Efw: Two of my Ground Squirrel Hunting friends own and Hunt with them. I have shot both of them "afield" and notice the difference (pretty impressive!) when a big Ground Squirrel is hit "amidships" (over a 17 HMR)!
One is a Ruger 77/17 WSM and the other is "savage" of I forget the model.
Preferred the Ruger by a large margin.
By the way both are accurate enough to be impressive according to the owners. Saw one Badger that was kill't with the 17 WSM - head on one shot kill to the chest at 80 - 90 yards.
That says something.
Good luck if you decide to go for it.
Hold into the wind
VarmintGuy
