colin lad Posted June 14, 2010 Report Share Posted June 14, 2010 i realise this topic has been done before but i am now really confused i have put in for my fac and have got the feo coming round next monday the problem is i have put on it .22lr after a lot of thought i went out for a drive to 4 different gun shops today and all of them said to get a 17hmr so before the feo comes round i have to make my mind up do i change and ask for hmr or stick with .22lr as the hmr is sounding better each time i hear it now i know the lr owners will say lr and the hmr owners will say hmr but if any of you guys have shot both and can finally make my mind up for me i would be grateful thanks colin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSS Posted June 14, 2010 Report Share Posted June 14, 2010 Its a difficult one to answer. I have an lr, and my mate has an HMR. The main differences I find are ammo prices and noise. If you dont mind spending money on ammo, and you can cope with the extra noise, go for a hummer, if you want to shoot for pence, and very quietly, go for the lr. Either that, or apply for both, get both and make your own decisions from there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vampire Posted June 14, 2010 Report Share Posted June 14, 2010 I applied for both as just couldnt make up my mind,i prefer the cz.22lr but then the range of the .17hmr is more,so left it up to my feo to decide for me,he convinced me to have the .22lr to go with the .223,simple reasons really,its cheap to feed,its quiet,it shoots at the ranges i need and most of the rabbit is still intact,so to me imo,the .17hmr would be to much for most of my shots with the occasional long shot for more expense,just to say i do like the .17 and am not knocking the calibre,just my personal choice would be .22lr .22lr = rabbits .223 = fox/muntjac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin lad Posted June 14, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2010 I applied for both as just couldnt make up my mind,i prefer the cz.22lr but then the range of the .17hmr is more,so left it up to my feo to decide for me,he convinced me to have the .22lr to go with the .223,simple reasons really,its cheap to feed,its quiet,it shoots at the ranges i need and most of the rabbit is still intact,so to me imo,the .17hmr would be to much for most of my shots with the occasional long shot for more expense,just to say i do like the .17 and am not knocking the calibre,just my personal choice would be .22lr .22lr = rabbits .223 = fox/muntjac as its my 1st fac would it not be too much to ask for .223? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSS Posted June 14, 2010 Report Share Posted June 14, 2010 Abslutely not, I got .223 and .22lr on first app Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin lad Posted June 14, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2010 the 2 guns i looked at today which iam torn between is the cz452 american .22lr and the cz452 varmint 17hmr what about asking for both and say 22lr for lamping for noise factor and 17hmr for day time longer shots??? colin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vampire Posted June 14, 2010 Report Share Posted June 14, 2010 It is my first fac and i have been granted both .22lr and the .223,dropped the .17hmr on feo visit as said before.and i am 100% gonna get cz 452 .22lr american,this is what my mate lets me use and i just love it to bits,a cracking little rifle in every way,i prefer this to his .17hmr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin lad Posted June 14, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2010 It is my first fac and i have been granted both .22lr and the .223,dropped the .17hmr on feo visit as said before.and i am 100% gonna get cz 452 .22lr american,this is what my mate lets me use and i just love it to bits,a cracking little rifle in every way,i prefer this to his .17hmr now that has thrown a spanner in the works as i love the look of this gun and its what i 1st wanted but after today the shops had allmost convinced me to ask for hmr colin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin lad Posted June 14, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2010 It is my first fac and i have been granted both .22lr and the .223,dropped the .17hmr on feo visit as said before.and i am 100% gonna get cz 452 .22lr american,this is what my mate lets me use and i just love it to bits,a cracking little rifle in every way,i prefer this to his .17hmr now that has thrown a spanner in the works as i love the look of this gun and its what i 1st wanted but after today the shops had allmost convinced me to ask for hmr colin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichPWRR Posted June 14, 2010 Report Share Posted June 14, 2010 The shops will undoubtedly tell you to go for a .17 because they are more expensive, both for the rifle and the ammo. Or is that me being a bit cynical . I had exactly the same issue and the FEO advised me to go for the .22LR so i got a CZ452 varmint and i love it. Other bonus is that for every 1000 rounds you save between £120 - £200 by buying .22 over the .17. Unless you are hitting a lot of foxes over 60m the 22LR would be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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