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If you want to save money and don't mind a pre-owned 17hmr, I have a couple I'm considering selling along with ammo. PM me if you're in SoCal.
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for bolt action, definitely .17!! you wont believe how much fun these things are to shoot until you get one. .22 just doesn't have the range. these things are long reaching and accurate, you wont regret it, even if the cost is a little high.
(if you had said semi auto, i would have said .22 all the way)sigpic
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the .22 will reach out to a good distance and I have personally gone out to a little over 200yds,but you should see the trajectory lol. The .17 I have taken out to little over 300yds to get the little varmints and it works great as long as its not to windy. As far as I am concerned either is a good choice just depends on how much you wanna spend on ammo, and what you are using it for.Comment
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marlin .22's are nice. The mossberg 702 is great too (what i have). look at Savage .17's. my brother has one and it's amazing! plus i think it was only $250!!!
one thing about semi .22's, if you don't go with a Ruger 10/22 you'll wish you had. not that other's aren't going to give you years of reliable fun, but the 10/22 offers so many after market parts and accessories that you'll want to get one once you try to buy something for your other manufactured .22 and realize how much cheaper and more abundant 10/22 goodies are. just a thought
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marlin .22's are nice. The mossberg 702 is great too (what i have). look at Savage .17's. my brother has one and it's amazing! plus i think it was only $250!!!
one thing about semi .22's, if you don't go with a Ruger 10/22 you'll wish you had. not that other's aren't going to give you years of reliable fun, but the 10/22 offers so many after market parts and accessories that you'll want to get one once you try to buy something for your other manufactured .22 and realize how much cheaper and more abundant 10/22 goodies are. just a thought
Yeah, I've thought about the 10/22 but at this point cost is a major factor. I'm actually tempted to get a model 60, the tube feed being a plus so I won't be tempted to buy magazines for it.Comment
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A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently and die gallantly. Specialization is for insects. ~ HeinleinComment
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I completely understand where you are coming from JP. Patience for me has always been a problem. But there is also a part of me that just wants to start off with the Malin and not just go straight up to the "best" 22 semi. I'll be at a shop tomorrow to handle many of them so I can make a better decision.
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.22lr is best for rifle target shooting at that range... if you want a rimfire.
17hmr is for rimfire hunting.. i cant really see wanting to go dump tons of rounds just to punch paper with it.Comment
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I only mentioned it because I had read that the 17HMR has a flatter trajectory and a longer range...I'm pretty much settled on some sort of 22LR rifle now. I already have a 22LR pistol and it will be easier to just buy one type of ammo, which also happens to be the cheapest
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oh and... 10-22's are like 239 bucks at big 5.. i mean thats cheap. u can use it stock, and slowly upgrade....Comment
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it'll be cheaper to buy the 10/22 and slowly build it to what you want than to buy a different gun, and end up buying a 10/22 later. Trust me, i wish i would have just spent the extra $50 at the time. plus, if anything breaks it's easier to get replacement parts for 10/22's. 10/22's hold their value longer too if you need to sell it.sigpic
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