It's been a few years, okay, exactly in 2007, I bought this fine Savage rimfire.

Targets are shown with the loads I shot. Some targets are a bit wider than others but that was cured by a single dry swipe of a bore snake for .17 cal. rifle.

I'm a .22 WMR lover more than a .17 HMR rimfire thing I'll confess right now. I haven't changed my mind since 2007 about the HMR but will say I like it for specific reasons that make hunting easier and less ricochet sensitive. That's when there is my .17 HMR and it's in the Savage Classic.

Since then I've seen a lot of abuse about the Classic model in 93 as an attempt to make a sow's ear into a silk purse. Didn't matter to me because it was the only .17 HMR I ever invested in.

Since then I've never had a need for another .17 HMR. I've got my Savage.

Enjoy a fine tuned Savage without the tuning and think again about Savage Arms.