I have 5 17's;

17 Remington in Harrington and Richardson Model 317 Ultra Varmint
17 HMR in Browning T bolt
17 HMR in Cooper model 57
17 Hornet in Cooper model 38
17 Remington in Cooper model 21

They all are nasty on gophers...


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