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Old 02-11-2013, 10:35 PM
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my first firearm is was a 17hmr, and i couldnt have been happier. while its not as cheap as a 22lr for ammo you can have more fun shooting it at longer range. you will enjoy showing it of to your friends by completely blowing up an can or water bottle. with that said if you can wait a bit longer winchester is going to be coming out with a new cartridge called 17 winchester super magnum. this will the the most powerful rimfire yet. 20gr bullet at 3000fps and ammo will be around 15 for 50, and savage will have a rifle chambered in it called the b.mag. the b.mag looks like their centerfire rifle and is a really beefy rimfire rifle, it has rear locking lugs and the rifle weights about 4lbs. either way you cant go wrong. savage has a nice 17hmr rifle and the acutrigger is nice. i vote get both, you can get a marlin 795 for really cheap if you want to do a lot of plinking and a 17hmr if you want to go target shooting or varmint hunting.
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