35 grain v max over 12.9 grains of lil' gun, federal 205 primers, this is close to the max load from hodgdon so work up to it.
What sort of FPS are you getting from that load??
What sort of FPS are you getting from that load??
Notice that the "maximum" charge weight is the same for all weights of bullets between 30 and 50 grains. This should tell you something about Lil Gun and this Hornet case: It is almost impossible to over charge a Hornet case with Lil Gun. Max charge is dictated by case capacity. Max used to be 14 grains but Hodgdon found that only Remington brass would swallow that much Lil Gun without spilling it onto the loading bench!
A full case (13.0 grains) gives about 25K psi. (24K CUP) with a 35 grain bullet, and then only rises to 40K PSI (38.5 K CUP) with the same charge under a 45 grain bullet. A friend loads Hornet by scooping the case full, shaking it level to the case mouth, tapping it against a bench to settle the powder, and seating a 35 grain V-Max on top. His pretty wife shoots Hornet in such volume that he adopted this method to keep up with her shooting! If there was a flaw in accuracy he'd have heard about it. The girl can shoot.~Muir
Hi all I use in my cz527 American with 18" barrel is lil-gun at 13g with cci pistol primer. I had 35g v-max but on 45g Speer now & they load well & fit Cz mag no bother. I find them flater shooting & better in the wind & very accurate ie 10 shots can do 1/2" easy on a good day. I just load mine out a lee powder flow & accuracy is ace would love to get an hs precision stock for mine as I like these stocks. I'm lucky as I work in the country & my hornet was my every day gun love it.
Hi muir get on the 45g Speer sp they are outstanding in my cz527.I have almost talked myself into revisiting the Winchester 46 grain I mentioned earlier. I have 2K of them! ($140 US total 9 years ago) They really blew varmints to heck. I also live in an area where the Hornet can ride along. My son, when he lived with me, was hardly ever without his 527. For three summers, about every photo taken of him had the CZ on his shoulder! Like this one with some silly Englishman who was wandering by.....~Muir
Hi muir get on the 45g Speer sp they are outstanding in my cz527.
What primers??? With the lol-gun powder & thanks for the replies/info chaps
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jon
I have almost talked myself into revisiting the Winchester 46 grain I mentioned earlier. I have 2K of them! ($140 US total 9 years ago) They really blew varmints to heck. I also live in an area where the Hornet can ride along. My son, when he lived with me, was hardly ever without his 527. For three summers, about every photo taken of him had the CZ on his shoulder! Like this one with some silly Englishman who was wandering by.....~Muir
I took a wrong turn on the M25 and ended up in Montana Was hot in those Prairie dog fields Cuz.
John