i love my 17hmr's. i own 4, but only use three for hunting and they are devastating out to 100, one shot kills out to 140 so far. not a good caliber on windy days unless you've practiced in similar wind situations and know how the bullet is affected at the ranges you plan on shooting. i've found that with a 10mph wind at 90 degrees the bullet will move 2" at 100 yards in the respective wind direction