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Here's the bottom line. If you want something nostalgic, low noise, cheap to shoot go with the hornet. If you want something modern that is really a killer go with the .17. Most people that don't like the .17 have never owned or shot one. You hear the same old dead arguments about how the barrel fouls so easy and it is so hard to clean etc. A good smooth barrel in .17 will foul no worse than a good bore in any other high velocity caliber. Yes you do need a .17 cleaning rod but if you can afford the gun you can afford a cleaning rod. Like I said before I like the .17 because it kills deader than dead. Some people like the hornet and thats fine. They are both great cartridges and you won't go wrong either way. But you will be happier with the .17 and it's performance.
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