TS> RJT>> VH> I COULD rebarrel my Ruger 77/22 to .17 HRM, but
I'm not going to!
TS> RJT>> Don't know why you'd want to.
TS> RJT>> Seeing that thing in the store surprised the heck out of me!

TS> VH> Many people apparently ARE rebarreling 77/22s in .22 WRM to .17 HRM,
TS> VH> for reasons known only to themselves. :-)

TS>It's cheaper to re-barrel than buy a new rifle, that much is obvious.

TS>I'm guessing that the .17 HMR does better in some way (I'll have to re-read
TS>the article), and that the reason kinda parallels the switch from .308 to
TS>.223: More ammunition per pound.

But how many pounds of ammo do you carry when hunting?  There really
isn't a noticeable difference in weight between 50 rounds of .17 and .22
Mag.  Now, if you were carrying a thousand rounds, it might make a
difference.
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