Now HERE'S an interesting Savage
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Mike Irwin
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A frigging single shot?
Cut me a break!
Cut me a break!
Mike Irwin
Staff
Great, I'm glad you like your single shots. I myself have a singleshot or two, so I'm not trashing the concept of the single shot rifle.
I heard rumors about Savage's .22 Hornet and had some high hopes for it. What I didn't here, though, was that it was going to be a single shot. I want a magazine rifle and am pissed that they're apparently not offering that feature.
I heard rumors about Savage's .22 Hornet and had some high hopes for it. What I didn't here, though, was that it was going to be a single shot. I want a magazine rifle and am pissed that they're apparently not offering that feature.
Anthony Terry
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yea, but youre not hunting with a hornet i hope. single shots are great for target shooting.
Mike Irwin
Staff
"yea, but youre not hunting with a hornet i hope."
I don't know how many dozen ground hogs I took in Pennsylvania using an H&R .22 Hornet. It's a fine hunting cartridge as long as it's balanced against the type of game.
I don't know how many dozen ground hogs I took in Pennsylvania using an H&R .22 Hornet. It's a fine hunting cartridge as long as it's balanced against the type of game.
Anthony Terry
New member
ill rephrase it for better understanding...i meant for deer hunting.
sorry, i should have clarified that, and i was making a joke newayz.
sorry, i should have clarified that, and i was making a joke newayz.
Mike Irwin
Staff
Does Ruger still make the 77/22 Hornet?
They were particularly nice guns, but I could never swing the price.
They were particularly nice guns, but I could never swing the price.
Anthony Terry
New member
garry, im not knocking a single shot at all, youre missing my point. im talking about hunting deer with a hornet, period. i hunted with a nea single 45-70 for years as a kid and would still gladly use one. and am thinking about getting one actually.
charles, r u saying you hunt with a 22 hornet
me confused....
charles, r u saying you hunt with a 22 hornet
me confused....
Defiantly, not....I was stating that I love to hunt with single shots. I have several, I love thier balance, and handling qualitites.
No, when it comes to caliber on deer, I am of the more is better (to an extent) crowd. I don't even hunt with a 243, although I do believe it is adequate. My current white tail caliber is the 6.5X55. I hunt white tails with the 270, 30-06, 308, a couple of different 300's.
I don't believe that any 22 is ideal, although in the hands of an expert, loaded with the right ammo, with ideal conditions, and perfect shot placement, the larger 22's (22-250, 220 Swift ect) are probably adequate.
Charles
Ok understood, As far as the hornet goes, not for me. Some years ago I put together a load to fire form 22-250. I used a 45gr bullet and 13gr of unique. When I shot them I found they would group into one hole. I was thinking about getting a fireball or a hornet before that, I guess I don't need to now. I simply turn the turret to a setting for that load at 100yrds and go for it. I've killed chucks out to 200yrds with that load.