.22 Hornet build????????????

[setterman]

Has anyone ever built a .22 Hornet on a savage SA. Any insight would be helpful

[laportecharlie]

I haven't heard of anyone building a 22 Hornet. I guess you could do it. Would probably end up being a single shot. Where it me, I would go for a 221 Fireball. (which I did)

[sinman]

it has a smaller head than a 223 so you would have problems extracting and feeding it

[wapaloose]

I would just buy a model 40. :o

[Appleseed]

I haven't heard of anyone building a 22 Hornet. I guess you could do it. Would probably end up being a single shot. Where it me, I would go for a 221 Fireball. (which I did)


Or a .20 vartarg? Both these work with the .223. Planning to try out Sinman's barrel next week.

[laportecharlie]

I am building a 20 Vartarg right now. LH blue stagger feed action with a SSS trigger, Shilen barrel, Duramax stock converted to LH and a 6X24X50 Bushnell Elite 4200. Have 1000 pieces of brass. Just waiting for my dies which are backordered.

[Blue Avenger]

.22 hornet and .218 bee will not work with out major mods

[1Shot]

Has anyone ever built a .22 Hornet on a savage SA. Any insight would be helpful


...The Hornet is a rimmed case like a .22lr rimfire...Just bigger..lol.

[Appleseed]

Started out leaning to the Hornet until several folks here suggested the .221 fb and .20 vartarg.

Sure you all ready know CZ, Savage, and Ruger make a Hornet, there must be others.

If you choose the .221 fb case you would have to modify the mag box to make it a repeater, several ways to do it.

[tenwalker]

Try a model 40 with "LIL GUN" they will shoot. I have had 2 and they really love "LIL GUN".

[laportecharlie]

+1 on the Lil'Gun. My hunting partner and his two sons have three or four 22 Hornets. I load all their ammo (approx 7,000 rounds) and we use nothing but Lil'Gun. Same in the 221 FB

[dperk]

Ditto on Lil'gun. My understanding is that it's not possible to over pressure a hornet case with lil'gun from powder charge. You could dip a case into the powder and fill it to the brim, it will still be in safe pressure for the hornet.

Mine is a k-hornet and it shoots lights-out with the fire forming loads using 35gr vmax bullets.

[tenwalker]

I also have 2 221 fireballs model 700 LVSF strictly factory and they love "LIL GUN". 13.5 grs with a 40 gr. v-max. Topped with Leupold VarX III 6.5-20x40LR with a varmint reticle. It makes a terrific PD gun. Between these 2 and my model 40 Hornet life is good if your not a PD. ;D ::) :o

[awp101]

If you choose the .221 fb case you would have to modify the mag box to make it a repeater, several ways to do it.

Do mag mods affect it's ability to feed other calibers or do you have to un-tweak it if you want to go back to .223 or the like?