Hornet Bullet

[Merlin Stroud]

Rocky

Can anyone tell Me the differance in a .224 hornet bullet, And a
.224 bullet?

What do you think about 40 gr v-max,11.0 gr.H-110,with a mild lee
crimp?

[Catfish]

My manual says 10.5 grns. of H-110 for a 40 grn. bullet. When working up a load for any gun due it in the hottest weather that you will shoot that ammo in. The hornet is especially bad about going over presure because the case is so small and your useing fast burning powders. Also always use standard primers, never mags. in the Hornet. The more you crimp the bullet the more presure it takes to get the bullet started and the higher your presure will rise with a given powder charge. If you start loading at abt. 9 grns. of H-110 and work up your load 0.1 grns. at a time on the hottest day of the year and drop your powder charge .2 grns. when you start to see presure sighs you`ll be good to go for max. velosity. BUT, no more than you can get from the Hornet I would recomand that you shoot a group about every .5 grns. and work for your best accuracy instead of greatest velosity.

["yote"]

"Hornet" bullets are as a rule very lightly constructed so as to
expand well at the low velocities normally found with the Hornet.
Bullets such as the Hornady 40g VMAX, Nosler 40g Ballistic tip
and Sierra 40g Blitz King while not labled as "Hornet" bullets,
do very well out of .22 Hornets when loaded to top velocities.

[Rocky Raab]

Sorry I didn't get an answer in first, Merlin. But yote is exactly correct.

Hornet bullets are made with much thinner jackets than other bullets in the same weight and diameter. It's an ideal situation. If you want really explosive results, use the ones labelled "Hornet" and if you want deeper penetration or slower expansion, then you can simply load the otherwise identical bullet but with a thiocker jacket by selecting the "non-Hornet" design.

That way, you can use a Hornet on varmints from mice to coyotes and still get great performance.

Oh, that load you asked about is a real good one. I sometimes wonder if Bruce Hodgdon named H110 after he found that 11.0 is ideal in the Hornet. It's well known that he named H380 that way - after his best 22-250 load.

As mentioned above, stick to mild, standard primers and use a Lee crimp with Hornet loads for best results. I use the Rem 6 1/2 or CCI small pistol primers exclusively.

[Merlin Stroud]

Thanks for the reply. I will try that load and se what happens.
You guys have been a great help. This is kind of new to me so you will more than likely get some more questions from me.

You have a great site
Thanks again!