![]() For example, some 35-grain bullets are actually longer than their 40-grain cousins. Going lighter does not always mean getting shorter. Shorten cartridge length for those magazines, and the mouth of the case hangs over the ogive curve of the bullet. 22 Hornet is 1.723 inches, and while ammunition loaded to that length should be compatible with the magazines of most rifles, some will accept longer. It remains a favorite, but modern tipped bullets have an edge in some departments.Īn issue with 40-grain tipped bullets is cartridge length restrictions of various magazines. 22 Hornet than all other bullets combined. Through the decades I have shot more Speer 40-grain Spirepoints in the. It drops in with no modification to the rifle required. Switching triggers on the test rifle reduced pull weight to a crisp 21 ounces with no creep or overtravel. The design of the Ruger trigger is as simple as dirt, and replacing it takes only a few minutes. I installed a Rifle Basix RU-R trigger kit, and it has a claimed pull weight adjustment range of from 14 ounces to 2.5 pounds. Spring kits that reduce it to 2.5 pounds or so are available, but I prefer to replace the factory trigger and its spring. An occasional dab of Shooter’s Choice High Tech grease prevents locking lug galling.Īveraging 6.5 pounds, trigger pull is a bit heavy for a varmint rifle. The difference is easily felt when closing the bolt on a chambered round. Considerable slop between the two sections of the bolt is still there, but headspace was tightened by making slight dimensional changes to the locking lugs. 22 rimfire rifle, it is now threaded and screwed into the receiver. Whereas the barrel used to slip into the receiver and was retained by the same V-block design as on the Ruger 10/22 semiautomatic. From left to right: #1.22 Hornet #2.22 WRF #3.22 WMR #4.22 Hornet (Michael Anschuetz photo) 22 Hornet responds nicely to reduced-velocity loadings for duplicating the performance of the. Actual weight of the rifle is 6.75 pounds, and suggested retail price is $1,069. The bedding of the rifle is much improved over the first one I shot back in 1994. The 18.5-inch barrel measures 0.750 inch at its muzzle, and it has a 1:14 twist. The six-round rotary magazine has an interior length of 1.80 inches. Length of pull is 13.5 inches, and overall length is 37.75 inches. The stock has quick-detach sling-swivel posts and a thin rubber buttpad. The production Ruger Model 77/22 I used is the current heavy-barrel version with a stainless-steel barreled action and Green Mountain stock of laminated wood. 22 Hornet varmint handloads include Berger’s 30-grain Varmint HP, Speer’s 33-grain Hornet HP, Nosler’s 35-grain Flat Base Tipped, Speer’s 40-grain Spirepoint, and Hornady’s 45-grain Hornet. I included it because thousands of rifles sharing its combination of 0.224-inch groove diameter and 1:16 twist are still in use. If the ghosts of prairie dogs taken by the little rifle through the years could somehow rise up from their graves and bark in concert, the earth would surely tremble. The action was glass bedded, and headspace was reduced by shimming the bolt to remove some of the slop between its front and rear sections. Its Lilja stainless-steel barrel is 20.75 inches long and measures 0.920 inch at the muzzle. One of the rifles I used to shoot data for this report is a Ruger 77/22H customized in 1995 by the late Jim Clark Jr. ![]() Cooper rifles have a 1:12 twist, and CZ rifles have a 1:16 twist. 22 Hornet now being built by Ruger, Anschutz, and Savage have 1:14 twists. My Kimber Model 82 Super America built in 1985 has it, while my Anschutz 1730, also built during the 1980s, has a 1:16 twist. A quicker 1:14 twist eventually became more or less standard for the. The groove diameter of later rifles is 0.224 inch. 22 Hornet have a 0.223-inch groove diameter and a 1:16 twist. The barrels of Winchester Model 54 and Model 70 rifles in. 22 Hornet and other small-capacity cartridges. 6½ Small Rifle primer was developed specifically for the. 22 WCF (left), which was originally loaded with blackpowder and a lead bullet. 22 Hornet (right) is a smokeless powder version of the. 22 Hornet case was eventually beefed-up a bit to strengthen it, and due to the reduction in capacity, some of the early load data is excessive for today’s cases. 22 WCF cases was changed to read “.22 Hornet,” and it was loaded with 0.223-inch jacketed bullets. 22 WCF stayed in production until 1935, but when Winchester decided to introduce a “new” varmint cartridge in 1930, the headstamp on. ![]()
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