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Originally Posted by BillyBob
75ft/lb at muzzle, thats a good air FAC rifle and @25% better than the HMR, You carn't compare rimmi with CF...
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Yes, more power but to be honest at 100 yds shooting fox size game there is only a marginal benefit.
The main benefits are the .22wmr's ability to buck the wind better than a HMR, slightly more loopy trajectory but in saying that I can remember shooting three rabbits one after another at 150 yds (with a 80 yd zero).
I'm not anti-rim fire but for some reason the plod have relaxed some what over small bore centre fire calibres over the last three odd years. Seems that people are just following "the crowd" and not looking at other options available. I like the HMR because it would fit in to one type of spring / summer shooting that I do but a .222 would do the job better. Years back I can remember sitting on high ground in a golf course picking off bunnies at 250 yds with my .222 then I swapped for a .243"
I picked up a cracking little .308 last weekend, decided to go to the range this morning. The rifle produced 1" groups @ 100yds with Privi ammo, well happy. Time for me to home roll some ammo and get a deer!!
John