Brno zkw 465 did they only come in 22 hornet ? what wildcats do you guys have in it?

The "brass life" issue is easily handled by using the Lee collet dies to resize brass. A perfect solution for the Hornet, without Bubba cranking a reamer into the chamber.
 
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The "brass life" issue is easily handled by using the Lee collet dies to resize brass. A perfect solution for the Hornet, without Bubba cranking a reamer into the chamber.
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I used to just neck size one bullet diameter in length, charge and seat bullet. Worked great and brass life was excellent. One must keep in mind that the solid head portion of the Hornet case is quite weak and primer pockets expand long before you see the usual signs of excessive pressure. You'll know when you've gone too far, the primers will go in verrry easily.
 
I see one for sale on-line. The guy is asking $2000.

It has a cheap scope but comes with an extra mag.

Seems a high price.
 
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I know that milsurps are now selling for crazy high prices, but I thought sporter prices were escalating a bit slower.
Yet the prices for a decent Brno 465 seem to have doubled just over the last few years. Is there really that much demand for a .22 Hornet?
 
They are great for gophers/ground squirrels where they are used to the range of 22 rim fires. The Hornady 35 and 40 gr. V-Max bullets have really given the Hornet improved ballistics.

When I was younger they were affordable, farmers and trappers referred to them as “Beaver”rifles.
 
Perhaps its a sign of the shooting crowd aging. The older I get the more interested I am in quieter caliber's. Did enough damage to my ears in my younger dumber years that they are in a very bad state now. Wear ear-pro youngsters! I've become very interested in 22 mag and 22 Hornet the last five years. Or that could be complete crap and all things gun related have succumbed to inflation like everything else.
 
The quality of the wood on the 465’s varys considerably, like all Bruno’s. My current one is a 1949 and has fantastic wood. I had a 1948 that had even better wood, it was marked with the European calibre designation, and would not chamber American brass.

I remember years ago seeing a Krio beech stocked Manlicher carbine, built on a Brno 465 receiver still marked 465. It was chambered in .222.
 
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The quality of the wood on the 465’s varys considerably, like all Bruno’s. My current one is a 1949 and has fantastic wood. I had a 1948 that had even better wood, it was marked with the European calibre designation, and would not chamber American brass.

I remember years ago seeing a Krio beech stocked Manlicher carbine, built on a Brno 465 receiver still marked 465. It was chambered in .222.
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That is interesting. And it would be news to the fellow below...he swears that Krico used their own cast actions, made by Pfaff, the sewing machine makers.

Its at: http://forums.accuratereloading.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/6711043/m/3561048602/xsl/print_topic

"Stonecreek: No Krico did not use Brno made actions but had their own made by the Pfaff Sewing machine company. As I have pointed out they were initially cast actions and only later did they revert to milled actions."
 
Rob said:
I know that milsurps are now selling for crazy high prices, but I thought sporter prices were escalating a bit slower.
Yet the prices for a decent Brno 465 seem to have doubled just over the last few years. Is there really that much demand for a .22 Hornet?
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It’s that particular rifle itself. I sold mine for an outrageous $800 many years ago and it was high demand then. They sell quickly now at increased prices. I regret selling that rifle, but I was young, I didn’t reload and I wanted a .223 something. Such is life, looks like once again, I’ll pay to play! Funny thing is that I originally paid $150 for the rifle!
 
I recently read that there may be as many Brno ZKW 465s in Canada as in the rest of the export world combined. If this is true, then why? Beavers? Woodchucks? Coyotes? Can't be for the gophers. I grew up in rural Alberta and I don't remember anyone using anything but .22 rimfires on gophers until recently. And if the 465 was so common, then where are they? I don't see many for sale. (I see the prices on the later Brno Fox II starting to climb as well.)
 
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