Thread: 22 Hornet - Over Length Fired Once Cases?

Firstly I should point out that I have received 22 Hornet brass from 5 – 7 sources, from both Forum members and TradeMe, geographically scattered in NZ and Aust. I didn’t label the cases by source, so I have no idea who supplied what and that wasn’t to objective of my first post.

The objective was to find out why the cases were dimensionally different and how to fix them. Thanks @Micky Duck for your assistance on that. I have run the neck sizing ball, trimmed and de-burred so those 50 are; batched, correctly dimensioned and ready to load. @Micky Duck re electric trimmers, yeah, maybe I need to build a jig for my Makita to attach to the RCBC????..... Possibly…..???
Re POWDERS: @rupert @blip From the ADI Bible. AR2207 at even a max compressed load of 11.5C only produces 2400ftps with a 40 or 45grn projectile, so yes, slow compared to 3000ftps, but it is adequate for whacking bunnies (and the occasional goat if I stumble onto one). In a fit of panic, due to shortages hype, I purchased about 2kg of AR2207 so I won’t be changing powders any time soon, but I might increase the load to 10.5 or 11.2grns. For my application, accuracy, terminal results, low pressure, low noise, and long case life, are my priorities over velocity. There are many cartridges and projectiles that group better at lower velocity, so I’ll be experimenting with projectiles more than with powder.

The Hornady Bible 11th Edition, states, “H110 and WIN296 provide the best all-around performance in this cartridge. Hodgdon “Lil-Gun” is excellent with heavier bullets.” The Nosler Bible #7 references Win296 as the, “Most accurate powder tested,” so you fellas are clearly on to it.

Last week I pulled a Hornady factory load projectile 45grn SP Match. The powder weighted 11.2grns and was very fine, almost like coarse salt or white sugar in size. I’ve never seen Lil Gun, or WIN296, put imagine that is what was it was. @SmokeyJason Yes, part of my reloading strategy was to find one powder which did both Hornet and 222, hence the AR2207, so I’m encouraged by your advice on that.

Re Projectiles: In the go round, I acquired over 600 x Win 40gr HP FBX CJ. Once I run out of those I’ll be looking at changing because they are discontinued. @blip what is the model # and stockist for the WIN 40grn Half Jacket you are using? I imagine these are like the 22 rimfire magnum projectile. Could you please put up a photo.

I have ordered some Speer 45grn Spitzer SP #1023, over the Speer 40grn Spire SP #1017, simply because I think the semi round point will load more smoothly in me Weihrauch. I avoid pointy bullets like VMax, so as to avoid damaging the tip in loading. I did try to get some Speer 30grn TNT Green # 1021, just for experimenting, but I couldn’t find stock in NZ.
@rupert which model # Sierra 40grn are you using? Also encouraged by you getting 20 reloads out of one case, that makes for very cost efficient reloading, even at the hot load you are running. Are you full length resizing or only neck sizing?
@grandpamac I haven’t had any head separation with 22 Hornet (only with 30-06) but will be checking for that with the paper clip. Thanks.
@No.3 Velcro catch bag sounds like a good idea. Are you aware of any stockist in NZ? I had a quick look on Google and found one for AR17 on Ali Express. More research to do re dimensions, fit etc.