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<blockquote data-quote="del2les" data-source="post: 1232618" data-attributes="member: 9299"><p>Given current trends, the 17 Mach 2 is a dying cartridge, and several written articles and conversations with ammo reps have born this out. Some have already dropped it from production, and a couple of others are very limited in their runs. Thus part of the increased influx of SA brands coming in to the US, and why a search on various gun and gun product related auction sites reveal HIGH prices required for a brick of this ammo.</p><p></p><p>If one is a casual shooter/squirrel hunter, that may not be a big deal, but for those youngins who hunt squirrels several times a week and also shoot box after box of ammo in fun practice and other hunting activities, it can and will be costly. </p><p></p><p>Actually, I can reload the 22 Hornet or my reduced load 222 Rem cheaper than an equal amount of 17 Mach 2's, and both those loads are ballistically better than the 17 Mach 2.</p><p></p><p>P.S. One of the questions poised was which would I prefer if living in the woods in a survival situ, and on more than one occasion, that question has been real world answered for me: The 22 LR. I have taken everything from birds, ducks, geese, squirrel, rabbits, turkey and even a few deer with the trusty 22 LR. Meat damage is very acceptable, and while deer are routinely killed with head shots, the CCI 36 gr HP penetrates 10-12 inches on small deer heart shots. Death occurred in a few seconds, and the animal only went about 50 yds before collapsing. Most 17 rimfire impacts I have witnessed, produced much meat damage and penetration was erratic and not very deep.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="del2les, post: 1232618, member: 9299"] Given current trends, the 17 Mach 2 is a dying cartridge, and several written articles and conversations with ammo reps have born this out. Some have already dropped it from production, and a couple of others are very limited in their runs. Thus part of the increased influx of SA brands coming in to the US, and why a search on various gun and gun product related auction sites reveal HIGH prices required for a brick of this ammo. If one is a casual shooter/squirrel hunter, that may not be a big deal, but for those youngins who hunt squirrels several times a week and also shoot box after box of ammo in fun practice and other hunting activities, it can and will be costly. Actually, I can reload the 22 Hornet or my reduced load 222 Rem cheaper than an equal amount of 17 Mach 2's, and both those loads are ballistically better than the 17 Mach 2. P.S. One of the questions poised was which would I prefer if living in the woods in a survival situ, and on more than one occasion, that question has been real world answered for me: The 22 LR. I have taken everything from birds, ducks, geese, squirrel, rabbits, turkey and even a few deer with the trusty 22 LR. Meat damage is very acceptable, and while deer are routinely killed with head shots, the CCI 36 gr HP penetrates 10-12 inches on small deer heart shots. Death occurred in a few seconds, and the animal only went about 50 yds before collapsing. Most 17 rimfire impacts I have witnessed, produced much meat damage and penetration was erratic and not very deep. [/QUOTE]
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