hunting_boy Posted October 29, 2006 Report Share Posted October 29, 2006 who uses this gun and dose anyone know where to get 50 grain bullets for them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted October 29, 2006 Report Share Posted October 29, 2006 Re: 22hornets You use a .22 hornet to deer hunt? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
struttinhoyt Posted October 30, 2006 Report Share Posted October 30, 2006 Re: 22hornets deffinatly not a deer gun...... more of a varmint type of weapon...... not a long distance type of gun either...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ronin Posted October 30, 2006 Report Share Posted October 30, 2006 Re: 22hornets The 22 hornet is a modest varmit round. You can get ammo for it from most stores, Cabelas, etc. It is great for coyote and small game in general. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted October 30, 2006 Report Share Posted October 30, 2006 Re: 22hornets Does your gun shoot the 50 gr ammo best? The standard bullet for the Hornet is the 45 gr hollow point or the 46 gr soft point. CPC has 50 and 55 gr ammo for the Hornet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David_218 Posted October 30, 2006 Report Share Posted October 30, 2006 Re: 22hornets [ QUOTE ] who uses this gun and dose anyone know where to get 50 grain bullets for them? [/ QUOTE ] First, the .22 Hornet, while an excellent Varmint/Small Game round; it is NOT a Deer load by any standard. Hornet Rifles come mostly with a 1-in-16" twist, with a few with 1-in-14" twist. If your Hornet is a 1-in-16" twist you must load a 50 or 55 grain bullet to almost maximum levels to obtain accuracy. It's better to stick with bullet weights under 50 grains for better acuracy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted October 30, 2006 Report Share Posted October 30, 2006 Re: 22hornets I use the 40 gr V-MAX with Winchester 296 powder. That combo seems to give me the best groups at 50 and 100 yards. I tried 50 grain hornady SX bullets and never did get them to group consistantly. Actually I didn't see any indication in the original post that hunting boy intended to use the hornet on deer, so I'm not sure where the deer hunting comments were coming from. I have found the hornet to be a pretty good short-range varmint gun and a lot of fun for target practice. However, had the gun not been given to me, it probably is not the caliber that I would go out and spend my hard-earned cash on. As far as where you can get bullets from, it all depends on whether you are referring to bullets as a cartridge component or bullets as the generic term for loaded ammo. I reload my own, so bullets, for me , would come from Midland or some of my local suppliers. I know Gander Mountain has components and I'm pretty sure that Cabelas, or Bass-pro shops would also. Basically, whereever you would buy your other re-loading components would be a good place to look for the bullets. As far as loaded, ready-to-fire, .22 hornet cartridges with 50 grain bullets, that may or may not be quite so easy to find. I can't recall anything on the shelves that were loaded with 50 gr. bullets. Doc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted October 30, 2006 Report Share Posted October 30, 2006 Re: 22hornets [ QUOTE ] Actually I didn't see any indication in the original post that hunting boy intended to use the hornet on deer, so I'm not sure where the deer hunting comments were coming from. [/ QUOTE ] This was originally posted in the Deer Hunting room, and was moved here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunting_boy Posted October 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2006 Re: 22hornets i have used them deer hunting and i used all my 50 grain and i cant find them any were close to wher i live Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted October 31, 2006 Report Share Posted October 31, 2006 Re: 22hornets There is absolutely no way that I would ever use my .22 hornet as a deer rifle. Doc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gabuckbuster03 Posted October 31, 2006 Report Share Posted October 31, 2006 Re: 22hornets [ QUOTE ] There is absolutely no way that I would ever use my .22 hornet as a deer rifle. me too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnf Posted October 31, 2006 Report Share Posted October 31, 2006 Re: 22hornets Any 22+ cal centerfire rifle is a legal deer gun in AR. I would use a 223 or 22-250 and not feel undergunned in most situations. The 22 hornet is not a deer gun. I wouldn't even cosider it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeramie Posted October 31, 2006 Report Share Posted October 31, 2006 Re: 22hornets [ QUOTE ] Any 22+ cal centerfire rifle is a legal deer gun in AR. I would use a 223 or 22-250 and not feel undergunned in most situations. The 22 hornet is not a deer gun. I wouldn't even cosider it. [/ QUOTE ] .22 center fires are legal here too. I know a lot of people that use .223's and .22-250's for deer. Not my choice but completely legal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rifleman25 Posted November 1, 2006 Report Share Posted November 1, 2006 Re: 22hornets I know alot of guys from work that live in La, and Tx. Many of them use the 22 hornet, 218 bee, 2jet, and 220 swift for deer. I'm not advocating it since I have taken many with the 22-250 but they consistantly put deer on the ground with them. My toolpushers daughter shot a 9 pt buck on her 5th birthday last year with a hornet. I saw the video from it. One shot to the lungs and that buck was dead within 50 yards. anyway try any of the major sporting goods retilers. If one isn't near you check online. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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