The first time I ever shot the .17 Rim was in 2005 in NW NC.. My wife's cousin had bought a Savage .17 while we were there and he invited me to go shoot it with him.

We set up 10 two Liter bottles filled with water @ Approx. 100yds and the bullets disentigrated when they hit the bottles. There were manyverytiny pieces of the bullets in the bottles.

I have never owned one and don't intend to. I'll keep my .22Mags.