I shot 14 grains of Lil Gun in Mine with the Hornady 45 grain HORNET bullets. I restocked with a Boyd's/Ross Laminated Thumbhole from a CUSTOMIZED Ruger 77/22 Magnum Stock that I had Glass and Pillar Bedded. I still ahve this stock if any of you guys with the Varmint Contour Barrel are interested. You can contact me for pics at: [email protected] NOT trying to steal a thread here, but I hate to see this stock sitting around and all this Hornet talk is about to make me spend money on another Hornet....I replaced mine with a .221 Fireball.