08 March 2003, 17:10
<squirrel skinner>22 hornet rounds
What is about the mximum effective distance a 22 hornet can shoot,(including wind, bullet drop issuse).
skinner
08 March 2003, 17:56
Bullet_ProofI've found that if there is light wind it is good to about 200, but in heavier wind it gets tough though. I use 35 grain vmax's at 3000+ fps.
14 March 2003, 10:34
hornetguy.... I use the 40gr V-Max bullets... you get quite a bit better ballistic coefficient, which gives a little better resistance to wind drift..but I agree... 200yds is not a problem if the wind is mild..less than 10mph.. I shot a group at 200yds with a 16" barrelled contender carbine that was 1 1/4" .... unfortunately that was my last 5 shots that day, and I haven't been able to get back to that range lately to see if I could duplicate it..
Use a good, explosive bullet like the V-max, and you should be able to make clean kills at 200, no sweat.
14 March 2003, 11:07
B_KoesI am in agreement with Hornetguy that you can expect effective range to be out to 200 yards. You could potentially mitigate the effects of wind drift even further by using a 50gr VMAX bullet instead of the 40gr VMAX. I don't think that you would give up that much velocity to render the bullet ineffective. However, if you are using a gun with a twist rate slower than 1-12" then you will probably not be able to stabilize a 50gr bullet properly so that suggestion might not work for you. Either way, 200 yards is a very reachable distance.
15 March 2003, 01:32
crowrifleI shot Nosler BT's for years in my Contender Carbine. I rcently purchased a CZ 527 and tried 40 grain Hornady VMax's in it. I was pleasantly surprised in the violent manner that crows are dismembered using the VMax's. Two hundred yards on a calm day is no problem.