To be fair, it is a little more than twice the grunt..
.17hmr
Bullet weight/type Velocity Energy
17 gr (1.1 g) 2,550 ft/s (780 m/s) 245 ft·lbf (332 J)
20 gr (1.3 g) 2,350 ft/s (720 m/s) 250 ft·lbf (340 J)
22 Hornet
Bullet weight/type Velocity Energy
35 gr (2.3 g) VMax 3,060 ft/s (930 m/s) 728 ft·lbf (987 J)
40 gr (2.6 g) SP 2,826 ft/s (861 m/s) 710 ft·lbf (960 J)
45 gr (2.9 g) SP 2,787 ft/s (849 m/s) 776 ft·lbf (1,052 J)
50 gr (3.2 g) SP 2,713 ft/s (827 m/s) 817 ft·lbf (1,108 J)
55 gr (3.6 g) SP 2,652 ft/s (808 m/s) 859 ft·lbf (1,165 J)
I have always shot .22lr, and