by Timb0 » 19 Oct 2014, 10:20 pm
I can't tell you what's best as I have never owed a .17HMR, but my Ruger 77/22 in .22WMR has been one of my favourite rifles for the last 15 years.
I found it great for foxes, cats and even as a back up roo gun. Back up might be the wrong words as it has dropped more roos then I could keep count of ( legally). Most shot in the head but it can still drop them with a good chest shot.
I found in general the .22WMR isn't as accurate as the .22LR and by the sound of things the .17HMR. It wasn't till I started using hornardy's 30gr ballistic tipped ammo it started joining the holes up at 50yds.
The other downers are ammo cost and since I only use the Hornady ammo it's been hard to get in the last few years.
Marlin XT22 .22lr, Ruger M77/22 .22wmr, Rem 7615 .223, Ruger M77 .223, Weatherby MarkV .243, Rem 700 VLS .243, Kimber Montana .270, Weatherby MarkV .270Wby mag, Rem 700 .308, Khan ATac 12ga.