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Sunflower
90 posts |
#48665 2008-05-19 15:02 GMT |
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im getting a either a savage 93r17btvs or a 93btvs tell me what i should get their on www.savagearms.com
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NoName
108 posts |
#48666 2008-05-19 15:08 GMT |
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Depends on what your wanting to shoot with it. I'd prefer the .22 mag because its less effected by the wind and it will take larger game
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TeeOff
87 posts |
#48667 2008-05-19 15:10 GMT |
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Neither, find a different hobby.
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Salinger
124 posts |
#48668 2008-05-19 15:13 GMT |
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I personally like the .17HMR . I have one in the gunroom and it is an AMAZINGLY accurate shooter, and FAST. If taking small game there is no better round. The only thing .22 Mag has over it might be ammo availability. Although .17 does seem to be catching on fast and around here ammo is easy to find.
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sorrowandsadness
106 posts |
#48669 2008-05-19 15:18 GMT |
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Depends on what you use(s) would be. I prefer the .22WMR for it's larger size, familiarity and that I can use my .22 bore snake to clean the barrel. The .17 is a faster and flatter shooting round and has further serviceable distance than the 22mag, but is more susceptible to crosswinds and you need a special cleaning rod about the size of a coat hanger wire.
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InTheArmy
105 posts |
#48670 2008-05-19 15:18 GMT |
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Yeah, we need more info
I can tell you that the 17 should be more accurate than the 22mag. The 17 should be able to get honest .75" averages at 100 yards on a calm day. Very few 22mags can come close to that - although they are being made in the vmax bullet as well. I really like the 17hmr for game like crows, rabbits, squirrels, coons, and groundhogs. But if you're going to go after fox or coyote, I'd rather have the 22mag. There was a discussion here last week about the same thing. It was pretty mixed opinion. You should be able to find it a few pages back. |
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Horsewisperer
108 posts |
#48671 2008-05-19 15:21 GMT |
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.22 Mag is an old standby, tried and true powerful rimfire. It has a little more power than the .17 because .22 projectiles weight a little bit more. .17 HMR is faster and it has a more "flat" trajectory. It it also the "new kid in the block." So you need to decide as to whether you want a little more power with the good-ole standby or the flatter, faster "new kid".
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SpeedDemon
115 posts |
#48672 2008-05-19 16:50 GMT |
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i'd go .17 HMR that bullet can FLY
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PolarBear
101 posts |
#48673 2008-05-19 17:13 GMT |
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i would go for the .22 mag
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GoneFishing
110 posts |
#48674 2008-05-19 17:13 GMT |
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.17 Mach 2
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Chancer
104 posts |
#48675 2008-05-19 18:23 GMT |
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Your best choice is the 22 Magnum according to articles comparing the two calibers.*
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Beatasone
116 posts |
#48676 2008-05-19 19:34 GMT |
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I would go with the 22 magnum due to having a better chance of killing whatever you’re shooting at due to the projectiles on offer
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FeeltheForce
88 posts |
#48677 2008-05-19 20:21 GMT |
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I would opt for the .22 magnum (in fact I did opt for the .22 magnum). The clincher for me was the .22WMR V-Max ammunition. Hornady and CCI both make it. The 30 grain V-Max in .22 WMR out to 100 yards it is pretty much a push with the .17 HMR and beyond 100 yards it's all .22 WMR. It has made a fine accessory to my .223 varmint rifle.
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Evilsquirrel
133 posts |
#48678 2008-05-20 19:51 GMT |
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After looking at ballistics charts, I chose the .22 magnum. Downrange energy was better. If you get the magnum, you wont be disappointed.
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