22l vs. 17hmr?

[Grand Poo Bah]

I'm looking at a 17hmr or a 22L What can I exect to get our of these rounds? I'm looking at killing some varmints at about 200 yards. Any other suggestions for a rim fire?

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[2gr8dgs]

heres a comparison I read between 17hmr, & 22mag. good info on both. to me, 200yds is a bit long for 22lr
http://www.chuckhawks.com/compared_17HMR_22WMR.htm

 

[bt97006]

I'm looking at killing some varmints at about 200 yards. Any other suggestions for a rim fire?

You may want to look into a centerfire such as .223rem, 204ruger, or 22-250 if shooting out to 200 yards. Thats probably the max effective range for a 17hmr or 22 magnum on small varmints. If it were me I'd feel more comfortable shooting a more capable round at that distance.

 

[stmcelroy]

I killed a lot of varmints with my .17hmr over a 2-3 year period, then longest only being 125-150yrds, and it did a fine job.

Sold it thinking a .22wmr would be a better gun for me and have always regretted getting rid of the hmr.

200yds is quite a ways for any rimfire but if any can do it it is definitely the .17hmr, a .22lr will not even be close.

 

[HahnsXD]

There's no comparison. If the wind is calm I have no problem hitting small bottles and such at 200 yards with my .17HMR... I would agree, for regular use at or beyond 200 yards you may want to look at something like a .223... Keep it at 200 yards max and the .17HMR would work great IMO.

 

[BigBluePup]

The .17hmr does great out to 200 yrds, And with one of the good turret scopes they make for the 17 shooting out past that is not a big deal with calm wind. but taking anything bigger then a pop bottle or a crow you not going to have much energy. I have seen a .17hmr drop a coyote stone dead at 137yrd. but Its all about shot placement and i would not trust it on anything that big any further out then that. I use a 22-250 for dogs. But when you want something fun and a lot cheaper to shoot for plinking the .17hmr is a GREAT riffle.