Who's making .17 cal bullets in 2022?
#5
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you've got me a bit curious, in that admittedly I've never owned or hunted with a centerfire 17 cal rifle,
what are the advantages if any over a similar 22 cal, (and don't say less recoil even if technically true )
theres not enough recoil in my 22 cal varmint rifles to even notice
what are the advantages if any over a similar 22 cal, (and don't say less recoil even if technically true )
theres not enough recoil in my 22 cal varmint rifles to even notice
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again just curious, not in any way suggesting you can't just having no experience with a 17 cal center fire, can you zap varmint's out at 200-300 yards or more with a 17?
like you can with some of the faster 22 cals?
is it reasonable to expect a 17cal to take out lets say prairie dogs and maybe occasionally a coyote out at 200-300 yards or more with a 17?
I know I have a browning 78 heavy barrel single shot in 223 that will, and a 223 is hardly a FAST 22 cal.
like you can with some of the faster 22 cals?
is it reasonable to expect a 17cal to take out lets say prairie dogs and maybe occasionally a coyote out at 200-300 yards or more with a 17?
I know I have a browning 78 heavy barrel single shot in 223 that will, and a 223 is hardly a FAST 22 cal.
#8

223rem doesn’t come close in violence of expansion when these itty bitty 17’s connect. At 800-1000+, sure, I’d rather have a 223 with a 77smk, or better still, a 6mm, but at 0-600, the 17’s (and 20’s) are very productive.
Frankly, even running over 1000fps slower, p dogs out to 200-300yrds is easy squeazy even with my little 17WSM (Rimfire).