.22 Hornet

05 November 2003, 02:02

DennisF

I haven't shot any 44 gr. cast out of my Contender, because I never have been able to get anything over the 35 gr. VMax to group well for me (too long for the barrel twist I guess). I would recommend that you give Lil Gun a try though regardless of the bullet you shoot (take a look at the Hodgdon website [URL=http://www.hodgdon.com]. It cut my groups in half and it seemed to cut down on the case stretch associated with the Hornet (that plus using Lee Collet dies.

05 November 2003, 10:32

C. A. Plater

quote:
Originally posted by SeaBee:
What is a good load for a 44Gr. cast bullit?

11.0 grain AA1680 and any small primer (pistol or rifle) works about the same in my CZ rifle. Some batches of cast bullets require a little tuning of the powder charge +- 0.5 grains for best accuracy.

[ 11-05-2003, 01:32: Message edited by: C. A. Plater ]