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OttoJara

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I got a $100.00 gift card from work, I figure I might as well put it towards a new gun. I'm thinking of maybe a 22 mag or 17. Any thoughts?
 
If the choices are between those two rounds, I'd get a .22 mag from Ruger, if they stock them. The .17 looks cool, but it seems like .22wmr will be easier to find. I could, however, be wrong...

Good luck and good shooting!
 
The .17 HMR is pretty day to find now days. Price for the ammo is about the same as the .22 magnum.
 
Both calibers are easy to find. Finding a 22M from Ruger would be a little difficult. I'd stay away from the new Marlingtons. Since Remington has taken over Marlin the quality has been kind of hit or miss. I'd look at a Savage in either .17 or 22M. They have accutrigger and you can usually find one at a Wal-mart.
 
FWIW you can get a Marlin with what is essentially an AccuTrigger. The XT line has them. In fact they seem to be better triggers to me but I've only pulled one so who knows if they are all like that. I think Marlin had to match what Savage was doing or go out of business. Also if you think there's a possible problem with Marlins wait until you have to deal with their CS. It pretty much doesn't exist right now. I've been waiting on a replacement trigger guard for 4 months now.
 
I just got a Henry Golden Boy in .17HMR. Very nice gun, action is extremely smooth. Very accurate.
 
You should, of course, get what appeals to you most. That being said, I have personal issues with the high performance rimfires.

In .22 Magnum, I don't think you get enough from the round to justify the cost. And that was back when it was $6 a box, not the $10+ it is today.

I am a dedicated reloader, and if I want more from a round than the .22LR gives, I go to a centerfire cartridge, and just load it to the level needed. I can load .22 Hornet or .222 Rem to the level of the .22WRM, cheaper than I can buy the .22 Magnum rimfire, plus I get to reuse the brass, over and over!

I don't care for the sub .22 calibers, again, a personal thing, but I can't get over the history of the 5mm Rem Mag. Yes, I'm old enough to have lived through it. :D

If you don't remember it, it was a really cool, kick ass performer (for a rimfire), but it was .20 cal, so a) regular common .22 cleaning rods were useless, and b) Remington was the only ammo for their rifles, and after a few years of poor sales, they stopped making both.

I can't help but wonder if something like that isn't going to happen to the .17s, once the "new" factor wears off in the general buying public.

Today, a box of 5mm Rem Mag ammo is worth almost as much as one of the rifles to shoot it in, and the rifles aren't worth much without ammo.

I'd put that $100 towards somthing else, but that's just me.;)
 
I am with 44amp on this. I don't see a need for the so called high performance rim-fires. If I need less than my .223 then I will go to my good ole .22LR......but that's just me:)
 
I just took My Ruger 10-22 out of the gun safe. Put some scope mounts on it cuz the eyeballs ain't what they used to be. I had Buck Ridge never been out of the box 3-9x scope somebody gave me in 2004. Had some Redfield Jr. rings laying around in the box. Mounted it to that Ruger 10-22 took it to the indoor range and zeroed the scope in.

I guess Ill keep the box and the papers on the scope it has an uncoditonal lifetime guarentee from Optronics if they are even still in business. :D

At 50 yards its going to be a nemesis to squirrels.

If you don't have a Ruger 10-22 in .22 LR get one. This thing is on par with my .17 Savage/Bushnell combo not to mention the Federal 22LR is $15.00 dollars a box for 500 versus $10.00 for 50 of the .17 caliber :cool:

I think .44 AMP is on the right track on this one.
 
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I've got a 22 mag marlin and it's a good gun. I like it because it's not hard on the ears. But a plinking gun it is not. It is a good hundred yard groundhog gun though
 
Walmart guns are as good as any other guns out there. Gun manufacturers DO NOT make cheaper guns just for Walmart. But if you do buy one from them... CLEAN IT before anything. As far as the OP, go with the .22mag. If you can find a ruger then don't pass it up, but close second would be for the savage.
 
Today, a box of 5mm Rem Mag ammo is worth almost as much as one of the rifles to shoot it in,
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44 AMP,

I understand your point and I agree with what you say about the sub 22 calibers. But, I thought that I would post this link to affordable 5mm ammo for info purposes.

$16.00 per 50
 
Like 44, I'm not much of a fan of the .22M especially with the new crop of HV .22lr rounds available over the last decade or so.

I do like the .17hmr though but only for shooting rodents and starlings. It's trajectory and accuracy just cries out for small targets. Want bigger game? Get a bigger gun.

Around here used .22M and .17's are a dime a dozen. Lot's of folks buy em, MOST (not to be confused with all) tire of them and move em on down the line.

LK
 
Thanks for the info Shootniron, this is news to me, and I'm sure it will be good news to folks who have had 5mm Rems sitting around for years for lack of affordable ammo.
 
Here is why I use my .17HMR more than my .223. At my folk's farm there are a lot of things you can hunt (or do varmint removal on) with a rimfire that is prohibited by law with a centerfire. Often the .22LR just doesn't cut the mustard but my .17HMR is *perfect*.

It's also quieter than .223. A *lot* quieter. And cheaper than .223.
 
@BoomieMCT
At my folk's farm there are a lot of things you can hunt (or do varmint removal on) with a rimfire that is prohibited by law with a centerfire
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What laws prohibit varmint control with a centerfire ?
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A lot of states in the south allow spotlighting for coyotes and other nuisance creatures, but it must be with a rimfire cartridge, no larger than .22LR (bore size).
 
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