20 January 2004, 14:22
triggermanRe: 40g or 35g hornet loads
That 35 vmax is a tough little bullet. just hacking around one day loading for my 22-250 ran out of 52s so I put the little vmax in ten cases alreday charged for the 52. across the chrony those little fella's went 4157 avg for the ten.
loaded sone 35's in the Hornet with lil'gun gonna shoot them and chrono them this weekend will let you know how they
turn out.
21 January 2004, 01:37
DennisFMy Contender .22 Hornet clocks between 2750 and 2800 with the 35 grain VMax and 13.1 grains of Lil Gun. I get 2730 with the 45 grain Nosler Hornet Partition and 13 grains of Lil Gun.
03 January 2004, 14:39
steve joneswhats the better bullet ?? 40g speer or 35g Vmax using 2400 powder in a hornet ??

03 January 2004, 15:04
.22 HORNETI guess it depends on what you are wanting to accomplish. Personally, I like 40gr V-max with 13.2gr Lil'Gun in my Hornet. I get right at 3000fps and usually less than 1 MOA with no excessive pressure signs.
03 January 2004, 15:35
steve jonesI like the 40g Vmax too but it is to long to feed in the 527 mag so i am sticking with the shorter bullet lenghts
03 January 2004, 17:54
ricciardelliHonestly?
Neither...
Bullet: Sierra 50 Grain Blitz
Powder: 11.5 grains of IMR-4227
Primer: Remington 6-1/2
Case: Remington
Firearm: Ruger 77/22H
Velocity: 2623 FPS @ 15' from muzzle
Accuracy: 5 shot groups <1 MOA
05 January 2004, 18:10
hornetguyI have had my best results with 40gr bullets... although the 50gr TNT works pretty well, also. The ballistic coefficient of the 35gr is just not all that great.... although I've heard of people shooting some pretty incredible groups with them. I would imagine they would be a little bomb at the speeds you should be able to get. If you want maximum velocity, it's got to be Lil Gun... hands down. I'm sorry I don't have any loads using 2400, I played with it a little, then went with AA1680, and never looked back. Lil Gun is just that much better. 1680 is very consistent, with really good velocities, but Lil Gun beats it for sheer speed. Good luck....