22. hornet?

NEF is the cheapest in a .22 Hornet single shot.Some of the used older ones are .223 bore not .224 I had a Sako + a Savage that were and shot patterns with .224 bullets.................Harold
 
If you ever end up with an older BRNO... don't forget to slug the barrel and confirm exact bore diameter.

While most modern Hornet have .24 bore diameter, the older BRNO (and many other europeen guns) had .223 bore.

I had the chance to play with my father's ZKW-465 in 22 Hornet, it's sweet little thing!
 
In general you can shoot .224 bullets in most under bore rifles with good sucess, i still shoot .224 bullets in my brno ,cz and winchester model 54 with no problems! At first i used .223 bullets but when i ran out i tryed the .224 and have had great success with no signs of pressure problems, but you may have accuracy problems with the oversized bullets,this is just my experiance over the last 15 years of shooting differrent manufactured hornets. Lets here from others who owned more than 2 vintage hornets in there life time, dale in t-bay;)
 
.224" bullets work just fine in the CZs and BRNOs (same deal, just different vintage). The new CZ 527's are THE most accurate Hornet there is, bar none. They have a properly sized chamber (tight), the vast majority of commercial rifles in .22 Hornet having large, sloppy chambers. As well, the integrally hammer forged chamber provides perfect bore/chamber concentricity, something Hornets are finnicky about. My 527 Hornet is an honest to goodness 0.5" (or better as I tweak loads, we shall see) Hornet, almost a fabled creature. I bedded it, and freefloated it in a custom English walnut stock in the American pattern, it also features iron sights as well as the barrelled action came from an FS. An NEF etc will likely be a frustrating experience, the Savage Mdl 40's OK, but a rather hokey and cantankerous little action (akin to their rimfires). Stepping up to CZ gives you a whole different level.
 
Ardent said:
.224" bullets work just fine in the CZs and BRNOs (same deal, just different vintage). The new CZ 527's are THE most accurate Hornet there is, bar none. They have a properly sized chamber (tight), the vast majority of commercial rifles in .22 Hornet having large, sloppy chambers. As well, the integrally hammer forged chamber provides perfect bore/chamber concentricity, something Hornets are finnicky about. My 527 Hornet is an honest to goodness 0.5" (or better as I tweak loads, we shall see) Hornet, almost a fabled creature. I bedded it, and freefloated it in a custom English walnut stock in the American pattern, it also features iron sights as well as the barrelled action came from an FS. An NEF etc will likely be a frustrating experience, the Savage Mdl 40's OK, but a rather hokey and cantankerous little action (akin to their rimfires). Stepping up to CZ gives you a whole different level.
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We sell lots of CZ's and they are an outstanding accurate firearm. There HNT's are , like everything else they make, very accurate.
I'd like to mention though that the Coopers also give better accuracy than what is commonly thought possible with the HNT.
 
I found using an in line seating die has tightened my groups alittle more and made the job of loading alot easier on the hands. I have owned savages,brno's,cz,winchesters and some just shoot great and others it doesn't matter what you do they will never be able to hold a group under an 1". Just from my experiance. The brno 22 hornet i have wich is housed in a combo gun has been my best performer to date shooting a little over 3/8" group on average with 12 gr of imr 4227 with a 50 grain full metal jacketed bullet:) i haven't played enough with the winchester yet to see its potential, unfortunatley it has been reamed to a k-hornet, and i have only been shooting hornet loads in it and have acheaved 1/2" groups, will have to wait for my new dies to arrive and see how much more accurate i can get it shooting. Nice to know that this cartrige is still alive here in canada:d keep loading these pip squeeks!!
 
SakoAlberta said:
We sell lots of CZ's and they are an outstanding accurate firearm. There HNT's are , like everything else they make, very accurate.
I'd like to mention though that the Coopers also give better accuracy than what is commonly thought possible with the HNT.
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I bought a 527 from SakoAlberta just for the stock, the English Walnut American profile mentioned, to put my Hornet in. Will have to post a pic of my iron sighted American, I had one earlier but from a cell phone and it doesn't do it justice.
 
I have 3 hornet case size rifles all of which are CZ 527's. My first is a gun I got 2nd hand from a fellow that thought the barrel was a little too long for his purposes, a handy sized truck gun for Alberta varmint shooting. Even being a couple inches shorter on the barrel, it is still a sweet shooter with the 35gr Vmax bullets.
My 2nd piece is a 19 Calhoon, hornet necked down to 19, shoots 27gr and 32gr bullets, and puts them one on top of the other.
3rd one is a K-Hornet that I have shipped off to a fine fellow in Kingston that always wanted to work with a K Hornet, but never got around to finding one he liked. So he will shoot it enjoy it and develop a real sweet shooting load for it, then send it back to me when he is done.
Not only do these rifles come with the adjustable set trigger, the non set trigger can also be adjusted to be very light and crisp.
 
Ardent said:
Greg, how do you find getting ahold of bullets for the .19? I looked at it as damn near the perfect varmint cartridge. Would probably for .20 Hornet if I was to rebarrel just due to the now highly available .204 bullets.
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Angus

When I bought the rifle, the previous owner had loaded up on Calhoon components, so it came with a couple hundred loaded rounds and a good supply of fireformed brass and bullets.Even came with some of the AA powder it likes.
 
Took me awhile to get a pic, but here's the "Iron Sight American" I put together, in .22 Hornet and English Walnut, an unbelievable shooter:

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Please for your own sanity, stay away from the Ruger 77/22 Hornet, unless it is a KNOWN good shooter. They can shoot extremely well out of the box, or be made to shoot extremely well, but..........

I still haven't given up on mine. Biggest problem is bolt length/lockup. The bolts are rear lockup and tend to be a bit on the short side.
 
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