love my .17hmr over my 22 anyday,in saying that I have a model 1a Lithgow single shot open sites..shoots straight as a dye(or whatever)my .17 will hit anything within 100mtrs,good for foxes cats and bunny's..have hit shags at over 200mtrs but that's just arse as there good for about 150 meters..i have a Marlin.17HMR but I have heard the savage mark2 with an ......acu-trigger?is the better option.