.22 hornet

Brod_Man · 12-02-2006, 11:49 AM

what does this mean. ive seen them before and they dont look much different that regular .22 shell. are they better/worse?

bigmatty65 · 12-02-2006, 12:07 PM

The .22 hornet is a centerfire cartridge that fires a bullet that is usually 45- 50 grains, while the 22 Lr is a rimfire cartridge that normally fires a 36-40 grain bullet. The hornet has a higher velocity and greater enegy.

Brod_Man · 12-02-2006, 12:18 PM

do you have to get a special rifle for it or can you use a 22lr?

Maine Shooter · 12-02-2006, 12:32 PM

Oh no it's an entirely different animal.

longrifle1000 · 12-02-2006, 03:03 PM

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ORIGINAL: Brod_Man

what does this mean. ive seen them before and they dont look much different that regular .22 shell. are they better/worse?

My guess is you are thinking of a 22 magnum. A 22 Hornet looks nothing like a 22 lr. It is small, but it is a centerfire bottleneck cartridge.

Great little round to shoot. Very effective to 200 yards, and the report is not near as bad as say a 22-250.

zrexpilot · 12-03-2006, 12:10 PM

The Hornet is a great little round. It will make the .17 HMR look like a pellet gun. Dont understand what the .17 HMR is even for.
The Hornet is legal for deer here in Texas, but it is on the small side. It makes 4/5 the power of a .222 with half the powder.
Its definately not a rabbit gun. I shot a rabbitt with mine and it literally exploded.
I use it for deer in certain urban areas I hunt. I put it right dead center of the neck and they drop on the spot. I took this big guy last year with a 15 yd shot to the neck, and he dropped on the spot.

biscuit jake · 12-03-2006, 01:49 PM

Good shot Z. What make of 22 Hornet you using?

zrexpilot · 12-03-2006, 02:07 PM

I have an NEF single shot. I killed a 150lb + hog with it a couple of weeks ago. 45yd shot to the head, dropped him in his tracks.

biscuit jake · 12-03-2006, 02:48 PM

They aren't fancy but they sure are handy. I was looking at one in 500 Smith yesterday. Have a Tracker II slug gun coming to the chuckwagon soon. And we don't have a stroke when we take them out in the field where they get a ding or a scratch, either.

alsaqr · 12-03-2006, 02:51 PM

ilove the .22 Hornet.Have three of them.Afriend in WVhasmade over 75 deer kills with it, nearly all of them were one shot instant kills.The Hornet is sure fire death on coyotes out to 150-175 yards.