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.22 hornet
Lordmyth
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can a .22 hornet round be fired out of the same rifle as a standard .22lr?
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Thanks TSR1965, all the Ruger 77/? series rifles I have delt with had the clamp on barrel. I had assumed that the 77/hornet was the same, but I had wondered about it. Good to know....
Depends. the original Hornet was made on converted 22LR's. That's why they also made .222 and 223 diameter bullets. So what ya got?
ABSOLUTELY NOT! Different cartridge all together, and the 22LR has a diameter of 0.222", while the early Hornets had a diameter of 0.223 inch. The Hornet bullet is jacketed, the 22LR is not. The modern Hornet has a 0.224" bullet. The 0.002" difference does not sound like much, until you add in the bullet jacket.
ern98,
The Ruger 77/22 in 22LR, and the one in Hornet are two different rifles. The hornet barrel is THREADED into the reciever, and the Hornet barrel is made for 0.224" bullets.
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Depends. the original Hornet was made on converted 22LR's. That's why they also made .222 and 223 diameter bullets. So what ya got?
WHAT ???
The Hornet predated .224 barrels.
Both .223 & .224 diameter bullets can be fired from the 22LR barrel but accuracy suffers slightly.