good shooting. i do bieleve that the 17hmr is up to the task it is naturaly accurate caliber and in the marlin or savage it is very capable 150 yard gun. Ive takin a gopher out at 155 yards and Ive pounded a large Gopher town from 105 yards fora day. I havnt tried grouping at 100 yards but at 50yards i can put 5 shots on a dime using bipods. these arnt great groups compaired to some people but i dont punch paper much. the center dime i shot 3 times then it fell off the stand.