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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jango8753" data-source="post: 2604734" data-attributes="member: 13113">Also, I have a little experience between the 17, mag and .22 hornet. a friend has had all three and spent many hours, many rounds through them all. he ended on the hornet. center fire and he can load different for small critters, to harvesting bigger animals like deer with head shots. it being center fire you could load turkey rounds at a lower velocity, and or heavier bullet to  mitigate damage to bird. i wouldn't go 17 hmr on something you want to eat, stuff or mount. Like everyone said its  devastating to soft tissues.Between your two choices id say 22 mag, stay with a small .22cal, look at 22 hornet loaded to the specific target.</blockquote>