Thread: Reloading 22 Hornet (The Original) – Optimal Canada Goose Load

Originally Posted by SmokeyJason

Don't be lazy Hugh, get a chrono. Must be one a local can lend for the day?

Yeh, id like one. But problem with chronograph is like a few I would only use it once every 3-4 years. And last I looked not cheap.
In any case, if a load shoots well and stuff is falling over, does it matter? Long range would be different I guess.

@Hugh Shields havnt had much of a chance to play with it. Its no worse than the hornet only put 40 rounds through it so far

The primary purpose of the K chamber was to prolong the life of hornet brass.

If this is not happening I’d look at my brass history and management.

With a regular chamber I find collet dies and a Lee crimper achieve the same outcome.

Lill gun is the go if you can find some. Great accuracy and speed combined.


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@Hugh Shields

Quote Southernman:
there is room for improvement on your loads if you want to run a bit faster and flatter.
10.5gr 2205, will take you to about 2600, at 39000psi, with a 40gr Serria Hp.
but a powder change to littlegun, Cfe blackout, N120, 4227 will likely give you 3-500 more on speed.

Got an old full tin of 4227 I’ve had forever or a bit longer. Yours free, no charge,
If ya want. Pickup Paraparaumu (brothers place) seeing you float around there a bit.
Cheers MuttonGuts

Awesome @Muttonguts thanks very much. Please txt me 021 9888 41 when the planets are aligned and I'll pickup.
This is the sort of support like minded people give on this Forum.
I'll be up Reikorangi this week and promise I won't put it on TradeMe at massive profit! LOL

[QUOTE=Hugh Shields;
This is the sort of support like minded people give on this Forum.
I'll be up Reikorangi this week and promise I won't put it on TradeMe at massive profit! LOL[/QUOTE]

Good to see someone else gets it. If I thought for one minute you’d go
the TM way I wouldn’t have offered
Cheers MG

Originally Posted by Hugh Shields

Awesome @Muttonguts thanks very much. Please txt me 021 9888 41 when the planets are aligned and I'll pickup.
This is the sort of support like minded people give on this Forum.
I'll be up Reikorangi this week and promise I won't put it on TradeMe at massive profit! LOL

Good powder. Let us know how it performs for ya

@Jhon Will do! Looking forward to trying another Brand.

The curse of the .22 Hornet,
Yesterdays case separation, I've had 4 now, This brass is about 8-9 times fired, Note the other unfired brass, has started to distort, so its going once fired, I test them with a seal pick, on the hornet i cant feel any lip, the just rupture, normally at an inconvenient time, then its home to stuff a patch, in the neck of the brass, and a small poor of molten lead.

There was one on here at buy sell sea for about a Hundy. Mines an el cheapie, been doing service for a long time now, there's just no excuse, no need the have the latest creedrich.

[QUOTE=southernman;1605430]The curse of the .22 Hornet,
Yesterdays case separation, I've had 4 now, This brass is about 8-9 times fired, Note the other unfired brass, has started to distort, so its going once fired, I test them with a seal pick, on the hornet i cant feel any lip, the just rupture, normally at an inconvenient time, then its home to stuff a patch, in the neck of the brass, and a small poor of molten lead.


I once had the misfortune to fire a triple two shell in my 223 resulting in all sorts of shit and gases flying around and a pair of moderately to heavily soiled knickers. My gunsmith mate had a case separation removal tool which he got from Brownells Aussie. We simply inserted the tool into the 223 chamber and the remains of the 222 brass closed the bolt and on opening the tool came out along with the remains of the trebley brass. Easy peasy snotty sneezy. I think the tools are calibre specific available only in 5.6 and 308 catering for the AR twats. But I suspect a smarty-pants on a lathe could modify the rim to take other 224 and 30 calibre cartridges.
Cheers MG

looks easy enough to make for any caliber

I get a few in my whelen. A rats tail file is what I use. Just poke it up the breech , twist it to grab the brass and out it comes. I’ve never had one stuck tight.


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Far out that's an interesting thread on head separation. I don't think I've ever had that happen in Hornet or triple duce? Only in 30.06 which I don't own anymore.

It's a goog rainy, storming day here in Wellington, ideal for reloading!

Stage one: Empty my random bucket and sort by Brand and primer colour.

My wife loves it when I sit at the kitchen bench sorting brass. We were chatting away about reloading (or at least I was chatting, and I thought Helen was engaged until) "Christ I've had gutsful of this! I'm going to go and clean the bathroom, it's more interesting!" Frrrrck! It's hard to find the perfect woman!

Far out that's an interesting thread on head separation. I don't think I've ever had that happen in Hornet or triple duce? Only in 30.06 which I don't own anymore.

It's a good rainy, storming day here in Wellington, ideal for reloading!

Stage one: Empty my random bucket and sort by Brand and primer colour.

My wife loves it when I sit at the kitchen bench sorting brass. We were chatting away about reloading (or at least I was chatting, and I thought Helen was engaged until) "Christ I've had gutsful of this! I'm going to go and clean the bathroom, it's more interesting!" Frrrrck! It's hard to find the perfect woman!

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