.22 Hornet unstable rounds

[25 Sharps]

Tin star is a replacement /equivalent to trail boss, it is designed for high fill, low velocity gallery loads (hence the name!)

You are taking a bullet that is too long for your rifling twist and velocity capability and running it as slow as you can. This combination was always going to give you stability issues which will lead to poor accuracy. Have you run it over a chrono?

Buy some 35/40 gr flat base bullets and a tub of lil gun and you will find it’s an accurate rifle

 

[25 Sharps]

Why do you want ‘lighter reloading data’ for a rifle that only uses 10-13 gr of powder and already recoils like a magnum rimfire?

If you want to use slightly less powder then use h110…..

 

[Sirius1963]

Tin star is a replacement /equivalent to trail boss, it is designed for high fill, low velocity gallery loads (hence the name!)

You are taking a bullet that is too long for your rifling twist and velocity capability and running it as slow as you can. This combination was always going to give you stability issues which will lead to poor accuracy. Have you run it over a chrono?

Buy some 35/40 gr flat base bullets and a tub of lil gun and you will find it’s an accurate rifle

yes- thanks.

 

[Overlay]

If I want/need a 200 yard gun I leave the hornet in the cupboard.

Simples!

K

yep KB
my sentiments exactly, my 2 hornets are nail tackers zeroed at a 100 yds i use the .204 or the 222 over a hundred they are all superbly accurate and do the job admirably
i’ve no doubt the hornets are good for a longer range, but for short range foxing they are the perfect calibre without a doubt

 

[User00025]

yep KB
my sentiments exactly, my 2 hornets are nail tackers zeroed at a 100 yds i use the .204 or the 222 over a hundred they are all superbly accurate and do the job admirably
i’ve no doubt the hornets are good for a longer range, but for short range foxing they are the perfect calibre without a doubt

Agree the .22 Hornet is a cracking round for foxes, never tried 200 yds but 150 no problems.

 

[25 Sharps]

yes- thanks.

Yes-thanks, as in yes you’ve checked with a chrono or yes you agree?

 

[User00044]

Does this help ?
Sierra Hornet 40 grain bullet !

 

[Blobby159]

Tried any of those old style Hornady 50gr. SPSX bullets? I have them loaded pretty fast over a case stuffed to the gunwales with Lil'Gun, but they are short enough to stabilise well in my 1:16 Amschutz Hornet/K-Hornet and should be OK at 1600fps as long as you can get pretty close to that "Sirius1963"??
Otherwise, 40gr Sierra BlitzKings are my fave anti-rabbit/crow and even fox round (inside of a sensible distance) but for pure accuracy potential out to about 120yards or so those wee 35gr. Hornady V-Max have it with me by a small margin. But then, like "Muir" has stated above, they fall away cos they are shedding velocity at quite a hectic rate!..

 

[Blobby159]

Also, I may be "teaching Granny to suck eggs" here but BE CAREFUL OF REDUCED LOADS mate!.. There are a few of those powders we use in our full chat .22Hornet/K-Hornet loads that in a reduced load could just give one a problem - like H110 and W296 for instance. I'd look to the internet to see if I could find reduced LEAD loads and develope THOSE as they will likely be utilising Fast Pistol Powders that are good in part filled cases, and should therefore be OK in your reduced rifle loads....

 

[Overlay]

I only use factory ammo and shoot out to around 110 yds with my hornets, lovely little round if you tinker around with something which is proven it’s only a matter of time before something crops up, shoot it with standard factory ammo if the range doesn’t like it move to one that does, hornet are for small vermin and foxes and should be a joy to shoot I would go back to basic and enjoy the calibre for what it is

 

[Klenchblaize]

Its a fine cartridge!



K

 

[Overlay]

Its a fine cartridge!

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K

Nice pic KB
Many years ago I had a hornet by H&H i grassed quite a few roe in Scotland with it until moving up to a blunderbuss called a .243

the original barrel a rook rifle was bored out to .410 and a new barrel by the maker in 22 hornet after many years of use it is now save in the hands of a private collector in its original case. - Happy days