22 Hornet rifles

I have been shooting the Ruger 77-22 Hornet in the laminate stock and stout stainless varmint barrel for about 15 years now and enjoy it a lot. Recently a Ruger #3 came up on Gun Post and I fell for it head over heels. I have not had the chance to get out and play with it but will mount a Leupold 4 X 12 AO on it when the time permits. The #3 has a heavier barrel than I expected and I hope the accuracy is good although checking the web I see guys are fiddling with issues around bedding and Carbine band removal etc. I could live with MOA results as it is and rather not modify this factory original Ruger single shot. D.H.
 
A solid 5 years of my life was spent obsessing over trying to find a left handed 22 hornet. In that search, I owned and shot many different ones, H&R topper, H&R SB2, Savage 340, Savage model 40, Savage 25 , but my 2 absolute all time favorites were a NEF single shot heavy barrel and the crown jewel, Browning A-Bolt Micro II. Of all the ones I've owned and shot, the browning by far was easiest to land for and shoot. It shoots exceptionally well without having to spend a ton of time finding perfect brass. The NEF was also an exceptional shooter and who ever owned it before, did one hell of a trigger job to it. I much regret getting rid of that one.
 
Had a 22 Hornet in a Sako 78. Very fussy to reload for and also fussy about how the rifle was held when shooting. What interests me is why the Hornet is so popular (a number of manufacturers chamber for it) and the 218 Bee is basically dead. The Bee slightly outruns the Hornet and is not as fussy to load for in my experience.
 
20 years ago i purchased a browning 1885 low wall....and placed a bausch and lombe 4x12 on it....40 grain bullets [either sierra or hornady]....13.2 grains of aa 1680...small pistol primers....works well for me !
 
I've got 2 a browning micro hunter in 22 hornet that shot great that is on "loan" to my best friend's son and a number 1 varmint in 22k hornet that I coincidently purchased from my best friend's dad. Great little cartridge, killed many beavers and many gophers with mine.
 
well my 22 Hornet started life as a Long Lee Mk II (1894) then it was converted to a Rifle Short 22RF Naval trainer (1912) and then later converted to 22 Hornet and sporterized.

I really need another rifle in 22 Hornet :)
 
I was fortunate enough to have at one time 2 CZ 527 hornet rifles, the first was a full stock with really nice wood and I shot this one almost exclusively because my second one ,was a custom stocked in English walnut,and was minty.
The full stock loved the 35gr vmax and 13gr of Lil gun, the custom stocked American shoots everything very well with 25, 40, 45gr hornet bullets in 1680 powder. Some other lucky fellow in sherwood park bought the FS from me a few years ago
 
I have a LH Browning A-Bolt in 22 Hornet. Bought it via a WTB ad here on the EE a few years back. She’s a great shooter, loves 35 and 40gr v-max bullets and Li’l Gun. I use mostly PPU brass and find that I have very little issues making quality ammo.

Always looking for another LH Hornet! :sniper:
 
a j cave said:
Just for fun what guns do you have in hornet? I’ve beer a fan boy for many decades and have owned many. Rebarreled martinis had tight bores but shot ok. The Browning micro medallion shot lights out ( now at my sons home ). Old Savage and Rem shot well and were great in the gopher patch. I’m now down to 2, a Ruger #1 & #3. Your views and experience welcome. AJ
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Winchester M-43 , Sav. -M - 23 D , Two Bruno ZKW 465 , H & R M- 4 .
 
WhelanLad said:
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My Brno ZKW 465 is my "keeper".
It's slain gophers to giddy distances in wide-open pastures and has enough authority to cleanly kill a coyote, a fox or beaver.
This particular one was a little finicky to load for but, once that was figured out, (the barest neck-size and pistol primers) it proved itself to be extremely accurate. Most of the gophers are taken between 100 and 200 yards, which is where this gem shines.
 
Winchester Model 43 my father bought off a seal hunter in the Seagate Pub in Port Hardy in the 1960s. He shot truckoads of blacktail deer with that gun.
 
I have an Anschutz 1433 Fullstock carbine ( Männlicher style, or more properly, Stutzen) and an early model Anschutz 1430 halfstock rifle with the thin Bavarian style stock. They are built on the famous Match 54 action. Both handle exceptionally well, shoot accurately, and are very well made. I should probably sell the carbine, I tend to use the rifle more often. Rolled a running coyote with it last month - offhand quick shot at about 80 meters. Really like the handling and capabilities of this one. It's topped with a Leupold 6x compact, perfect match for the rifle and how I use it.
 

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