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Old 07-31-2005, 11:39 AM   #1
 
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Default .17 hmr ( help pick)!!!!

Looking at .17 cals.what guns do you like. ????//
Have a 10/22 and.243 rem..
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marlin....nuff said=)
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Old 08-01-2005, 06:09 AM   #3
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Ruger makes a better rimfire bolt than marlin or savage but it is more expensive. You can interchange the 22 mag and 17 HMR barrels though and it is a well built nice looking rifle with a 9 round rotary magazine. The savage and marlin are almost identical, I like the marlin a little better. We have a marlin 22 mag that shoots very well.
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Old 08-01-2005, 08:49 PM   #4
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Marlin is known for making one of teh most accurate guns along with savage, ruger itsnt up to par with the marlins and davages but they are a better made rifle. I owna marlin 917vs and after changing out teh trigger sprin with one form a pen and shimming the trigger its a real shooter.
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Old 08-02-2005, 05:50 AM   #5
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My 77/22lr will shoot 1/2" groups at 50 yards and it will put 10 shots under a nickel at 25 yards. My M77 300 WSM and M77 .223 will both shoot 1/2" groups at 100 yards as well. I would not hesitate to buy a Ruger for accuracy reasons, I have seen way to many shoot sub MOA groups at 100 yards. The 77/22s and 77/17s have the same type of trigger as the full size 77s and a trigger job can be done just as easily as the M77 if you want a lighter trigger.
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Old 08-02-2005, 08:48 AM   #6
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I would buy the Ruger M-77 Laminated stock, target grey barrel.
This rifle looks like a standard size hunting rifle, not a varmit rifle.
I own a 22-mag & 25-06 in this model, both are shooters.
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Old 08-02-2005, 08:09 PM   #7
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I have the Savage 93R17 FVSS and I also can get 1/2" groups at 50 yards but put it to the task at 100 yards and the groups get allot bigger. It"s a nice little rifle and fun to shoot but I would rather have something else.
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you already have a .22 and .243. get something in the middle i would go with a .223. the .17 are fun to shoot but they just don't havemuch more than speed going for them. a friend of mine was thinking about a .17 until he pulled the trigger on my ultra varmint. thoughts of the .17 went out the window.
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Old 08-03-2005, 07:17 PM   #9
 
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I'm with wolf killer. My Ruger 77/17 is the most accurate rifle I've ever owned. It'll put three shots in a"ragged hole" at 50 yds. Little more money than the others but is certainly worth it.
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Savage would be my choice
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