cdbeaver
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Perhaps this isn't the place to put it, and perhaps no one gives a hang, but I'm going to give a brief range report on my H&R Handi .22 Hornet anyhow.
I loaded four each of 11.0, 11.5 and 12.0 grains of H110 behind the Hornady 35-grain V-Max and went to the range, specifically to attempt to find the best load for the bullet, and incidentally to test out the new Leupold VX-1 3-9 scope I'd just installed.
Let me state at the outset, these loads may not work in your rifle. They worked fine in mine, but each gun is different as all except the most anal will agree. Start low and work up.
The 11.0-grain load printed at about 1.12 inches in a group, with three in a very decent .75-inch triangle and one flier that opened up the group. The 11.5 load was simply outstanding, with three inside .345 inch and a fourth that opened everything up to about .75 inch.
The 12.0 group simply wasn't in the same league with the other two. I may have flinched because of the horrible Hornet recoil.
By the way, the Hornet is one real sweet cartridge . . . low report, low recoil, low reloading cost and just plain fun to shoot. No wonder it's been around since the 1920's.
As all will probably know, the H&R Handi Rifle is not an expensive firearm. I paid $82 for the barrel (after paying @ $210 for the original rifle in .45-70 govt. The Leupold scop may be a bit of overkill, but I do like those Loopies.
I'm not calling this rifle combo a record setter, but I do believe it is at least a tad above average.
I loaded four each of 11.0, 11.5 and 12.0 grains of H110 behind the Hornady 35-grain V-Max and went to the range, specifically to attempt to find the best load for the bullet, and incidentally to test out the new Leupold VX-1 3-9 scope I'd just installed.
Let me state at the outset, these loads may not work in your rifle. They worked fine in mine, but each gun is different as all except the most anal will agree. Start low and work up.
The 11.0-grain load printed at about 1.12 inches in a group, with three in a very decent .75-inch triangle and one flier that opened up the group. The 11.5 load was simply outstanding, with three inside .345 inch and a fourth that opened everything up to about .75 inch.
The 12.0 group simply wasn't in the same league with the other two. I may have flinched because of the horrible Hornet recoil.
By the way, the Hornet is one real sweet cartridge . . . low report, low recoil, low reloading cost and just plain fun to shoot. No wonder it's been around since the 1920's.
As all will probably know, the H&R Handi Rifle is not an expensive firearm. I paid $82 for the barrel (after paying @ $210 for the original rifle in .45-70 govt. The Leupold scop may be a bit of overkill, but I do like those Loopies.
I'm not calling this rifle combo a record setter, but I do believe it is at least a tad above average.