Thread: afternoon with the hornets

had a rare bit of spare time this afternoon so northdude jnr and i dragged the 22 hornets out and headed off to a spot i can use sometimes and plinked away till the target blew away but it was a good afternoon all the same

Excellent way for a father daughter to spend some time.
Even if she's a lefty

yea another one then we had a play with this

Daniel Boone was a lefty, oh ! and me to. Good on ya northdude.

wont be long before she can luckily it was a bit windy for the little 35gr pills so had to shoot between gusts but didn't tell her that gotta have some secrets the open sights were a bit of a challenge for her tho

Nice to see some Hornets out , love my little CZ Hornet , it shoots the 40gr vmax very well , over some Lilgun powder & with a crimp & pistol primers

The guy I bought one of them off lost an eye he refined because of a pierced pistol primer I use sr federals

The only time I have had pierced primers ever , is using Federal small rifle primers in a Sako .223 , with std loads , ruined a brand new rifle , as it gas cut the bolt face , such a shame .
I had been reloading a lot of pistol ammo & was also reloading for 22-250 , 308 & 338LM , only had issue with 223 reloads ( SR ) .
Happened to be talking with a Belmont ammo rep , back in the day , and mentioned the problems I had with 223 , I had changed brass/powder etc , BUT not primers .
I had said to him that I was getting pierced primers when reloading for 223 , he said are you using Federal , I said YES , he said , YEAP they are known for it , wish I had known , still miss that little Sako 75 .
So I will not ever trust Federal SR primers , if I can help it .
I use CCI pistol primers in my Hornet , and have never had a issue , this is with a low pressure but good powder for the Hornet , Lilgun .
In 308 , use CCI BR2 , the only Federal primer I have is the large magnum , as it has not been an issue so far in my 338s .

In the hornet , the load I use , got off a guy in the US , that shoots tons of hornet ammo thru his CZ , its Lilgun , pisitol primers , and lee crimp , and out of my CZ its 3rds into 1/2 inche , magpies & goats HATE it , run it with a MAE 22mag can, and a 3-12x44 Bushy , and its a LOT of fun , and its a rifle I grab more often than not , on the way to the farm , also grab a AI rifle as well as I head out the door .

Cheers Chris