I was suckered into the 17HMR hype when they first come out. I already had a Marlin 922 in 22 mag and loved it so I bought its twin a 917 HMR. Both rifles shot less than half inch groups with the ammo they liked so I found no difference in accuracy. Took them both out for a little rabbit hunting and there was no doubt which was the better performer. The 22mag would absolutely thump those big jacks. The 17 worked fine too but it just didn't have the authority the 22 mag did. Long story short the ammo for the 17 was $15/50 while the 22 mag was $9 so the 17 was sold. On the other hand I haven't seen a box of 22 mag on the shelves here for three years now and 17 you can find almost anywhere.
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