A .17 cal. hornady is good for anything from target shooting on up to coyotes. You have to remember a .17 bullet is smaller than a .22 bullet but it packs 10x the punch and is alot faster and flatter. I have a .17 in a marlin 917 laminated stock with stainless bull barrel it is sighted in at 200 yards. I have dropped a big coyote from 250 yards with it. I shoot the .17 grain hornady vmax bullets.
17 caliber rimfire
There are several different .17 caliber catridges- some rimfire, some centerfire.
The .17 caliber can refer to various centerfire cartridges, such as the .17 Hornady Hornet or .17 Remington. However, the term "17 cal." alone isn't specific enough to determine if it is centerfire, as there are also .17 caliber rimfire cartridges, like the .17 HMR. Therefore, it's essential to specify which .17 caliber cartridge you are referring to.
Remington
In the usual sense of caliber, it means the diameter of the bullet. The smallest commercial caliber is the .17 rimfire, but there have been MUCH smaller caliber firearms, down to the 1-2 mm range. That is about .05 to .10 caliber.
.17 to 20x110 Hispano
there are dozens of calibers from .17 to .70
17 Remington.
2500 fps give or take
22 long rifle
About $300. Sometimes WalMart carries them
.50 caliber Browning machine guns. A LOT of them!