very accurate, liked it a lot, but found sum days, a lot more runners/wounded, esp when jump shooting in tight cover, over the .22 mag, the magnum will almost always exit a hare, the .17 not always.
Bought a CZ 17 hornet, and didn't use the HRM for several years, found the hornet suited me for small game at distance, and I can load it for about the same cost as the HRM.
I found the cheaper .22 mag ammo, is a buck or two cheaper than the cheapest .17 HRM, but the cheap HRM ammo much more accurate, than cheap .22 mag 40 gr,