22 Hornet rifles

Longwalker said:
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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Nice, very nice. - dan
 
Yes, I have one of those, a CIL Anschutz model 900 ( A 1531) .222 rifles too. Similar in many ways, uses the same action of course, and the .222 is a little more accurate. But the balance and 'feel" of the .22 Hornet model is a little nicer, and to me, unbeatable.
 
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In the past, I have had;

Ruger 77/22 Hornet (several)
Ruger No.1-S (2)
CZ 527 (1)
H&R (several)
Anschutz 1771

Now... zero.
 
Not a .22, but I have a .17 hornet in a Savage walking varminter. It’s a great little cartridge and the 20 gr projectiles are like little gopher seeking missles.
I switched from Lil Gun to CFE BLK and find it to be less finicky and more consistent if there a granule of powder more or less.
 
hoytcanon said:
In the past, I have had;

Ruger 77/22 Hornet (several)
Ruger No.1-S (2)
CZ 527 (1)
H&R (several)
Anschutz 1771

Now... zero.
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I should note that the reason I have gotten out of the Hornet is that I found an accurate reduced .223 load that makes the Hornet redundant. Load; 18.0 grains H4895 under 45 SP (Hornady #2230 Hornet bullet) @ 2400 fps... nice plinking and fox load without having to mess with paper thin Hornet cases and another rifle.
 
hoytcanon said:
I should note that the reason I have gotten out of the Hornet is that I found an accurate reduced .223 load that makes the Hornet redundant. Load; 18.0 grains H4895 under 45 SP (Hornady #2230 Hornet bullet) @ 2400 fps... nice plinking and fox load without having to mess with paper thin Hornet cases and another rifle.
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Good idea. Have you tried a reduced load with a 50gr bullet?

I have a bunch of 40, 45, 50, 55 gr to try.
 
MD said:
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.
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MD ,,,,,, My Winchester M-43 was given to me by my Dad in 1963. My Dad got it from a man in his work who claimed he shot
& killed 10 deer with it. Always shot deer when standing & took a heart shot . I never shot @ a deer but many groundhogs &
coyotes were killed with it. My best load now is with a 45 gr. Sierra # 1110 , .223" bullet using 12 gr. of Lil' Gun powder.
That goes @ 2730 f/s.
 
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Someone gave me a box of Sierra SI 1100 40 gr. *223* that shot just as well as the *224* at 220 fps faster with the same load. No difference in accuracy out to 150 yds. It's just my gopher gun and not very often do I need to shoot past 150 but the impact difference is quite noticeable.
 
I've owned 22 Hornet rifles for 47 years .

Beginning with a H&R at 18, ending with a Ruger #3 at 65.

In between

5 H&R
1 14" TC Contender
5 Ruger 77 22 Hornets vs configurations
3 Ruger # 3
1 Ruger # 1
5 CZ 527 Including 1 in full stock configuration.

The CZ 527 FS with a 6X Weaver shot very well with lil gun and 30 gr barnes.

Of hundreds of rifles I've bought and sold, one of the few I regret selling. Some lucky CGNer from Ontario owns it know.
 
Buy one, hopefully there will be a resurgence due to the new interest !
There is always a little niche for a 22 Hornet in the gun locker/safe.
Be it a Brno FoxII or a Browning A-bolt or even a tube fed Savage.
Tight Groups and Seasons Greetings.
Rob
 
blargon said:
Good idea. Have you tried a reduced load with a 50gr bullet?

I have a bunch of 40, 45, 50, 55 gr to try.
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You can do the same thing with any bullet, but I was trying to minimize energy at the same time as using a bullet that will still expand.
 
If you want to see a hack try his hand at reloading .22 hornet, with NO previous experience with it, I turned the camera on for it: https://youtu.be/2uNbQd0bVks?si=WnKPfW3u0_kJ90Zd&t=28

Now that I've got probably 500 rounds down the pipe, I can confirm that the best loads (for my rifle) are non crimped, flat bottom 35 gr bullets. I had done some 55gr and they had pressure issues, extraction problems and some were keyholing. With a 35gr bullet the rifle outshoots my volquartzen IF-5 at 100m. With a 45 gr bullet it won't group well at even 50m. The overpressure signs were there with the 55gr even though I had found valid data for it (crimping into the cannalure DEFINTELY wasn't necessary).

I've become quite a fan. I'll admit I don't like the rimmed cartridges very much, but this round is so peppy and fun, I give it a pass.
 
Started off in centerfire varmint with a Savage 340 in .22 Hornet. Sold it on and went .222 Rem. Sold that on and bought a Ruger 1B in Hornet. It was pretty accurate but away too heavy for a walking around gun. I bought a #3 and did away with the barrel band, drilled the hanger for a set screw to isolate the barrel and slimmed the forend down a lot, reshaped the finger lever. It's very accurate and nice to walk with. Sold my #1B to a friend of my son, his first group was a 3 shot bughole, he was very impressed.
 
Starting in the early 60's I have had a few Hornets... delicate little case...loading some magazines caused denting the brass... after I got my first .222 Remington I forgot all about the hornet. The 222 being considerably more accurate and easier to load and a bit longer range.
 
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