Curious as to what type of trees/terrain you're hunting in?
There are a lot of tall old oaks where I live but nothing tall enough that a .22 LR won't do handily.
I'd love to try a .17 HM2 on it's merits.
Yep a 22lr and a shotgun will continue to put squirrels in the pot, no doubt about it but the 17 Mach II does it with panache. Hence the attraction...........
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