Posted by MarkB_MI on January 23, 2014 at 18:41:47 from (75.198.8.95):
In Reply to: 17 wsm posted by brandon j on January 23, 2014 at 18:00:55:
Why would you buy another 17 rimfire if you already have a 17 HMR? 22-250 and .223 are both quite adequate for coyotes; 17 rimfire cartridges are not.
17 rimfires are great for manufacturers who are always trying to come up with something new to sell to the already saturated gun buyers market. They're not so great for the folks who buy them. If you're going to go the 17 caliber route, do yourself a favor: go with a centerfire caliber and plan on handloading.
I have a T-C Contender rifle with a custom barrel in .17 Remington Fireball. It's deadly medicine on woodchucks. I haven't had a chance to try it on a coyote, but it should certainly be an order of magnitude better than any rimfire. Factory 17 Fireball ammo is exorbitantly priced, but the round is quite inexpensive to handload.
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