You say you want to get into hunting, yet you don't have any idea what you want to hunt? I'f you're thinking deer, both guns you picked out would get the job done with a properly placed shot, just not legally in ohio. If you want squirrels,rabbits, and groundhogs then both would be great calibers to start out with. The .17 will give you a little more distance to reach out and touch some groundhogs though and comes with a scope (probably junk) but still it's a starting point. As to which of those 2 guns, that's tough to decide. Better options out there in .22 and I don't have any experience with the .17hmr. You could always just start out with a cheap used .22 to learn fundamentals and then step up to a big kid gun.