Why headshots are mandatory with the 17 hm2---Warning, Graphic

[S.S.]

This squirrel was shot inside of 50 yards and the results speak for themselves.
The 17 hm2 is devastating. Don't get me wrong saying this but I have all but retired
my .22 Lr's for hunting. I do not really put them in the same class anymore.
I have had the same results on crow out to about 100 yards. They don't
hardly even flutter. Flat shooting and hard hitting little cartridge.
Have to admit though, cleaning a squirrel shot with a .22. lr. does not
make me as 

[STUMPJMPR]

Thats about what my 17HMR does up to 100 yards shooting TNT hollow points.  Their heads are left with a big crater where their brains used to be.  I went back to my 22LR because every now and then I would miss and hit the body and would have to throw half the squirrel away.

[huntswithdogs]

My fatherinlaw wouldn't have liked you! He liked squirrel brains too well. He'd raise mortal thunder everytime one of us blew the head off a squirrel.

Good shooting!

HWD

[Bugflipper]

Good Lord that is a nasty little round. It'd be a mess cleaning those little fellas unless you lobbed his head off first I imagine.

[hillbill]

oh that aint so great, ive dun that with a 30-30 only ther wasnt any neck meat left either!

[keith44]

Ditto with my .22 K-Hornet at 100 yards