hornet

[ratherbefishin]

anybody have one, either in 22hornet, or 22K hornet?What do they shoot like?

[shaner]

well fishin, i have 3 of them in different configuations and they all shoot better then i can ,, i like the hornet  it does what i need done around here in ohio , great for ground hogs  and crows , easy to reload and cheap to relaod once u have all the brass gathered up , what are u looking to do with one of them?

[Paul5388]

I like my Handi Hornet better than my .223 Handi.  

I only use a Lee collet neck sizer when I reload, which makes it faster and less messy.  I get 100 yard groups of 1" or less with 40 gr V-Max and 13.5 gr Lil'Gun in Rem brass and CCI 400 primer.  I use an OAL of about 1.9"

[OBXPilgrim]

I've got one...erh..bought one for my son.  I...erh..he..hasn't shot it yet, so I can't comment that much about it.

I was curious about the freebore on these - I loaded up some shells for it with several different different bullets - all with H110 powder (already had it).  

The 1.9" length is about average for the O.A.L.'s I've loaded.

Trigger seems a bit on the heavy side - I'm a tinkerer - probably won't be heavy for long.

[ratherbefishin]

I knew an old guy[40 yearsago] who used it [BRNO] for deer hunting- and he shot an awful lot of big bucks , too.He'd take his time, pick his shot[neck usually] and drop them in their tracks.Hesaid he shot better because he didn't flinch with the low recoil.He wouldn't take a marginal shot, or  shoot over 100 yards.

[Rustyinfla]

Now you have me concerned. I was thinking of getting a Handi Rifle in .223 because of the vast quanities of cheap ammo that's out there. I have known people in my neck of the woods who use .22 Hornet for deer as well. Some even use it for head shots on hogs.

             Rusty <><

[MSP Ret]

.22 Hornet is nice, .223 is nice with inexpensive and accurate ammo available everywhere....<><.... :grin:

[Rustyinfla]

OK then let me ask this... Has anyone had any experience with the chamber adapters that allow you to shoot a .22 LR in Hornet or a .223?

   There's a guy in Alaska that makes them, I see he advertises in "Backwoodsman" Magazine.

                Rusty <><

[MSP Ret]

none here, with so much inexpensive .223 ammo around there is not much of a need to shoot .22 LR's out of it. Save the money and buy a .22 Sportster to shoot the  the .22's out of....<><....

[quickdtoo]

OK then let me ask this... Has anyone had any experience with the chamber adapters that allow you to shoot a .22 LR in Hornet or a .223?

 
                Rusty <><

Accuracy of a 22Lr in a .223 barrel would be minimal at best as the bore size is different.

http://www.reamerrentals.com/rimfiretable.htm

http://www.reamerrentals.com/barrel_bore_size.htm

[Badnews Bob]

I like my hornet I don't shoot it alot but then I have so many handies its kind of hard to shoot anyone of them alot. I've got it bad. :shock:

[marv]

Badnews Bob, You have it bad, you are sick sick :-D  :-D  :-D  :-D  :-D
Marv.

[Badnews Bob]

Yep :shock:  :shock:  :roll:  

[Joel]

I like my two hornets.  Probably the "handiest" of the calibers I shoot since they handle 98% of my hunting needs.....small game thru fall turkey.  It's legal here in PA for deer, but haven't heard about anyone using it on them for years around here.  Which is a good thing.  When I load for it, I just necksize it a little.  Don't even use lube, just dip the mouth of the case in some powdered graphite.

[nfmMike]

I like my Handi Hornet, it's synthetic/blue. I haven't shot it much, but when I do, it's a hoot!

I've shot the Remington offering and the Hornady 35 gr. Vmax, they both shoot fine for me out to 100 yards. And I am here to tell ya, the 35 gr. Hornady devestates filled water bottles!