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Neither.Both are too loud.I use a 22lr with subsonic hollow points.

I second that on the sub sonics I use a 10/22 with rem. subsonics, for coon and some times use the same for squirrel, but most of the time for tree rats I use a 22 mag it gives me a little more range and I can pop a yote and not have to worry much about finding it. Long as you hit the squirrel in the head it dosent mess the meat up. I have never used a 17 for coon but I have taken a squirrel with one and it was a mess. Heres a pice of some northern ky tree rats taken with the 22 mag I guess in a pinch I would use it on coon.

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Had some friends who used a 17 on coon but it does way more damage than I like. I prefure a ruger 10/22 with stingers

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nethier one for coon to much damage stick with a 22lr

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i use a 22 mag. sometimes.... for coon the best bullet is cci full metal jaket... it doesnt do as much damage as every on thinks....now a hollow point bout takes there head off

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22lr with cb longs ...

the 10/22 lr is what i use

i agree with what treeing walker said

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i have used both on coons we shot 4 coons the other nite with a 17 with polamer tiped rounds an head shot no damage at all

both do way to much damage i like for my dog to get some of the action

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I shot a coon with 22 mag hollow points the other night and i shot his guts out. 22 LR is the best bet

I really like my 22mag. Stick with a soft point, or something that will hold together. Have some hollow point that open them up too much. I have used the 17 and it is extemely accurate but just a bit too "explosive" for my taste. When you get a really big northern coon, that is only offer you a shot at his backside its nice to have that extra penetration that you can get with a 22mag to get a clean kill.

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ive shot lots of coons with lots of diffrent guns. and i still think 10/22 with lr ammo is hard to beat. i shoot cci minimag solid point and it works great

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i like a 22mag in the loose skin around the armpit and some times the sound will scare them out

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