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.22 Hornet – Hornady Cases
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$26.99
50 ct. Box
Hornady’s brass cases offers re-loaders excellent uniformity in wall thickness, weight and internal capacity. The cases allow proper seating of the bullet, not only in the case, but in the chamber as well.
22 hornet
I shot hornets for years. It was a sometimes love/hate relationship. Savage & stevens 322, Cz 527, and 2 Ruger 77 (standard & varmint model) and more. Those CZ’s were slow twisted and .223 instead of .224, but it didn’t seem to matter, they were great shooters and great rifles. Ruger NEVER understood what they had in their 77/22H, but I would say that applies to about all Ruger products except the revolvers.
One bullet not mentioned that I liked really well was the Speer 33 grain HP. I didn’t get to work with it a whole lot as it came out just as I was leaving the hornet nest but it showed a lot of potential to me. Also liked the Speer soft points. A lot of guys hunting with the hornets liked the Sierra 45’s. Same with Little Gun powder, although I had great results prior with imr4227 and aa1680.
My procedure was chamfered necks, neck size, sp primers, and factory crimp die.
My procedure was chamfered necks, neck size, sp primers, and factory crimp die.
22 hornet
I spent YEARS working with the hornets. I started out with a Lee hammer kit at the kitchen table, something seldom seen today. Today’s “modern caliber” rifles sometimes are so accurate from the factory that there is very little improvement from hand loading. I think a lot of “improvements” most guys make now are more aesthetics or personalizing. Not so with the hornets of yesteryear. It was very satisfying to tinker with various things to see what helped. Some improvements big, some slight but a pleasure to see it happen.
I shot hornets for years. It was a sometimes love/hate relationship. Savage & stevens 322, Cz 527, and 2 Ruger 77 (standard & varmint model) and more. Those CZ’s were slow twisted and .223 instead of .224, but it didn’t seem to matter, they were great shooters and great rifles. Ruger NEVER understood what they had in their 77/22H, but I would say that applies to about all Ruger products except the revolvers.
One bullet not mentioned that I liked really well was the Speer 33 grain HP. I didn’t get to work with it a whole lot as it came out just as I was leaving the hornet nest but it showed a lot of potential to me. Also liked the Speer soft points. A lot of guys hunting with the hornets liked the Sierra 45’s. Same with Little Gun powder, although I had great results prior with imr4227 and aa1680.
My procedure was chamfered necks, neck size, sp primers, and factory crimp die.
I spent YEARS working with the hornets. I started out with a Lee hammer kit at the kitchen table, something seldom seen today. Today’s “modern caliber” rifles sometimes are so accurate from the factory that there is very little improvement from hand loading. I think a lot of “improvements” most guys make now are more aesthetics or personalizing. Not so with the hornets of yesteryear. It was very satisfying to tinker with various things to see what helped. Some improvements big, some slight but a pleasure to see it happen.
I’ve had my Ruger M77 Sporter for almost 30 years, and really like the gun. A buddy has the same rifle.
We added a Timney spring/sear kit to the and that helped with accuracy.
I started with H4227, and it worked OK, but in the early 90’s, I noticed Lilgun for the Hornet in Hodgdon’s manual. It showed about 200fps more speed AND 25% less pressures.
With any 45gr bullet I try, 13.0grs Lilgun and a small pistol primer seem to be the ticket.
The 2 best Hornet powders are Lilgun and Alliant MP-300. They seem to be equal, at least on paper. I have not tried the MP-300.
22 hornet
I use a Lee Collet Die to neck size.
When you work up a powder charge, go in small steps, like 0.2grs at a time.
by Willy Dean
22 Hornet brass is often in seasonal supply, but Hordady is easier to find and better brass. I shoot both the Hornet and K-Hornet. Hornady factory ammo has a smaller flash hole requiring a .054″ decapping pin. I made one by turning down a small pin rather than reaming the hole to a larger size as I do think the small holes produce a more accurate round. The 22 Hornet brass Hordady sells do not have the extra small flash hole found only in the loaded ammo. I’ve found their brass fireforms to K-Hornet easily and I get many more reloads from them than any other brand.