Thread: .22 K Hornet loads ?

I have been playing quite a bit with my K Hornet since I returned from overseas.
I took it out shooting wee pests and started missing more than I hit and thought I was suffering from a long break behind a rifle.
After some range time it was obvious something was wrong.
After going over it with a fine tooth comb I could only fault the bedding or my loads.
ZK 465. Normally is pillar bedded due to action design.
I conventionally bedded the action and only shot it a couple days ago.

It worked. I shot 40 vmax 45 sierras 50 vmax 40 blitzkings all loaded a year ago.
My barrel likes the Vmax best in both 40 and 50 gr.

I won't post my load but I use 300MP(used lilgun for a start but apart from velocity it was all over the place so looked for a more consistent powder) and RWS brass cci small pistol primers.
Has usable ES under 30fps and velocity of 3180ish with the 40 vmax and 3000ish out of the 50 vmax

Rifle shot everything I used before I noticed its issues under an inch. I was happy with that.

Now it is well under half an inch with the Vmax and half inch with Sierras.


40 vmax 5 shot group with the last one being out to the left. I fluffed it



5 shot 50 vmax.
A Howa barrel believe it or not

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