An 8 year old boy was shot in the head with a 22mag bullet 2 years ago from half mile away. Apparently a man was shooting crows from an electric pole in his farm and one of the bullets he missed with just happened to hit this kid
He survived but has permanent brain damage for the rest of his life. Shooting birds of any type with a rifle is illegal in ireland now after that. If a 22mag can do that a 17hmr would do as well. they have much the same powder pushing them and 17 is a faster round. Just don't shoot in the air and this **** won't happen