ronttuk Posted October 11, 2005 Report Share Posted October 11, 2005 im about to apply for my fire arms cert but im undecided what to apply for a .17 hmr or a .22 mag i work in a firearms dealer but i cant make my mind up some people say .22 mag some .17hmr so the price isnt an issue as i get everything trade,so come on guys convince me 1 way or the other plzz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete evans Posted October 11, 2005 Report Share Posted October 11, 2005 What sort of shooting are you generally going to be doing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye Posted October 11, 2005 Report Share Posted October 11, 2005 No problem get both Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronttuk Posted October 12, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2005 ill be after rabbits foxes and when in season hares Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete evans Posted October 12, 2005 Report Share Posted October 12, 2005 go for a centre fire .22 for the fox and .22lr or .17 for the rabbits. the .17 does a fair bit of carcass damage on rabbit so if you want to sell them i would go .22lr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Posted October 13, 2005 Report Share Posted October 13, 2005 I aggree with Pete on this one. Get a .223 for the fox and I would say .17hmr for the wabbits. I have a .22lr for wabbits and I wish now that I had gone for the hmr. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemini Posted October 13, 2005 Report Share Posted October 13, 2005 Sergeant, buy the .17hmr as well and keep your .22rf. I was going to sell my .22 Sako, but took it out today and realised how much more fun a .22rf can be when you just fancy a day in the woods, and shooting a couple of boxes of cheap ammo’. G.M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye Posted October 13, 2005 Report Share Posted October 13, 2005 go for a centre fire .22 for the fox and .22lr or .17 for the rabbits. the .17 does a fair bit of carcass damage on rabbit so if you want to sell them i would go .22lr Pete shoot them in the head you dont eat that anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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