It's all about ammo costs and how much you shoot!!!!!
.22 ammo is $3.00 per 50
.22 bulk - still great stuff for target practice/plinking is $25/500
.17 HMR ammo is $15 for 50.
I've had my .22 for about 3 years and I have shot about 5000 rounds through it..
I'm going to say that ~3500 was bulk and 1500 was bricks or single 50 count boxes so... $175 for bulk ammo and $90 for the other stuff. Total cost for 5000 rounds = $265.
Now lets look at 5000 rounds of .17 HMR @ $15 per 50 = a total of $1500...
I'd go with a Marlin model 925 or model 925R or Savage Model MARK II-G or the Winchester Wildcat .22 in .22LR for your price range. If you want to spend a little more I highly recommend a CZ 452 in the model you like best. If you want the 17 HMR I'd still pick from Savage or Marlin lineup.
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