.22lr vs .17hmr for general rabbit shooting

[riflehunter583 58]

had both as a general all round workhorse you carnt beat the 22lr so if i only had the choice of 1 that would be it. £7 a box for 50 rounds is expensive i pay £5.99 for 100

 

i managed to get 500 eley subs last week for £43 so £4.30 a box. considering they are made down the road from me (uk manuafacturer more expensive) and the quality is very good, i consider the price to be very reasonable.

[riflehunter583 58]

I agree with Kingnewport, this has a lot to do with the land you shoot over, and for me both calibers have a place in my cabinet. They are two very different calibres and accordingly are both usefull in different situations.

 

I have both as I shoot over quite a bit of land and the topography is very different on some of the farms.

 

If you are happy with your .22 and it suits the ground you shoot over I would stick with it.

 

Hope that helps

ATB

Jonno

 

thanks for all the info guys. jonno, what sort of land is each suited to in your opinion?

[kingnewport 19]

I'd say if it's a big feild out in the sticks then the .17 . Nothing really to bother the 17 round and you can have some long shots.

But when the feilds are small or your shooting around buildings/live stock or close to houses the .22 comes into it's own. It's quieter than the .17 by quite a bit.

[andy s410c 61]

Both calibre's have great attributes,i enjoy shooting both.I mainly use the .17 for a bit of a play about when the conditions are decent.No way have i used this calibre to is maximum capability however i'm happy with headshots which i always go for up to 135yd(my best to date).But i can take headshots upto 80yds or so with the .22 majority of the time so i'm not really fussed with either gun.

 

As said by JK it depends on the land you have as both calibre's can do a job on keeping the rabbits in check

[mattydski 560]

if you have a 22.lr... I actually think its pointless to have a .17hmr...

I 'd rather have ma Hornet, which is a serious vermin round, and far more versatile. And, can be hand loaded for little more than the price of an HMR round..

And can properly be used for fox. not opportunistically IMHO.

 

Just my opinion though..

[andy s410c 61]

if you have a 22.lr... I actually think its pointless to have a .17hmr...

I 'd rather have ma Hornet, which is a serious vermin round, and far more versatile. And, can be hand loaded for little more than the price of an HMR round..

And can properly be used for fox. not opportunistically IMHO.

 

Just my opinion though..

I sort of agree with you Matty...personally i ain't gaining much with the .17 but i ain't put the effort in with it.But the calibre is a decent little round when conditions are good...putting in for .204 in a few weeks time for a bit more "range"

[mattydski 560]

again, Andy, .204 is a decent round.... You have a .22lr, you'll have a .204.... you WILL leave the .17hmr in the cupboard .................trust me.........

[andy s410c 61]

again, Andy, .204 is a decent round.... You have a .22lr, you'll have a .204.... you WILL leave the .17hmr in the cupboard .................trust me.........

It'll be looking that way mate...but i'll keep it all the same...it ain't eating any meat

[bigrifle 24]

blah blah fecking blah 17 HMR 22 rf 204 done to death FACT 22rf the rifle for killing rabbits no other can come near will come near or will ever be invented end of fecking story. 22rf rabbit rifle has been and will be for ever and ever amem

[riflehunter583 58]

 

its comments in the above utube vid that have got my thinking. according to mr crow hmr is the way to go.

[mattydski 560]

blah blah fecking blah 17 HMR 22 rf 204 done to death FACT 22rf the rifle for killing rabbits no other can come near will come near or will ever be invented end of fecking story. 22rf rabbit rifle has been and will be for ever and ever amem

 

There you go............ We dont need to discuss it any more......

 

 

 

 

 

[paulus 26]

had both as a general all round workhorse you carnt beat the 22lr so if i only had the choice of 1 that would be it. £7 a box for 50 rounds is expensive i pay £5.99 for 100

 

i managed to get 500 eley subs last week for £43 so £4.30 a box. considering they are made down the road from me (uk manuafacturer more expensive) and the quality is very good, i consider the price to be very reasonable.

my first choice would be eley but nobody near me stocks them even though im closer to the factory than you ive now used remmingtons for years

[Brummy 9]

Can't beat a .22lr for rabbit. Quiet and cheap to feed.

[riflehunter583 58]

i think that wraps it up sounds like the choice is down to the environment ie big fields and no neighbours or no finiky livestock then hmr for extended range,

but with livestock disturbence issues, close neighbours, smaller fields the .22 is cheaper and very quiet.

 

 

i still wonder which disturbes the rabbits the least.

 

 

i might just have to buy a hmr after all this talk give my .22 a stable mate!

[stevethefish 80]

Just get both...... .17hmr destroys the prey not much good for eating but excellent for pest control a hit anywhere.. dead, but poor in the wind. It's just the price of the ammo, .17 is not a plinking round unless you are made of money. .22lr steady gun excellent with subs, cheap, quiet and deadly accurate good for keeping the meat for eating and a good gun to use to introduce the young un's into shooting.