Thinking of ditching my 17HMR

[Bowland blades]

I chucked my 17 after a few weeks or so. I was a reasonably quick adopter . got a .22hornet and it is still my most used rifle must be getting on 20 years or so . Hand loading makes the ammo cheap and it works great on Rabbits ( I only head shoot rabbits , foxes , crows ) with it 40 or 45 grain PPU

 

[Dan Newcombe]

WMR has to be the logical replacement but I’ve also always fancied a .22 hornet which I think would be quite comparable performance wise

 

[Bowland blades]

WMR has to be the logical replacement but I’ve also always fancied a .22 hornet which I think would be quite comparable performance wise

Oh the .22 Hornet will be cheaper if you reload ( its an easy one to make ) and cheap if you reload it , it gets crazy expensive buying factory though ! You dont need a big press . 200 yards or more capable in the right hands have done much further but everything has to be ideal including the nut behind the butt !

 

[Dan Newcombe]

the nut behind the butt can’t need to be better than with a HMR.

I regret buying a HMR over a hornet other than the reloading being key to affordability when I was shooting a lot of rabbits and hares in tree plantings