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Offline 95Road King

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22 Hornet to .222
« on: December 14, 2007, 12:50:52 PM »
 Been awhile since I posted. Got a ?. I have an older H&R 22 Hornet. Can I have it rechamberd to .222 and be safe???
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Re: 22 Hornet to .222
« Reply #1 on: December 14, 2007, 12:59:19 PM »
Welcome back, where ya been??

The big question is how old? The .222 has a SAAMI MAP of 50kcup, that's too much for a frame made prior to 1987, that would be scary, the old H&R iron frames aren't made for that kind of pressure.

Tim
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Re: 22 Hornet to .222
« Reply #2 on: December 14, 2007, 01:37:21 PM »
 Quick:
    I'm still kicking. Still have a couple single shot's. Got a BC in 45-70 couple yrs ago. Fun gun with my light reload's!!
  My 22 Hornet in question is a NEF, not an H&R. It's a very light gun ( 5 1/2 lbs) with a 20" bbl.
  Ser. # NL 204888
  I love this gun for walking around for what ever but would like a little more power. Any suggestion's???
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Re: 22 Hornet to .222
« Reply #3 on: December 14, 2007, 01:49:37 PM »
That would be a Superlight, H&R won't fit a 204 Ruger barrel to that frame, so I would be cautious about making it a .222. Just a heads up, the 204 Ruger isn't marked with an asterisk on the accessory barrel list online, but it is in the 2007 Acc Barrel pamphlet, kind of misleading, wish they would correct all the errors online. :-\

Tim
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Re: 22 Hornet to .222
« Reply #4 on: December 14, 2007, 01:57:44 PM »
 Thank's Quick. I'll try and stay around for awhile. Got side tracked with some long range Ground Hog shoot's  past couple yrs.
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Re: 22 Hornet to .222
« Reply #5 on: December 14, 2007, 03:16:01 PM »
Quote from: quickdtoo on December 14, 2007, 12:59:19 PM
Welcome back, where ya been??

The big question is how old? The .222 has a SAAMI MAP of 50kcup, that's too much for a frame made prior to 1987, that would be scary, the old H&R iron frames aren't made for that kind of pressure.

Tim


What barrels were available on the old H&R's??
I have seen some of the old Topper's on one of the auction sites but only in .22 Hornet and 30-30.


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