Hi all,
Just began a search for a new squirrel rifle/plinker, and i was wondering about the benefits of a .17 HMR over a .22LR (or vise versa?). Anyways, i know that .22's are much cheaper both to start off with as well as to buy ammo for but does the performance of a .17 HMR outweight that? or should i be looking at .17 mach 2? I would be looking at either a marlin model 60 or a 10/22 if i bought a .22 and if i were to buy a .17 hmr it would be the marlin 917 (one of the models).
Just began a search for a new squirrel rifle/plinker, and i was wondering about the benefits of a .17 HMR over a .22LR (or vise versa?). Anyways, i know that .22's are much cheaper both to start off with as well as to buy ammo for but does the performance of a .17 HMR outweight that? or should i be looking at .17 mach 2? I would be looking at either a marlin model 60 or a 10/22 if i bought a .22 and if i were to buy a .17 hmr it would be the marlin 917 (one of the models).