.22 V .17Hmr

[superdan 0]

Hello folks ive picked up an anschutz 525 for light vermin control, i am also permitted to purchase a .17hmr if i so wish ive had my eye on a little browning held by a local supplier but have been adviced by other more experienced with vermin control than myself that i should not bother as my 525LR is fit for purpose for taking down anything its required to so why bother? do they have a point or does the .22LR have one purpose ideally and a HMR another, whos up for helping a newbie?

 

[danw 1,748]

Best way to help in this situation is to point you to they box in the right hand corner of your screen that says search type in 17 vs 22 and it will take you to more pointless threads on this subject than you will ever want to read.

[paulus 26]

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your getting as cynical as me now :laugh:

[masmiffy 82]

The threads just keep going over the same ground.

Everyone has for and against for both rounds and both rounds have their place!!

[The Duncan 802]

Well I for one would say, the .17 is a luxury item, rather than an essential all-round vermin calibre.

[Deker 3,478]

They are different!

 

Yes, there are areas of overlap, just as there is with a HMR and WMR, WMR and Hornet, Hornet and a ...etc.

 

The .22lr excels with subs, accuracy and low noise, but range is relatively limited, HV is unpredictable in many ways in a .22lr.

 

A HMR will take the head off a Canada at 100 yards and bunnies at 150yards, try that with a .22lr. They are noisier and VERY hard to moderate, and ammo costs more than .22lr.

 

I could go on for hours about the differences and merits of each, but it isn't a matter of comparing the rifles to see which is "best" , it is a matter of what you need for your land.

[GEOFF.223 83]

if ur considering getting a centre fire in the near future dont bother with the 17.

 

but if u have the cash to spare and are interested in the 17 by all means get one and enjoy it.

Edited March 23, 2013 by GEOFF.223

[dadioles 68]

One more vote for the view expressed by Deker.

If I could only have one it would be .22LR but much better to have both if you have the right land to require them.

 

Les

[walshie 2,804]

Best way to help in this situation is to point you to they box in the right hand corner of your screen that says search type in 17 vs 22 and it will take you to more pointless threads on this subject than you will ever want to read.

 

They're only pointless if you know the answer.

[pothunter 33]

if your a good shot and can take the best from your rifle, then there is no comparison. simple fact its flatter and has more power. its horses for courses,i get on with the hmr great as most of my shooting the noise thing does not realy come in to it unless you are shooting rabbits at fairly close range most of my rabbits are only 1 or 2 here and there fairly well out although i have seen me shoot 8 in one field and none over 100 yards.

[cyclonebri1 8]

Hello folks ive picked up an anschutz 525 for light vermin control, i am also permitted to purchase a .17hmr if i so wish ive had my eye on a little browning held by a local supplier but have been adviced by other more experienced with vermin control than myself that i should not bother as my 525LR is fit for purpose for taking down anything its required to so why bother? do they have a point or does the .22LR have one purpose ideally and a HMR another, whos up for helping a newbie?

 

Hello folks ive picked up an anschutz 525 for light vermin control, i am also permitted to purchase a .17hmr if i so wish ive had my eye on a little browning held by a local supplier but have been adviced by other more experienced with vermin control than myself that i should not bother as my 525LR is fit for purpose for taking down anything its required to so why bother? do they have a point or does the .22LR have one purpose ideally and a HMR another, whos up for helping a newbie?

 

:D Boy, does that sound so Yankee , taking down?, rabbits? "Look out bo, dey gonna getchya". Anyone got a machine g...... ok I found 1

 

The .22 rimfire is the best tool in the box in the UK, the .17hmr is great fun, you go figure.

 

Perspective .the .22 rimfire will kill a man every time at 440yrds if hit in a vital area.

[danw 1,748]

 

 

Best way to help in this situation is to point you to they box in the right hand corner of your screen that says search type in 17 vs 22 and it will take you to more pointless threads on this subject than you will ever want to read.

They're only pointless if you know the answer.

 

Aye there pointless cause folks will never grasp that they are different tools for different jobs neither is better than the other

[walshie 2,804]

 

 

 

Best way to help in this situation is to point you to they box in the right hand corner of your screen that says search type in 17 vs 22 and it will take you to more pointless threads on this subject than you will ever want to read.

They're only pointless if you know the answer.

 

Aye there pointless cause folks will never grasp that they are different tools for different jobs neither is better than the other

 

I understand where you're coming from, but we all had to learn somewhere mate. By the way, what is better, a hammer or a pair of pliers?

[danw 1,748]

 

 

 

 

 

 

Best way to help in this situation is to point you to they box in the right hand corner of your screen that says search type in 17 vs 22 and it will take you to more pointless threads on this subject than you will ever want to read.

They're only pointless if you know the answer.

Aye there pointless cause folks will never grasp that they are different tools for different jobs neither is better than the other

I understand where you're coming from, but we all had to learn somewhere mate. By the way, what is better, a hammer or a pair of pliers?

Hammer cause what it dont fix it can smash lol

[cyclonebri1 8]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Best way to help in this situation is to point you to they box in the right hand corner of your screen that says search type in 17 vs 22 and it will take you to more pointless threads on this subject than you will ever want to read.

They're only pointless if you know the answer.

Aye there pointless cause folks will never grasp that they are different tools for different jobs neither is better than the other

I understand where you're coming from, but we all had to learn somewhere mate. By the way, what is better, a hammer or a pair of pliers?

Hammer cause what it dont fix it can smash lol

You know this is the most worrying forum on the net, responses like that from someone that actually has a gun licence. Well done chap, Let the world read. :toast: , innit.

Edited March 24, 2013 by cyclonebri1