CoalTrain49
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Too, the idea of 22 LR becoming "obsolete" in favor of the .17hmr is laughable, due to the sheer numbers involved. It would take decades of people buying .17's over 22's for their number to EVER come close to matching the number of .22 LR firearms out in the real world at this very moment.
You could be right, It may not be the 17HMR that shows up the winner in the rimfire horse race right now. I'm not a 22 shooter so I don't know a lot about the situation as it stands. I do know that 22LR is very hard to find and 17WSM isn't even on the radar where I live. So I guess when it comes down to walking into your LGS and buying a rimfire and ammo at the same time right now that would be a 17HMR.
I don't have a crystal ball but it looks to me like several companies see the 22 LR falling behind in the future. I have to agree that it is over rated and ammo is over priced. I have a Ruger MKII that I'm going to gift to relative because I don't shoot it anymore at these prices.
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