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Old 12-30-2009, 01:33 AM
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zrexpilot
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Originally Posted by Colorado Luckydog
If you really want to get the best 17HMR....get a 22lr. Cheaper than hell to shoot and bucks the wind much better.
absolutely not true.
the 17 has less wind drift than the 22.lr and the .22 mag

not to mention trajectory.
17 with a 50 yd zero has 3.1 inches drop at 150 yds
vs the .22 lr which has 19.7 inches drop.
The LR cant hang at any range

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