Thread: .22TCM Micro Varmint rifle build

Originally Posted by Scout

Ha thanks for that, I can cross that off my list, just I really like the ZK465 & I have had like 10 or more 22 Hornets (2 right now) over the years & keep selling them as they don't work hard enough but like some of the small actions, hence I have 6 Vixens L461/A1 to right now, going to do a 357Max rimless on one of them soon !

when you say about the Hornets @Scout ' they dont work hard enough ' do you mean they dont hit hard enough or have enough range ?

like yourself i am a big fan of the Sako Vixens . . .. sadly only have the one in 222R

I sort of mean both, I like the rifles more than the caliber, keep picking up the .222 or .223 more now days, but the Hornet is still cool to have, I use it more for the job it was intented for now days also, the new to me Sako in 17Rem might get a run now, if the barrel comes up or it will become the .357Max !

Originally Posted by Scout

I sort of mean both, I like the rifles more than the caliber, keep picking up the .222 or .223 more now days, but the Hornet is still cool to have, I use it more for the job it was intented for now days also, the new to me Sako in 17Rem might get a run now, if the barrel comes up or it will become the .357Max !

if you could get the same or close to the velocity with decent accuracy as R93 gets with his K Hornet you would be nudging .222 performance .. . worth considering

2900 fps with 55gr projectile
3000fps with 50gr projectile
3100 with 45gr projectile
3180 with a 40 gr projectile

Hell those are some great speeds alright, I don't normally chronograph my Hornet loads only my big guns, I never had the heart to K one of my nice old girls but thought it looked like a nice cartridge !

Just remembered I have another Hornet in the draw, Sako M78 action, no barrel or magazine yet, was thinking of .17 Ackley Hornet but could try the K Hornet with those loads ?

Originally Posted by Scout

Hell those are some great speeds alright, I don't normally chronograph my Hornet loads only my big guns, I never had the heart to K one of my nice old girls but thought it looked like a nice cartridge !

Just remembered I have another Hornet in the draw, Sako M78 action, no barrel or magazine yet, was thinking of .17 Ackley Hornet but could try the K Hornet with those loads ?

Give the K a go

I haven't had my K Hornet all that long and I bought it with lots of brass already formed.
So far all the brass is holding up really well. I have no idea what it has done previously. RWS performs the best in my rifle.
I am also only running a 19" barrel so I would think you would likely get better performance with a longer one.
I will try a longer one in a K Hornet on my 465 when the current one wears or I get an itch.
I did all my development over a radar in the summer months and my velocities drop slightly during the cooler periods. They are not what I would call hot loads. I have had all projectiles I use going faster.

I used the 55 hornadys clean shooting deer but pretty much anything of solid construction will tip them over head or neck within 100 yards out of the Hornet.

I get thru a lot of 40 vmax and blitkings
Mag length is a bummer as I get better accuracy with both 40 grn projectiles loaded longer but obviously cannot fill the mag.
Loaded to mag length I still have fun on small game out to 300ish.
I have just bedded the 465 which took a bit of nutting out as they do not have a conventional recoil lug.
Have seen a slight improvement in accuracy but haven't mucked around with it enough yet.


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