17 vs 22 mag

[crankshaft]

I'm considering buying a new rifle in 17 or 22 magnum but in a quandary as to which to buy. The rifle will be used for target plinking and small game. Brands being considered are Marlin and Savage. Please offer your opinion.

 

[BIKER13]

cant get 22 mag ammo

 

[DMGun]

Neither - Buy a Ruger 10/22 and never look back... You will go broke buying ammo for the 17 HMR or 22 Mag

 

[ShawnZR-1]

cant get 22 mag ammo

^^^ Yep. I've been able to pick up .17HMR as recently as this past weekend. I haven't seen .22mag since 2012!

 

[Jled]

cant get 22 mag ammo

If you simply must get a magnum....go with .17. Haven't seen .22 mag in months and months. .17 is everywhere

 

[white]

17 HMR if you want to find ammo. Love mine

 

[jaseast]

cant get 22 mag ammo

Good point, anything 22 is hard to get. I don't have a 17HMR but I see plenty of ammo for them.

 

[RAY]

Personally I like the 22 and the 17. But since prices have went crazy, and the supply of ammo, every time I have seen 22 magnum ammo lately, it has been averaging $20.00 per box of 50 rounds, plus tax. Even when the 22lr and 22 magnum can't be found, I have still seen 17 caliber at Wally World. As for a Savage or Marlin, both make good guns, but I like the Savage and the Accu-Trigger. Good Luck, Ray

 

[roryred]

Range toy and small game, 17 and 22 respectively. Which would you rather be more suited to do?

22 WMR is harder to find... though I've purchased some 6 or 7 times in the last 2 years. So, not impossible.

Or, 22LR and cheaper to shoot, doesn't do either task as well.

I already have two .22 rifles so I would go 22 WMR since bringing down small game is more important to me than small circles at the range. If I didn't already have the .22s, I would just get a .22...

 

[BHJ]

If you like drinking small game through a straw go with the .17 HMR
2500FPS does really nasty things to small game.