Originally Posted by gemby58
Originally Posted by Mule Deer
gemby,

You really don't get it, do you?

You're insinuating that anybody who buys and uses a .17 HMR is dumb, because YOU don't need/want one, since Pennsylvania (where YOU live) doesn't require rimfires for hunting small game, and YOU can handload cheaper ammo based on 1994 prices.

Are you related to Savage99?

I'm not insulting anybody that owns a 17 caliber heck I own 17 HMR 17 Hornets 17 Remington I'm just stating that my experience for the 17 HMR for groundhogs in Pennsylvania is least an adequate I rather take a 22 long rifle out there and shoot groundhogs in with a 17 HMR and this is based on my experience


Just curious, why do you prefer to use a .22 LR to shoot 'chucks in lieu of a 17 HMR?

It would seem that the advantage would be significantly in favor of the 17 HMR. The flatter trajectory would make longer shots easier and the fragile bullets would be much less likely to ricochet.