Don, back in the late 60's I shot .17cal 20/25grsRemington and in 2005 while visting my wifes cousin in NC, we shot over 300 rounds of.17HMR in a Savage. We were shooting 2liter Coke bottles filled with water @ 100yds. All we could find was real tiny pieces of the bullets.

I'm glad I got to shoot the .17HMR because it convinced me not to get one.Hey, if you are happy with it, that's all that counts, enjoy!