The HM2 will give you .22 mag performance. The HMR will surpass both. The HM2 in my opinion will die in the next couple of years. It simply isn't the same as the .22 mag, and ammo costs as much as for the .22 mag. And with the .22, you have a great variaty of weights and bullets for max. fun. But the HM2 will never be as cheap to shoot as the good old .22 lr.