well which is better .17 hmr or .17 mach 2. i need to know because i want to buy a new gun.
Good advice,I've had a bad experence with the HMR on a fox,so I stick to the .17 REM for any thing bigger than a hare.The HMR is a good round for rabbits and crows.personally I would not shoot a coyote with a anything less than a .22 Hornet. They are tough animals, and unless you like to wound and cripple don't do it.
And why would that happen when the Mach II is slower than the HMR. your theroy would mean the HMR would blow up easier yet. Considering they are both shooting 17 gr like bullets. I have two HM2s and don't need a HMR My 22WMR will do most of what the HMR will do and maybe even better out to 150yds.( more down range energy) I'll grant ya over all most HMRs are more accurate than the average 22WMR but mine is a shooter.--JMJ--Go with the HMR. The mach 2 shoots like a laser but if you nick anything with the bullet they explode.