22 Hornet rifles

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Ive started looking around for a 22 Hornet, Im looking for more of utility varminter/camp gun...nothing too pretty, used is fine too. Is NEF still making a single shot in 22 hornet ? Available in Canada ? Any feedback good or bad is appreciated. Other than that I found the Savage walking varminter .
 
NEF hasn't exsisted for 6 years... The company amalgamated under H&R 1871... Yes, they still make the Hornet... I bought one from Epps a few months ago... They are out of stock now but have some on back order... Keep checking. I have reamed all of mine to K-Hornet and love them... Within their niche they are almost a perfect gun... Cheap to load for and components are readily available.I have a friend who has a Savage 25 in Hornet with the laminated thumbhole stock... Nice gun.
 
If i may suggest, try to go with europeen rifles. they seem to have master the art of hornet. further, if you have a good gunsmith near you, ask him to rechamber to K-hornet. It will give you that small edge over stock hornet. The down side is that you will have to reload for that one. But still i love hornet and there is ammo available. IMO CZ has the top spot as for hornet rifles.
Good luck.
 
Yeah, I reload for all my rifles, dont' need more performance than the standard hornet (unless there are a lot of other advantages). A nice mag fed bolt gun would be nice but not looking for another 900$ rifle, Ill keep my eyes open for an H&R but the Savage with Accutrigger is interesting as Im sure the H&R wont' be pleasant to pull on. thanks guys.
 
Pathfinder said:
Yeah, I reload for all my rifles, dont' need more performance than the standard hornet (unless there are a lot of other advantages). A nice mag fed bolt gun would be nice but not looking for another 900$ rifle, Ill keep my eyes open for an H&R but the Savage with Accutrigger is interesting as Im sure the H&R wont' be pleasant to pull on. thanks guys.
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A DIY trigger job takes care of the trigger... I have done all my Handi's... You can get instructions on YouTube or Graybeard's...
 
I picked up a handi in 22 hornet about 3 weeks ago from magnum gun outfitters in lloyminster alberta, I also sent it to be reamed to k hornet more for extending brass life than the extra powder capacity.
 
Re- loudness? I had a Ruger revolver in 22 mag not surprisingly with a 6 inch barrel it had quite a crack to it sound wise. Also had a model 43 Winchester 22 hornet with a 24" tube it was very quiet for a centre fire. If you shot it without hearing protection it wouldn't rock your world kind of quiet.
 
Picked up a early 50's Savage 342 in 22 hornet in a package deal from a retired hunter. Was just gonna refinish the stock and clean her up over the winter as a mini project, then sell her on the EE.
Now listening to all you fellas with Hornet love, I might just keep her. A neighbour has invited me and my brother to go coyote hunting, the old savage should fit the bill, aaaannd I'll have yet another caliber to reload for. Lol
 
"Also had a model 43 Winchester 22 hornet with a 24" tube it was very quiet for a centre fire. "

Have we talked about this before Salty?

I used to live where you are now and my father had a Winchester Model 43 22 Hornet. I still have it. Another guy there had one too, the deluxe model with checkering. Don't know if he still has it.
 
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