Author Topic: .22 Hornet .223 or .224 ? (Read 1437 times)

Gaz · « **on:** March 28, 2004, 03:06:32 PM »

I believe some hornets were/are made with .223 bores but most modern ones are.224. Is this right ?
If so, which were made with .223 ? Or, more to the point, what bore do C.Z.s have?
Also, what twist rate does the C.Z. have ?
Regards, Gaz.

oso45-70 · « **Reply #1 on:** March 28, 2004, 05:08:42 PM »

GAZ
I think all the newer rifles are 224 dia. not sure about the cz, not syre about the twist either but would guess one in 12 or 14. i have a ruger 77-22 hornet and its a one in 12 which is good with calhoon bullets in 25 or 30 gr. hope this is a little help. good luck and keep your powder dry,, joe

Catfish · « **Reply #2 on:** March 29, 2004, 01:38:46 PM »

To the best of my knowalege there have not been any .22 Hornets made with .223 bores since the 1950`s. Not sure about the twist rate of the CZ, but most Hornets have a 1 in 16 twist rate. They will usually shoot well with bullets of 45 grns. and down.

Chuck from arkansaw · « **Reply #3 on:** July 31, 2004, 11:43:22 AM »

The C.Z. hornet is .223 dia. bore, but shoots .224 dia. bullets great. Mine groups 40 gr. V-Maxes in the 3's @ 100 yards.

Graybeard · « **Reply #4 on:** July 31, 2004, 06:01:01 PM »

Actually there have been rifles made with .223" bores in the Hornet since the 50s. The Browning Low Wall Hornets all have a .223" bore and 1 in 14" twist. They shoot .224" bullets but the pressure climbs really fast and you can't use anywhere near a max load using them. Dunno about the CZ personally.

GB