A good friend gave me 3 boxes 55gr. bullets and 41 22Hornet cases. I traded the bullets for 2 boxes of 40gr. Hornet bullets. So I figured I would pay my friend by loading the cases for him. They were mostly Rem. and a few WW. cases. After cleaning the cases I FL resized but backed off 1/8 turn. Some of the Hornet shoulders had vertical dimpling. Looking like buckling inward. It isn't much and I am sure firing them in his rifle would form them well. Now another odd thing I noticed on the cases before I resized them was all the primer pin dents were off set. So with the two odd things case sizing and primers. I am thinking that his chamber on his Hornet may be over sized or at least at max size. What do you think?
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Sizing 22 Hornet ?
- Thread starter Longshot4
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sizing the 22 hornet
i know i am late to this post but after reloading the hornet for years now ,this is what i have learned that works for me.
my rifle :CZ527 LUX 22 hornet , bullet of choice:HORNADY .224 45 gr hornet#2230. 13 to 13.2 grns lil'gun . this round is a killer and the bulled retains weight with a good mushroom,this bullet does not blow up ,it is a killer at 200 yrds if your rifle can shoot.
i use a lee collet sizing die and size about 3/16 down from the lip of the case . the hornet seats on the rim,so what you are doing is letting the case fit your chamber.
i use little gun powder and a 6 1/2 rem. small pistol primer with a medium crimp,my crimping die is a lee collet crimping die ,you will not bulge the thin hornet case with this die.
i know i am late to this post but after reloading the hornet for years now ,this is what i have learned that works for me.
my rifle :CZ527 LUX 22 hornet , bullet of choice:HORNADY .224 45 gr hornet#2230. 13 to 13.2 grns lil'gun . this round is a killer and the bulled retains weight with a good mushroom,this bullet does not blow up ,it is a killer at 200 yrds if your rifle can shoot.
i use a lee collet sizing die and size about 3/16 down from the lip of the case . the hornet seats on the rim,so what you are doing is letting the case fit your chamber.
i use little gun powder and a 6 1/2 rem. small pistol primer with a medium crimp,my crimping die is a lee collet crimping die ,you will not bulge the thin hornet case with this die.