.22mag Posted March 3, 2008 Report Share Posted March 3, 2008 Hello all 1st post on the forum and im sure this has been asked before, I have a .22magnum, which i use with remington premier win mag ammo, im thinking of changing to the .17 i mostly use it on foxes out to a 100yds do you think im wise changing and if so why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casts_by_fly Posted March 3, 2008 Report Share Posted March 3, 2008 no. if you are happy with the 22 mag, you'll gain nothing more for foxes by going with a 17. The 22 mag has more stopping power on a fox and is considered one of the better fox cartridges in the states if you are saving pelts. thanks rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tweedledee Posted March 3, 2008 Report Share Posted March 3, 2008 i would say the same hmr is a great round but the humble wmr has its uses too. heavier bullet means more whack even at the expense of hold over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogo Posted March 4, 2008 Report Share Posted March 4, 2008 (edited) I have a hmr and recently found an anchutz wmr. The accuracy of the wmr is superb and not bullet fussy like the HMR. Both have their uses but I think I will be using the wmr an awful lot. Edited March 4, 2008 by rogo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.22mag Posted March 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2008 Thanks guys thats what i wanted to hear, the rifle i have is a ruger syn stalk stainless barre and i love the look of it plus its very practial Cheers for the advice David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tweedledee Posted March 4, 2008 Report Share Posted March 4, 2008 nice gun i nearly had one the same a few weeks back but did nt want to stretch the finances Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marky123 Posted March 4, 2008 Report Share Posted March 4, 2008 you could put a .17hmr barrel on your 77/22 in theory its swapping the barrels over MARK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.22mag Posted March 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 Well ive decided to stay with the .22 now, so ive just bought myself a leupold rx2 range finder to try and improve the shots!! So looking forward to see how good they are Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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