Introduced in 2015, the Savage A17 rifle line was one of the first semi-automatics to be chambered for the tiny but hot .17 HMR cartridge.

The .17 HMR is one of those relatively rare cases where the bite is as bad—actually good—as the hype. ... but Savage has been successful with its bolt-action 93R17 and semi-auto A17 rifles.

Like many dedicated small-species snipers, I choose the more potent .17 HMR over its lesser-powered competitor, the .17 HM2. Based on the .22 WMR casing, the HMR is able to launch its 17-grain ...