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OP here. Slowly leaning towards 22 WMR. The 17HMR appears slightly more accurate but for hunting small critters the much heavier WMR bullet seems the way to go if I'm not trying vaporize what I'm shooting at. Might just stick with my 22LR and .223. I'm trying to talk the wife into a Nightforce scope for my long range .260 so another gun to fill the nitch between 22LR and 223 might get me a beating! I'll squirrel away a twenty here and there and see if I can scrounge for a new rimfire. Savage or Marlin? My 22LR is the Savage with accutrigger and shoots pretty good but the mags suck, a buddy has a Marlin 925 and it shoots as good with no mag issues but has a lot heavier trigger.
The Savage is definately bad for mags and the Marlin has higher capacity ones available. As far as trigger look into the Rifle Basix website for available replacement for the Marlin and Ruger. If you are on a budget I would invest in reloading componets for the 223 and build your own ammo to cover all your needs. Just tell the wife it will save you money in the long run, she'll buy it.