Well well well y'all think I found something had a box of 45gr Hornady SP Hornets from probably the 90's just lying around and just so happens my Hornady book had a load for them with TAC. So said what the heck. Did everything by the book made up nine rounds total let the barrel cool for 60sec in between shots ( actually set a timer on my phone ,and end up with two of the best groups two date

Nice.

What all powders have you tried with the Hornet? I have some lil gun and their online shows several other powders by Hodgdon for it.

I'm having fun following along. Looking like your going in the right direction.

being it is an older gun and seems to like those 45gr did you check your twist rate? the older H&R had a 1:12 twist i think it changed in about 2006.

you might even try a 40gr bullet

From everything I've read these are supposed to me 1-12 twist some mabye going lighter was the deal all along. Still can't get over this whole thing with the barrels not being stressed relived

The bullet or my .22hornet rifle ? I've yet to mess with the rifle actually
But as far as the bullet just TAC so far I gotta jug of little gun though

I have a handy rifle in 22 Hornet as well. Not played much with it as far as loads. Following this and peeking my interest.

My 22 hornet handy rifle likes 45 grain nosler ballistic tips sitting on 11 grains of IMR4227.

P.S. I know I described mine as a tack driver but we all have different expectations. It shoots groups like the one you posted. About quarter size. In my world thats great. Means at 200 yards you shouldn't miss by more than an inch. if you do its your fault not the rifles. One inch aint much. Good enough to kill anything I want to shoot with the little cartridge. A few years ago I shot a doe with mine. Son in Law told me it wasn't big enough even though legal here in KS now. He was griping about the new reg. I shot that doe at about 75 yards while she was facing me. Center of the throat into the spine. Never took a step.

www.shootingtimes.com/editorial/ammunition_22hornet_082306/99290

So just out of trying to get rid of some extra loads I proper up on a fence post about 120yd mabye and sent down at this Lil 4" gong and I'm pleasantly surprised

Looks like a one holer on a critter.

Y'all ! WE GOT SUB MOA !!!!!!
So was fiddling around last night and after about two hours and alot of sand paper got my trigger down to about a pounds and four ounces account to my pull gauge. Though it was studios light but man where you on that target
I have don't NOTHING to this load at all. All I did today was take a shot get up and just let it cool for a while. I mean I just walked off and tried to climb a tree or something. That stuff about the barrels not being stress relieved is 100% true apparently. Because yesterday I was just shooting and I was averageing a lil over an inch. But today !!


Boooooooy I'm pumped now I'll tell ya this crap is better then drugs lol. O and even tried some cast. And guys this had to have been some of the quickest load development ever . Like 30min top! Found jam backed off twenty thousands back off a grain from my AR's best load did three loads in .3 grain incriminates and cut my best group out my AR a lil over a half @50 and where running close to right around 2200 fps !

Awesome, lipstick load!!!

Nicely done. I am happy for ya

looking good

especially that cast & coated load

when you going to plug a hog with that?

Really Cool Wolfdog!

Well gotta get my scope back from my buddy first off lol
And speaking of cast. Took it out to 100yd today and was going pretty good but didn't gemive the barrel enough time to cool ( realized I was gonna be late to work and welllll

Had peoel asking about the rebounding hammer so ttt