17hmr or rimfire

[picardy 1]

Thinking of getting a rimfire or 17hmr for rabbits which would you go for! Happy hunting

[jonnyboi 0]

rimfire

[IanB 0]

.22 rimmy

[SportingShooter 0]

Purely for Bunnies.

 

.22 LR, no question

 

Regards

SS

[Guest JohnGalway]

I'll be the dipstick to say they're both rimfires then

 

If you're going to shoot a LOT of rabbits then .22lr every time, because it's cheap to shoot and that is very important believe me. If just a few rabbits then the HMR as you can more easily knock off safely grounded magpies crows etc as well.

 

There are a lot of pros and cons to both but they'll both do the job very well indeed

[Mr_Logic 5]

HMR every time. The rabbits don't really mind the crack of the round, it's much harder hitting so I know when rabbit gets hit, he's down. Not every single time, but a lot more than 22LR. Also you have much better drop and windage figures with HMR so it's easier in the majority of rabbiting situations.

 

22LR has a place, with moderated subsonic, but it's not the ultimate bunny gun for me.

[woz 260]

if i had to have one rim fire it would be a hmr everytime,without question...more power,better range,potential to shoot bigger stuff etc etc....22lr the amo's cheap and there quite..thats all the good things i can think of for the 22lr

[jamie g 17]

if i could only have one it would be the hmr its. more powerfull got better distance, safer round, flat shooting, and better for the odd fox.

 

but if i where you i would ask for both as the 22lr has its place to. plus its more silent and great for shooting from a jeep to as you can get in range of rabbits on the night easy in a 4x4 so why waste the 17 hmr ammo which is more dear to buy when the 22lr can be run cheap

[picardy 1]

Thanks for all your replies going to give this some thought over the next few weeks and hopefully have alook as some rifles at the midland game fair.