VERN HUMPHREY wrote in a message to ROY J. TELLASON:

RJT>VH> My .22 Mag will do about anything the .17 HRM will do, and my .22
RJT>VH> Hornet will do a lot more.

RJT>Are you referring to two different types of .22 ammo here?  Or just two
RJT>different guns?

VH> The .22 Hornet is a centerfire, reloadable cartridge.  With modern
VH> powder (like Hodgdon's Li'l Gun) and modern bullets (like the 35
VH> grain Hornady V-Max) it will give gilt edge accuracy at a muzzle
VH> velocity over 3,000 fps.

VH> The .22 Winchester Magnum Rimfire is, of course, a rimfire.

Ah,  ok.  The rimfire is the only version of .22 that I'm acquainted with.

RJT>VH> I COULD rebarrel my Ruger 77/22 to .17 HRM, but I'm not going to!

RJT>Don't know why you'd want to.

RJT>Seeing that thing in the store surprised the heck out of me!

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

Beats the heck out of me...

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