22 WRM or 22 Hornet

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I really want a 22 Hornet but have to wonder if I can't do everything I want with a .22 Mag. I am a reloader and that is a plus for the hornet, but I am not sure how much benefit I would get from the Hornet vs just buying a box of .22 Mag.

The gun would be a truck gun used to snip at small varmints or crows out to about 150 yards.

In the hornet I would go with an older Sako or Winchester bolt action, or maybe a Ruger No. 1.

In the .22 Mag I like the Winchester 9422 XTR.

Anyway any thoughts from the gallery.
 
You settled it for me when you said you reload. Hornet hands down! More range and and variety of bullets when reloading.

NCsmitty
 
The venertable .22 Hornet is a great cartridge especially if you are a reloader.
My hornet is a Winchester Model 43 topped with a 4X Nikon.
A local shop had a used Ruger #1 last year that I, like a dummy passed up.
I'm still kicking myself over that fiasco.
Zeke
 
hornet all day, you can reload for the same or less than a 22mag, and a 22 mag, really starts to drop like a rock after 100 yds, a 22 hornet, you can hold dead on at 100 yds 150 , or even 200 yds, if you are handloading.
 
I'm in the Hornets corner too, and don't count out the older Savage 340's if you canget your hands on one. Savages mdl 40 current production is a tack driver if you don't mind the single shot feature.

Most Hornets will shoot cast bullets with accuracy if you take the time and effort to find the correct bullet design and weight.

The older .224 Hornets were made with an 1-16 twist ratio and can handle bullet up to 45 grs the newer 1-14 twist rifles can go a tad heavier and will stabilize the longer design bullets up to 55 grs.
 
I love the hornet since you said reload. If you couldn't reload I would go WRM. Reloading the hornet is dirt cheap. Such a small powder capacity leads to minimal costs. A ton of hornets seem to shoot lights out amazing. I don't have anything against the WRM I just think that the hornet is one of the best small game rounds out there today. You can load it down to rimfire speeds if you find it too much for a certain situation. For 150 yard shots I would feel a bit better with the hornet. It really is an outstanding caliber. Its a shame factory ammo isn't more available. As it is reloading is the way to go. If you don't mind loading them I would certainly go hornet.
 
I guess it is hornet hands down. Thanks for the input......now to find that perfect rifle.
 
If you can find an Anschutz in it you will be happy for life. There are many rifles that shoot well but these are the complete package. The new Savage line as mentioned has been shooting amazing as well. The hornet seems to shoot in anything it gets put in.
 
I'd been wanting a Hornet for quite some time and was just going to look into a 77/22 hornet and plan on doing the trigger, but after quite a bit of reading it's a crap shoot if you get a good Ruger Hornet that will shoot or not.

In all that reading I kept reading the praises of the CZ 527's and found a great deal on one recently. Haven't shot it yet, but I've yet to read about one that wouldn't hold it's own.


Ruger No.1's in Hornet are pretty hard to come by and you'll have quite a bit of money in it for a pick-up gun.
 
Ruger No.1's in Hornet are pretty hard to come by and you'll have quite a bit of money in it for a pick-up gun.
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Generally true! 40 years ago when I was working in the woods my pick up was an even older Dodge Power Wagon. Everything I owned inside that rig was beat up including a rifle. Now it's an F350 Lariat, leather interior. I don't get off the road near as far and almost never get stuck.
But my truck gun is usually a CZ hornet at other than hunting season.
 
depends on if you are hunting, and your state laws prohibits centerfire cartridges for small game.
If they do then the .22 WMR is the way to go.
 
Arkansas, and many other southern states. Get caught on a WMA with a centerfire after deer season, and be prepared to pay.
 
Arkansas, and many other southern states. Get caught on a WMA with a centerfire after deer season, and be prepared to pay

Don't know why I can't do quotes on here??, but regardless I didn't know that. Sounds like another stupid law, but oh well.
 
I have both, a Ruger 77/22M and a Kimber M82 in .22 Hornet.

Go with the Hornet. Get a set of Lee Collet Dies, and fireform your brass. Put a couple of washers on the shell holder to make the collet activate early, sizing only the front half of the neck. Dip the case full of Hodgdon's Li'l Gun, and seat a Hornady 35-grain V-Max out until it almost touches the rifling. Mine regularly turns in 0.5" groups and gets a bit over 3,000 fps muzzle velocity.
 
Arkansas, and many other southern states. Get caught on a WMA with a centerfire after deer season, and be prepared to pay
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Same in Rhode Island. Centerfire .22's are allowed at certain times during the year, but rimfire (and now air rifles at a certain weight/velocity) are legal at all times during the various small game seasons.

Actually, the season's abstract is here under my elbow:
In the "Shooting Restrictions" section on page 8
No rifles larger than .22 caliber rimfire at any time; however, from Apr. 1 to Sept. 30, (both dates inclusive), centerfire rifles no larger than .229 caliber may be used during daylight hours (RIGL 20-13-13).
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I've never shot a .22 Hornet, but have an anachronistic yen for one.
It won't do anything the .223 won't, but within its capacity it's more efficient, I think. It's nice to have factory ammo available as a backup, but .22WMR has gone up about 55% in the last 18mo around here. I've stopped shooting mine because I can handload centerfire pistol cheaper. I loved the .22 WMR and now a huge piece of its advantage - the price per foot-pound - is dubious at best.
Meh.

-Daizee
 
In Ohio anything you can shoot a rimfire at you can shoot a centerfire at. In m case I suggest the .22 hornet. If you can't use a centerfire then obviously the 22wmr is the logical option.
 
I would say, if you can move mountains, find a cz 527, old school if possible, with sights, and you will never EVER SELL IT!!! it will be the greatest, fastest, lightest, and most accurate rifle you will ever use.
 
Assuming you'll be somewhere legal... 22 Hornet, hands down. I would say that the vast majority of 22 WRM rifles aren't in the same ballpark at 100 yards-- let alone 150 yards -- accuracy-wise.
 
For those that cannot afford the CZ , how about this little number ...

Model

Synthetic Handi-Rifle™

Ammo

22 Hornet (SB2-S24)

.45/70 Govt. (SB2-S57)

Stock

High-density polymer, black matte finish, sling swivel studs, recoil pad.

Barrel

22"

Sights

Ramp front sight, fully adjustable rear, tapped for scope mount.

Length

38"

Length of Pull

14-1/4"

Weight

7 lbs.

Well , I see the picture doesn't show up , but anyway , they are nice looking single-shots fron H&R1871 Inc. ... Plus you can get an extra barrel in 45/70 or .30.30 .
 
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