I've owned a Savage 93 GL 22 mag for a couple years which I use for pest control and 100 yd plinking. Early March I noticed I was down to a few hundred rounds of 22 mag ammo and started looking to restock. Found absolutely none during a month of serious looking. Then in late April I'm in a gun store and notice bulk ammo cans of 17 HMR ammo but no 22 mag. Seeing a 93 GLV in 17 HMR on the shelf I decided I needed a back-up to my 22 mag if I planned on shooting much this summer so I reached for my wallet.

Only thing that puzzles me is that the 17 seems to shoot more consistently than the 22. They have identical scopes and while the GLV has a heavier barrel I would not think it would make that much difference. The 17 consistently shoots groups half the size of the 22 mag.