Rangersedge, you made a good point that I may not have mentioned concerning bullets richocheting and down range travel. Even though I live on 75 acres, I was more worried about those factors shooting my 22-250 than the target! As you stated, the 17HMR's ballistics remove those concerns, making it a more enjoyable rifle to shoot. I talked to a small bore shooter about the .204, but he said they are pretty loud so cossed it off my list. He also really likes the caliber for pdogs, etc. But, looks like you need to reload or be rich to afford the ammo..du
