Favorite Lil'Gun 22 Hornet Load
What is your favorite Lil'Gun load in the 22 Hornet? Components?
Brass Bullet Primer Firearm Velocity Thanks, Alan |
If you search 22 Hornet under load data you will find a ton of info on the question you posed.
My personal favourite 12.6 grains of Lil'Gun, Privi or WW brass, 40 grain Vmax, with a Fed small pistol primer, no crimp. Have used this load in a couple of dozen Hornets. All shot it under an inch. Velocity ranges from 2800, to 3100 fps depending on which gun. Brass is only ever partially neck sized with a neck die. The other 2 current threads on 22H and 17 H both have some of the info you are looking for too. |
Be careful using other folks data as case capacities vary tremendously with the 22 hornet. I know some advocate 13-14 gr Lil'gun when I can't even get 13 in a Win case. RP cases are known to hold more powder. Start low and work up in your rifle, as is the norm.
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I have a one pound container of Lil' Gun, but so far have not used it. Frankly, aftera lot of reports on it over the years, it kind of skeers me.
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lol gun and 22 h
My go to is-
Win case Fed small pistol primer 13.2 lil gun, a full case 40 Berger HP Anschutz 1730 heavy barrel Plastic tip bullets are to long to fit in the magazine of my Anschutz, so I use the Berger HP. I don't recall the velocity It’s a 3/4” five shot 100 yard load And a prairie dogs nightmare I’ve used this load for 20 plus years, and decided on it after lots of experimentation with other components. And I substitute with a plastic tip bullet in my 1885 single shot, with everything else un changed. |
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I haven't gone through 80 pounds of it, but likely 20 pounds or more & only in the .22 Hornet CZ's and .17AH.
A pound goes fairly well when using RP brass for .22 - 14.0 to 14.4gr. and 40gr. bullets. 13.8gr. LG with 45gr. bullets and 13.0gr. with 50gr. SX Hornady's. With WW brass in the .22, I used 13.0gr. and 13.5gr. LG.with 40gr. HP's and 40gr. Vmax. The .17AH uses 10.2gr. to 10.4gr. LG with 20gr. Vmaxs & 10.2gr. with 25gr. Vmaxs. I have never had an issue with this powder, in these ctgs. and brass & CZ rifles. 100 meter accuracy from .157" to .224" for 3 shot groups and .250" to .350" for 5shot groups. Same with the .17's, except best group was .187". I did find, with the .17 AH, I could make a 5 shot group of .375" at 100 meters and have paper between each hole but generally not. |
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