Lawdog,
You have that right... Hornets make very good calling rifles.
About the only advantages that a K-Hornet has over a Hornet, aside from a couple hundred meaningless feet-per-second, is the ability to headspace on the shoulder instead of the rim and minimization of case stretch.
Anyway, I really like the Hornet for predators in areas that are close to the general population.
In fact, two of my nicer bobcats were shot with a 35gr V-Max from my Ruger 77/22 Hornet... from my living room window, across the back yard and onto the hillside in the National Forest directly behind my house. One was at 110 yards and the other was at 68 yards. On the first cat, the neighbor kids were playing basketball in their backyard and never even noticed the shot. On the second, my girlfriend never noticed the shot from the kitchen.
A BIG THUMBS UP to the 22 Hornet...
