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Berger or Calhoon Bullets for the Hornet....

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15 April 2004, 06:58
.22 HORNET
Berger or Calhoon Bullets for the Hornet....
Has anyone worked up loads using Lil'Gun and 30-35gr Berger MEF's or Calhoon DHP bullets for the .22 Hornet? Thanks
16 April 2004, 04:05
308Sako
Still using Accurate Arms 1680 here in my Brno circa 1949. The Calhouns will shoot into about .6 MOA at 100 yards. But I am using the 46 grain version. I like what I see though.
16 April 2004, 22:01
Titan
I spoke to James (Jim) Calhoon some time ago and he recommended H110 over Lil'Gun for the 30gr DBL HP bullets.
I loaded 14.0gr H110, CCI small pistol primers, COL 1.760" in a neck sized Rem Cases with no crimp - it was a sub MOA load. Lower charges of H110 were not as accurate.
The case was nearly full of powder and the max load is given as 14.2gr. A case full of Lil'gun is about 14gr, but I would think H110 would give a higher velocity for the same amount of powder - without being compressed. I might be wrong!
Speer quote 12.8gr of H110 with their 33gr TNT at 3229fps while 14.0C of lil'Gun gave 3093fps.

HTH

Regards....

.....Titan