Anyone know much about .22 hornet?

[jthomas379]

Anyone with advice on which ammo to use or any other knowledge about it. I am not real familiar with it. Any advice is great.

 

[Sticky]

Generally very accurate, easy to reload. 45 grain hollowpoints is what I used for groundhogs out to 100 to 150 yards. After that the trajectory falls off pretty fast and range estimation starts to be more of a problem.

 

[Indy_Guy_77]

These days, it seems that the .22 Hornet is seen as the old guy on the block, guy that used to be right decent, but has fallen by the wayside.

Are you just looking for ammo to buy for an existing rifle, or are you contemplating buying a .22 Hornet-chambered rifle and are also seeking ammo?

I'm NOT much of a rifle shooter, and I'm certainly no "varminter", but if you're looking to buy a rifle, my own personal opinion is that you seek another chambering; one more common and "better".

But if you're just after ammo... Wish I could help.


-J-

 

[snapping turtle]

I would compare it to a 22 mag rimfire that you can relaod for.

You should get at least one box of standard 22 hornet shells with higher weight bullets and one box of lighter weight bullets if you are buying factory. You might consider also what you are wanting to do with it, targets the heigher weight bullets are great. On something like a wood chuck or garden pest the higher speed more explosive ones work great.

It is a reloaders gun as you can reload it very inexpensively. Brass does wear out quickly. lil gun powder is a nearly perfect powder for the 22 hornet.

How did you come up with a hornet around here. Even when they were popular not lots of the were not made. Browning made the a-bolt micro a few years back in 22 hornet and the contender barrel is popular and I thin CZ makes one.

 

[Hornett]

With a name like that, what's not to like?

 

[kludge]

Saying that the Hornet is a .22 Mag you can reload is quite an understatement.

.22WMR factory loads
Hornady 30gr V-Max, 2200fps
CCI Maxi-Mag 40gr, 1875fps

.22 Hornet factory loads
Hornady 30gr V-Max, 3100fps
Remington 45gr JHP, 2690fps

Hodgdon load data (max loads) for .22 Hornet
30gr H110 3150fps
35gr H110 3060fps
40gr Lil'Gun 2826fps
45gr Lil'Gun 2787fps
50gr Lil'Gun 2713fps
55gr Lil'Gun 2652fps

(the K-Hornet will get you about 100fps more)

Ballistically Speaking...

The 45gr Hornady .224" Hornet bullet ($15.49/100 @ Midway USA) has a BC of 0.202, leaving the muzzle at 2750fps...

It will match the MUZZLE VELOCITY of the CCI 40gr .22 WMR ($21.98/100 @1875fps)...

at 210 YARDS!!!

An added advantage is your trajectory from 0 to 210 yards is +/- 2 inches.

1lb of Lil'gun @ $20.49 / 13gr per shot = $3.81/100 rounds
100 primers = $3/100 rounds
brass = $5/100 rounds (assume 5 times loaded)

total = $27.30/100 rounds

So $5 more for double the effective range. What's not to like?

 

[clelaj]

I have an old Savage 219/220 with 22 Hornet, great for groundhogs. And fun because it is not the caliber that everyone else has.