practice rifle

[SANTEE]

I have a 30-06 syn stock handi with a nikon buckmaster 3-9x40 scope on it and have been very happy with both.  I have just lucked into the same scope at a great price and would like to put it on a rimfire. which would ya'll chose?  The .22 no longer has a monte carlo stock now that it has sights.  and the parallax of the scope is 100 yards.  The purpose for this is a low priced target gun with the same feel and heft as my deer rifle

[stimpylu32]

If it were me i'd go with the 22 mag , it will shoot well out to 100 yards and ammo is only about $10.00 for 50 rounds . the 22LR would have too much drop @ 100 to do much good with the scope you have .

stimpy

[jack19512]

I like the 17 HMR myself. 

[myarmor]

The 17HMR and 22Mag both are good rimfire choices if your shooting out to 100yards with your practice rifle.
Have you considered a 223 for this though? Very cheap to shoot, and if you reload you'll find you can really stretch a pound of powder out with it. Or even for that matter a 22Hornet. Factory ammo for it is very expensive, but if you reload for it, it doesn't eat much powder at all.
Pick up some cheap Remington Bulk bullets and your in business.
Just a thought.
-Aaron

[SANTEE]

I'm just a casual deer hunter. Go about 30 times a year. Don't know nothing about loading no bullets.  Most of my shots are within 150 yards. according to the catalog the HMR and the m2 both weigh the same as my 30-06. the 22s are 1-1/2lbs lighter. So i guess I'm thinking between the HMR or the M2 to most closley mimick my deer rifle. The plan was to practice on targets from permanant stands on the property. The M2 is cheaper to shoot so is there any reason that I would want or need the the more expensive rounds of the hmr. I may start some grey squirral hunting later on but this rifle would mainly be used for targets at around 100-200 yards

[jack19512]

If you are going for shots over 100 yards you are much better off with the 17HMR instead of the 17 Mach II.  I just recently bought me a Mach II Spotrster and like it but was kind of shocked at the price of the M2 ammo at my Walmart.

It was almost $8.00 a box  , not that far off from the 17 HMR ammo price.  I am going to have to find me a better  M2 ammo supplier than Walmart.

[SANTEE]

Yeah so far I can't find that much of a price difference here in South Carolina, more so since I won't be shooting a ton of ammo.  By the way I should say that this site is what brought me to my 30-06 and I have never been happier with a rifle.   

[351 power]

Buy the .22 mag in the HR ultra; cheek piece and laminated stock; great rifle