kawasakifreak77
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I'll start by saying I don't understand these .17 caliber rifles... Its just such a small bullet! But for some reason the 17 WSM has piqued my curiousity.
When I lived in the country, my most used firearm (by far) was a cheapo marlin 22 mag. Full metal jackets wouldn't tear up to much meat on edible game & would kill most varmints very dead. I quite enjoyed it & regularly practiced with it to 200m, sometimes farther on a calm day. It was very accurate & didn't make TO much noise.
I'm wondering if this 17 WSM would be a 22 mag on steriods, or more of a dissapointment?
I saw the Savage rifle chambered for it.... Are they trying to make ugly guns??
I live on Kansas, lots of wind. Which makes me think the 17s would be pretty useless. Shoot, somedays the wind throws my 22-250 all over the place!
So who's used it & what do you think?
When I lived in the country, my most used firearm (by far) was a cheapo marlin 22 mag. Full metal jackets wouldn't tear up to much meat on edible game & would kill most varmints very dead. I quite enjoyed it & regularly practiced with it to 200m, sometimes farther on a calm day. It was very accurate & didn't make TO much noise.
I'm wondering if this 17 WSM would be a 22 mag on steriods, or more of a dissapointment?
I saw the Savage rifle chambered for it.... Are they trying to make ugly guns??
I live on Kansas, lots of wind. Which makes me think the 17s would be pretty useless. Shoot, somedays the wind throws my 22-250 all over the place!
So who's used it & what do you think?