Moving from 17 hmr to 22lr

[iain b]

I’ve got both and a 12flb air rife. I’m thinking of going fac air as a few of my fields are full of flint so the .22 is a no-no on most of them. They all have their uses. I really like the .17 but with modern night vision I can take the .22 further out now on fields without flint and with good backstops.

 

[NFINO2]

One massive advantage the 22 has over all other calibres is the noise suppression. 22 is really quiet with a decent mod. I have had 22lr/22wmr, 17hmr and 17wsm and hornets and tbh honest the wsm was unbelievably accurate and flat out to 150 yards+.

 

[dggowdy]

I think the hmr is a wounderful round. I enjoyed pushing it out to distance on rabbits but with the cost of the ammo and decline in rabbit numbers i rearly use mine anymore. For me both 22lr and 17hmr have a place in the cabinet both do diffrent jobs.