Recommend a .17 for hunting hogs and squirrels

HMR or HM2 ?

I have a Savage 93r17. The gun is stupid accurate but I absolutely hate the design of the magazine and magazine catch.

If I were buying again, I’d get the rotary magazine fed b17.

^same

CZ

Are you dead set on a .17? .22 wmr doesn't shoot as flat but it's more practical for hogs imo

CZ. Hard to beat in anything rimfire. Worth the little extra money.

Is 17 HMR enough for hogs? I've always thought of it as a small, accurate varmint round for small game. Am I wrong?

CZ

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Are these actually available now? I want one

choice of firearm doesn't matter because the .17HMR is an inherently accurate cartridge just like the .204, .222, 6PPC, and 6.5x47L (6.5 CM). The case dimensions, bullet choice, and powder selection make it one of the most accurate and fun to shoot cartridges. Not uncommon to see 5-shot groups covered by a dime at 100 yds.

I've built and consulted on over a hundred custom rifles as the primary goal has been accuracy. The .17 HMR was introduced in 2002 and I was very intrigued since I'm a fan of the .17 and .20 caliber rifles. That same year I decided to build a custom HMR and ordered a chamber reamer from PTG. Then sent my rifle components to one of the best rimfire gunsmiths in the country. Sako P94 action that was blueprinted, Lilja barrel, Jewell 12 ozs. trigger, Kelbly trued/machined scope rings, Stith custom maple stock, pillar and glass-bedded, no stone left unturned. I had close to $2000 invested and this rifle that is insanely accurate. Honestly, I've witnessed $250 factory rifles shoot just as accurate. It's not the platform, but the cartridge is just crazy accurate. My longest confirmed kill is a jackrabbit at 246 yds. My advice, buy whatever rifle you like, then spend the rest on buying a case of ammo

here are some 20 yr old pics as the maple stock pictures were taken with a Sony Mavica 3.5" floppy disc digital camera
custom machined pillars

Sako action with Kelbly machined rings

bedded walnut stock

completed rifle pics from GS

custom tiger Maple stock


English walnut buttplate


Sister rifle I built years later that is chambered in 17 HM2 .. same components just different wood stock