i bought a matching pair of savages in the model 93 with stainless barrels on composite stocks. one was a .22 mag for myself and a .17 hmr. for my son. the .17 will out shoot the .22 mag with ease if there is no wind but does not do very well in any kind of wind if you are shooting much over a 100 yards. the kid can keep his shooting about the size of a dime at 100 yards which i think is really good. they are a very fast round but they also lose speed very fast. over all they are a very fun gun to shoot. they just do not have much power behind them. someone early was comparing it to a 22-250 well they would never begin to compete in that class not even close. a 3 foot drop at 300 hundred yards is not a good varmint rifle. i know that one of my boys friends was going to buy one to hunt coyotes with until he tried one of my .223's. he forgot about the .17 in a big hurry. i forgot about the price question. they are $200.00 a piece for the .17 or .22 mag.