22 Hornet

[6878mm]

Did BSA or Parker Hale make a 22 Hornet in their bolt action rifles

[northdude]

as far as I know bsa did, I have a friend that has one. Good caliber rifle I have 3 of them krico, browning and a h&r handi

[Billo]

Yeap not sure the BSA 22 Hornet ever made it to Oz thou, spoke to 2 collectors a couple years ago after a scammer responded to a wanted ad. Dodged a bullet and I almost imported 1 from the UK where they can go quite cheaply.

As northdude mentioned there are a few in NZ.

[Oldbloke]

Ummm, why not 222 or 223?

[northdude]

Im not totally sure on this one but I think some enfield rifles were converted as well. could be wrong tho

[bigrich]

Im not totally sure on this one but I think some enfield rifles were converted as well. could be wrong tho

over in NZ the little bsa "hunter" in 22 hornet were popular i've been told . their a lovley little rifle made in the 50's . some even came out with a factory muzzle break they also came out in 222 . i saw one on ssaa gun sales a little while ago in 222. i was thinking of getting one but their a small lightish gun like a brno 465 . i don't shoot light guns off hand well so i've got a t3 223 in a heavier aftermarket stock and a rem 700 in 222 cause their weight and beefier stock suits me better . back on topic the bsa 22hornet/222 "hunter" is a lovely, well made old school gun with a big mauser style claw extractor on the little action believe it or not . real sought after collector peices .

i just looked on usedguns.com and there's a bsa hunter in 222 and a featherweight royal in 222 with the factory muzzle break . the hunter came out in 22 hornet as well . check out the royal featherweight . exceptional rifles

[northdude]

Yea the hornet definatley needs a brake on it. Same with 22rf

[bigrich]

Yea the hornet definatley needs a brake on it. Same with 22rf

dunno what the thinking was at bsa to put a break on these small caliber rifles definately a oddity

[Oldbloke]

Soo, I understand some of the older rifles used 223 pills NOT 224.
And cases can be difficult to obtain.

Might be corrected.

[bladeracer]

Soo, I understand some of the older rifles used 223 pills NOT 224.
And cases can be difficult to obtain.

Might be corrected.

Older Hornets with .223" bores still shoot .224" bullets just fine.