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Interesting comments about the Mach II as well as its daddy the HMR.
I took delivery of the rifle a couple weeks after posting this thread. I originally called the dealer to see if there was anything preventing its shipment to my FFL and he said he'd do it for $100. I politely told him to screw himself and that I would be contacting the Cal Waterfowl Assoc to share with them the way their contributors were being treated after dropping nearly a grand! His tune changed and his price went to $50. Still to high but I conceeded. He really drug his feet in taping the box and putting a label on it. 2 weeks worth of "Where's my rifle" from me finally got it to my FFL. It's sitting in the corner of my living room right where i left it after bringing it home. I need to get rings for it and slap a Leupold rimfire on it. If i ever get around to doing this, i'll post my thoughts.
Regarding the pros and cons of either of the .17 cartridges, I'm thinking that .17 HMR might have been designed with us West Coasters in mind. We have these pesky Ground Squirrels out here that would never be suitable for eating. Explosive projectiles is just what the doctor ordered for these things. My 1885 low wall is fantastic on these things out to about 150+ yards if I can hit 'em out that far.
We do have Grey Tree Squirrels which are hunted for food in some areas but I'd never use a 17 HMR for that purpose. Perhaps that's were this Mach II will come in. I never hunt tree squirrels though and likely never will. As for 'Yotes and the like...no way is the HMR enough for that.
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