.22 Hornet?

Colorado, I have added a couple of steps to my reloading [either new or resized brass].

Use the Lyman M die after resizing or first step with new brass. it makes seating a snap and seems to eliminate the crinkled neck issue.

I also use a Lee Factory Crimp die as my last step putting a light crimp on the round.

As I mentioned in my first post the results for me are .5 to .75 inch groups at 100 yards with a 60 year old Winchester model 43. { Shooter is 60 as well}

Mike j
 
Factory Lee Crimp

Michael--I use that too. Since I seat the V-max pretty deep into the case, the crimp kind of smooths out that case rim and lets the round feed better. I am shooting a CZ and the shape of the projectile having a long taper kind of messes up the feeding without a crimp.

Like I said above, that crushing thing disappeared after about 200 rounds of reloading. Probably had to pick up a few little techniques or something.:D

Last bullets I tried were the Nosler LeadFree Ballistic Tip. Didn't chrony them yet. Got a nice little group so for the first time out of the chute, they look promising.
 
I think I just found the medicine my Ruger No. 1 in .22 Hornet likes. 13.5 grains of AA1680 behind a 40 grain Hornady V-Max seated just enough to allow me to chamber the cartridge and close the breech, resulting in a 1.927 inch OAL. These cartridges are probably too long to work in a magazine but with a single shot rifle, that's not an issue.

Five shot group at 100 yards.
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While not quite as nice as your group, this is what my Contender Carbine K-Hornet managed with me behind the trigger this past Saturday afternoon. 5 shots at 100yds. This was my standard load using Lil Gun and the 40gr VMax bullet. IIRC, it is cruising along at about 3150 as it leaves the muzzle. Case life is good, so far.

This cartridge is capable of some really good groups, even with an incredibly average shooter, like me..:rolleyes::rolleyes:

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Hornetguy, your .45-70 seems to be pretty accurate too.

I wish I could shoot a group like that every time. The planets and moons must have been lined up just right but I measured it at 0.38" center of hole to center of hole.

I found a neat way to do center of hole to center of hole measuring. Mike a bullet with your digital caliper and hit the zero button while you are miking the bullet, now measure the outside to outside diameter of the group and the reading will be the center of bullet hole to center of bullet hole.
Maybe you all ready know that.
 
No, I didn't know that. I usually just sort of "eyeball" it with my caliper, trying to get the center of the two most widely spaced holes. I've heard for "one hole" groups that you measure the outside, then subtract one bullet diameter from it. Not that I've ever had to actually measure any "one hole" groups...:rolleyes:

The two 45-70's were the last two I fired that day... I had finally decided this particular load was going to probably be my go-to load for the Marlin, so I was trying to dial in the scope to be on at 100.. It had been about 3 or 4 inches low and right.
I normally shoot 5, but got "caught" by the cease-fire by the range officer and didn't get to do any more. Usually my 5 shot groups are more in the 1.5" to 2" range... mostly because I can't jerk the trigger consistently, I imagine :o
 
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