whats happening ( 22 hornet )
#11
RE: whats happening ( 22 hornet )
falcon you say the chambers are sloppy and not to FL resize but my spent brass is shorter and smaller than specs, after resizing it came right back to specs not even needing to length trim.
these were shot out of my NEF.
these were shot out of my NEF.
A friend who used to work at the H & R factory said that they reground their reamers. Some .22 Hornet NEF guns have huge chambers, some do not.Ditto for .223. The chamberof my .223 NEF was out of round by .008 but it still shot very well.
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RE: whats happening ( 22 hornet )
falcon...that out-of-round .223 chamber..did you have to FL the cases, or orient by headstamp ? Just wondering,and also curious about bullet run-out..
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RE: whats happening ( 22 hornet )
Just wondering,and also curious about bullet run-out..
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RE: whats happening ( 22 hornet )
ORIGINAL: zrexpilot
quick question, I just got some stuff in. My Lee primer doesnt accept my RCBS shell holder, do I need the lee brand shell holders ?
quick question, I just got some stuff in. My Lee primer doesnt accept my RCBS shell holder, do I need the lee brand shell holders ?
The Lee Auto-Prime does not use the type of shell holder that you put in your press. The Auto Primer shell holders are about 1/2 as thick. So yes you do need the Lee Auto Prime Shell holder. Tom.
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RE: whats happening ( 22 hornet )
another question.
I got a few stuff in today one was a rcbs pro trimmer with 4 shell plates and a bunch of pilots, no instructions. I got it figured out but my problem is the hornet seems to have too thick of a rim to slide behind the shell holder. a .243 works but the rim on the hornet is thicker. what do I do ?
I got a few stuff in today one was a rcbs pro trimmer with 4 shell plates and a bunch of pilots, no instructions. I got it figured out but my problem is the hornet seems to have too thick of a rim to slide behind the shell holder. a .243 works but the rim on the hornet is thicker. what do I do ?
#19
RE: whats happening ( 22 hornet )
Forgot that .22 Hornet has a thick rim and some trimmers will not do it. My trimmer is a Lyman and it will take the Hornet case. Unless you are going to do a lot of cases at once the Lee trimmer works well. It can beturned by hand or with a drill. I find that hand turning works well on the Hornet and its thin case. You will need a case neck chamfering tool.
Good luck loading for the Hornet. BTW: i use 45 grain bullets exclusively in the .22 Hornet and it works out well that way.
http://www.leeprecision.com/html/catalog/casecon.html
The chamfering tool:
http://www.midwayusa.com/rewriteaproduct/742818
http://www.leeprecision.com/html/catalog/casecon.html
Good luck loading for the Hornet. BTW: i use 45 grain bullets exclusively in the .22 Hornet and it works out well that way.
http://www.leeprecision.com/html/catalog/casecon.html
The chamfering tool:
http://www.midwayusa.com/rewriteaproduct/742818
http://www.leeprecision.com/html/catalog/casecon.html