Ruger 22 hornet

cant help you with factory ammo as ive never shot a single round of it. Mine likes the 35 grain vmax with aa1680 and a cci match small rifle primer. shoots that load into 3/4 of an inch for 5 shots at a 100 yards.
 
MR. RAN

Factory ammo or hand-loads?

My pastor has a savage b/a made in the early 1950's. I witnessed him shooting a 3-shot group @ 100 yards, using winchester "white box factory" 40-grain bullets, that measured .772" ctc.

Please be more specific with your question & maybe the readers can help you.

Guru1911
 
My brother has one in a Ruger #3. He shoots handloads mostly but Winchester 45gr factory does pretty good in it. His handloads are 45 gr as well.
 
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10 shots at 100 yards with a Ruger #1 single shot.

Sierra 40 grain HP
Hodgon Li'l Gun powder
CCI small rifle primers
Remington brass, neck sized only
 
"...Best ammo..." If you're not reloading, you'll have to try a box of as many brands and bullet weights as you can to find the ammo your rifle shoots best. The price of said ammo means nothing.
The 1 in 14 rifling twist will tend to shoot light bullets better though.
 
I have one of these but mine has been converted to .22 K-Hornet. It's a great little rifle and I'm seriously glad that I bought it..

I would agree that hand loads are best but that's all I shoot...

Tony
 
hand-load

I have not used factory ammo in 40 years.
Most reloads with 4227 gives a group of 1 1/2 inches.
I took a chance and loaded 9.9 grains of 2400 and am getting a consistant group you can cover with a dime.
 
My Ruger 77/22 Hornet has only seen about 15 rounds of factory ammo in the years that I have owned it. Factory ammo is just too expensive for me to shoot, the only reason I have the one box I do, is it was given to my for christmas.

I handload for mine, and use 35-45 grain, but usually stick with 40's. My go-to load is 10.5 grains of W296 and a 40 grain soft or hollow point. Its good for around 2,750 fps from my rifle, and turns varmits into chunky red mist quite well.

I don't usually buy the premium bullets, and shoot a lot of Speer 40 grain soft points and Midway Dogtown HP's. Bullets of that size are so fragile already, that stepping up to a premium varmit bullet doesn't seem worth the money to me.

I have loaded Nosler Ballistic tips and Barnes Varmit Grenades for my rifle, and while they preform quite well, you have to seat them deeper than normal to work with the rotory magazine used in the Ruger, so it makes them a bit of a pain to work with.
 
MADISON said:
I have not used factory ammo in 40 years.
Most reloads with 4227 gives a group of 1 1/2 inches.
I took a chance and loaded 9.9 grains of 2400 and am getting a consistant group you can cover with a dime.
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I tried 4227 and I got a lot of vertical stringing and there was a lot of unburned powder in the barrel, indicating that this powder is too slow burning for the caliber.

The .22 hornet is really a reloader's caliber, factory ammo is stupid-expensive and I have only seen mediocre accuracy with factory loads.
If you don't wish to reload, do yourself a favor and buy a .223 instead.
 
I tried 4227 and I got a lot of vertical stringing and there was a lot of unburned powder in the barrel, indicating that this powder is too slow burning for the caliber.
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Was it unburned powder, or just filler? 4227 has a filler integrated into the powder, to make it more voluminous. Most people unfamiliar with the powder think it is unburned residue, when it's just the filler left behind by standard burning of 4227... ;)
 
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