mickb wrote:I know its got a fair swathe more power than 22WMR but does it translate to shooting anything bigger or just increasing the range? Does the 22 hornet still have a place in things or is a smarter decision always to get a 223?
mickb wrote:I know its got a fair swathe more power than 22WMR but does it translate to shooting anything bigger or just increasing the range? Does the 22 hornet still have a place in things or is a smarter decision always to get a 223?
mickb wrote:can the 223 come all the way down to 22 hornet levels? I'll look into that too
mickb wrote:I know its got a fair swathe more power than 22WMR but does it translate to shooting anything bigger or just increasing the range? Does the 22 hornet still have a place in things or is a smarter decision always to get a 223?
mchughcb wrote:Best thing I ever did was offload my hornet which I first bought at 16 and buy myself a sako quad with 4 barrels. The 17HMR was more accurate and I didn't have to handload. Rabbits to 150 were cactus with the vmax round.
mickb wrote:I know its got a fair swathe more power than 22WMR but does it translate to shooting anything bigger or just increasing the range? Does the 22 hornet still have a place in things or is a smarter decision always to get a 223?
No1_49er wrote:mickb wrote:I know its got a fair swathe more power than 22WMR but does it translate to shooting anything bigger or just increasing the range? Does the 22 hornet still have a place in things or is a smarter decision always to get a 223?
The responses to the original post all seem to have assumed that the question related to shooting animals of some sort.
Another type of "animal" is the Metallic Silhouette, to which the 22 Hornet is superbly appropriate in the Handgun Metallic Silhouette discipline.
It's always a good idea to define what the actual question relates to.
No1_49er wrote:mickb wrote:I know its got a fair swathe more power than 22WMR but does it translate to shooting anything bigger or just increasing the range? Does the 22 hornet still have a place in things or is a smarter decision always to get a 223?
The responses to the original post all seem to have assumed that the question related to shooting animals of some sort.
Another type of "animal" is the Metallic Silhouette, to which the 22 Hornet is superbly appropriate in the Handgun Metallic Silhouette discipline.
It's always a good idea to define what the actual question relates to.
on_one_wheel wrote:Years ago when I was shopping around for a club to join I spoke to someone from the Monarto metallic silhouette club, he asked what rifle I intended on using which was the .243, he told me it might work but he considered it too small saying it would struggle to knock the targets down and suggested a minimum of .308 was recommended .... I never bothered joining.
bladeracer wrote:No1_49er wrote:mickb wrote:I know its got a fair swathe more power than 22WMR but does it translate to shooting anything bigger or just increasing the range? Does the 22 hornet still have a place in things or is a smarter decision always to get a 223?
The responses to the original post all seem to have assumed that the question related to shooting animals of some sort.
Another type of "animal" is the Metallic Silhouette, to which the 22 Hornet is superbly appropriate in the Handgun Metallic Silhouette discipline.
It's always a good idea to define what the actual question relates to.
I think the statement "does it translate to shooting anything bigger" does imply he's talking about hunting live animals, but your point is valid. I am surprised that the .22 Hornet is superb at knocking steels over though due to its low energy levels. Can you not use the more potent rifle chamberings (300BLK, .223Rem, etc) that have been used in handgun silhouette for decades, or the more potent handgun chamberings (.44Mag for example) ?
No1_49er wrote:And in regard to the 243 for Rifle Metallic Silhouette, you'll find that a lot of the US shooters are now using 6mmBR.
With the appropriate projectile, 500mtr Rams are consistently felled with the BR - why punish yourself with recoil?
deye243 wrote:No1_49er wrote:And in regard to the 243 for Rifle Metallic Silhouette, you'll find that a lot of the US shooters are now using 6mmBR.
With the appropriate projectile, 500mtr Rams are consistently felled with the BR - why punish yourself with recoil?
Recoil in a 243 and punish don't belong in the same sentence.
mickb wrote:its been a very informative discussion, I posted it on a couple of forums including a big US one. Seems to be a strong stalwart group who still enjoy it. But Im thinking it needs a fair bit of tweaking at times. This project I just want to be able to point and click, dont want to risk another head scratcher in the collection. You try and accurize lever actions, thats enough head scratching for me lol. In fact avoiding reloading altogether has its attraction. Might try a 17HMR...
bladeracer wrote:deye243 wrote:No1_49er wrote:And in regard to the 243 for Rifle Metallic Silhouette, you'll find that a lot of the US shooters are now using 6mmBR.
With the appropriate projectile, 500mtr Rams are consistently felled with the BR - why punish yourself with recoil?
Recoil in a 243 and punish don't belong in the same sentence.
I think he means why go heavier than 107gn bullets at 3000fps with regards to recoil. 6mmBR sees to be virtually identical in performance to .243Win so I doubt there's any difference in recoil. If I were shooting competition though I still think I'd prefer to step up to something with more thump to it and just use a brake to tame any excessive recoil.
mickb wrote:can the 223 come all the way down to 22 hornet levels? I'll look into that too
bigrich wrote:mchughcb wrote:Best thing I ever did was offload my hornet which I first bought at 16 and buy myself a sako quad with 4 barrels. The 17HMR was more accurate and I didn't have to handload. Rabbits to 150 were cactus with the vmax round.
i'm re evaluating getting a rimfire for the exact reasons you list . i like the no reloading part . i do enough already i've been looking into the cz 457 , but accuracy is a lottery according to some . a weihrauch hw66 would float my boat , but a little more than i want to spend . i've heard 17hmr accuracy drops off after about 40 rounds . have you found this to be the case ?
Oldbloke wrote:mickb wrote:can the 223 come all the way down to 22 hornet levels? I'll look into that too
Yep,
I have a load I developed using 55gr super roo bullets. I just cut the tips to help them expand and it seems to do the job.
AS50n 7.6gr
Abt 2000fps
55gr super roo
12mm to 15mm @ 50yards
No filler required.
Many shotgun or pistol powders can de used or the easier to get, AS2206h
Bello wrote:Then for me I thought; I have a 204 Ruger and a 223 Remington, so I decided, No.
Bello wrote:Hi Mick B
Sorry to go off topic here
Hi bladeracer
re: 204 Ruger
I have some Sierra 32gr Blitzking I want try something funky with, what powder do u use.
I have been using AR8208 with Sierra 39gr Blitzkings...very accurate, not that quick though