Probably would've already went there if it was a 20WSM slingin 30-ish grain pills.
It came out 50 years ago. It's called the 5mm Rem Rim Mag and it kicks both the .22 Mag and the HMR to the curb. Shame that Remingjunk never put it in a rifle that did it any justice OR supported the ammo for more than 20 years.
Be that as it may...………… I still own a pair of them and they DO rule the rimfire roost on killing. Best is 280 lasered yards (lasered it AFTER the shot) on a small groundhog. I'm certain the rifle can do considerably better, given an opportunity.
Next time you get a chance fill two 1 gallon milk jugs up with water. Shoot one with a 17 HMR at 100 yards and one with a 40 gr JSP 22 magnum at 100 yards. See if that influences your thoughts about penetration, disruption and power.
Groundhogs ain't milk jugs, and I perfer to judge it by the groundhogs reaction to it, A 30.06 and a 22/250 have similar milkjug explosions at 200 yds,(yes Sir I have tried it before), but at that range the deer knows the difference, too. I'll stay with my previous observation.
+1 on Rock chucks to around 15# and Jack Rabbits the 17HMR is excellent. Body shots seriously shock them. Often just a tail twitch and DRT. Shot a chuck last summer at 286 yards on a perfect no wind evening. Anything 200 and under is in serious trouble.
A true sportsman counts his achievements in proportion to the effort involved and fairness of the sport. - S. Pope
Probably would've already went there if it was a 20WSM slingin 30-ish grain pills.
It came out 50 years ago. It's called the 5mm Rem Rim Mag and it kicks both the .22 Mag and the HMR to the curb. Shame that Remingjunk never put it in a rifle that did it any justice OR supported the ammo for more than 20 years.
Be that as it may...………… I still own a pair of them and they DO rule the rimfire roost on killing. Best is 280 lasered yards (lasered it AFTER the shot) on a small groundhog. I'm certain the rifle can do considerably better, given an opportunity.
I still shoot a 5 mm quite a bit, but the accuracy isn't anywhere near the 17hmr. I'm surprised that Ruger didn't bring the 5 mm back as the 204 RMR.
