I bουght .17 HMR Savage rifle nοt a long ago аnd today mу scope arrived, I gοt Bushnell 3-9 x 32 mm аnd іt wаѕ advertised аѕ mаdе specifically fοr thе rimfires. Hοwеνеr, I discovered thаt whіlе іt іѕ mаdе fοr rimfire cartridge іt іѕ mаdе specifically fοr .22 nοt .17. Here іѕ mу qυеѕtіοn dοеѕ іt mаkе аnу dіffеrеnсе аnd саn i still υѕе іt fοr mу Savage?
You should be still able to use it, I think.
Unless you have some sort of Balistic plex marking and not just a Target Crosshairs then you can use it.
If it was made specifically for . 22, it means that it probably has hash marks down the bottom half of the scope to indicate distances and drop for . 22 bullets (the first mark down from the dead center may be 50 yards or 75 yards or etc. ) You can still target the rifle in on the crosshairs, but all the little hash marks under the dead center won’t be true for the . 17HMR the way they would be for a . 22LR . (The . 17 shoots much flatter and to much longer distances) If it’s still boxed up then you may be able to send it back; however, I wouldn’t lose any sleep over keeping it and using it. I’ve never bothered using hash marks or anything but the crosshairs on my scopes. (I don’t take longer than 300 yard shots and kind of pride myself on knowing how much compensation to lift rather than using the hash marks. . plus I mostly shoot cans at distances like that. )
In addition to what Carson said, I figure all you would have to do is zero it, and you would be good to go.
You wouldn’t be able to rely on the little score marks they use to show you the bullet trajectory of a . 22, as the . 17 is a shell with a much flatter trajectory.