I wouldn't mind having a .17HMR, but a .17LR just doesn't trip my trigger (pun intended). I can't see the ammo being much less expensive than the HMR if they use the premium varmint bullets like the V-Max. I've got a feeling that Hornady has let their marketing dept. run hog wild in the last couple years. The .17HMR has been a stunning success, but now we have the .204 Ruger, and soon a .17LR...I guess I just don't see these as anything more than the firearms industry trying to be "trendy."

I think I'll stick with the old reliable .22LR for small short range shooting and pick up the 22-250 for anything bigger than a rabbit or farther out than 75 yards or so. The .22LR may not be a screamer, but at $1.50/50rds you can't beat the economy.

Mike