A question about a Single Shot

[Larryjk]

Skeet, I think the 32-20, 25-20 and .218 are all the same case. How do you like the Hornet in the 77/22H? I reworked one trying for good accuracy, and it would shoot under 1/2 inch if you single loaded and bypass the magazine. We had seated the bullets out to touch the rifling and the magazine wasn't long enough. Too bad they didn't make that magazine about 1/4 inch longer. I have been trying to buy a Winchester Model 43 in .218, but the price is just crazy right now. People are buying that don't know the difference between the standard and Deluxe and are driving the price up on the standard. I have a local one that is tied up in an estate right now that the heirs have said they will give me first crack at when the estate is settled.

[skeet]

The 77-22 H I have that I bought new is a tack driver.. It's been good to approx 200 yds on foxes ad ground hogs. For some reason some of them don't shoot so good. Something about the bolt needing to be pinned or something. The other Hornet I have is a blued lighter bbl'd rifle. Got it in a pawn shop for a VERY good price. It however is not as accurate as the heavy Stainless one. OK on PDs and such to 150 maybe. If it was a bit more accurate I would make it a K hornet. A little story bout the stainless one. I put a junk Simmons scope on it till I got a 4x12 Leupold to mount. Darn thing is so accurate it still has the Simmons on it.I ain't changin nothing...Now as to the 43s.. Just to let you know..I doubt if you will find a very accurate one. They were few and far between. I had a Hornet that was a pretty little gun but when I shot a hornet I shot the old Savage 340. Much more accurate. Ugly though. Had a few 43s in all calibers(except 32-20) and none were barn burners as far as accuracy. Heck my last 218 was a Kimber and it would shoot. Pretty too but sadly..I sold it because..well h3ll I don't know why. There are other rifles out there for the same money that are much better shooters and much prettier than a 43. Unless you are a Winchester collector...which I was..is and am. Going to an auction next week that has a Win 43 22 Hornet in it. It'll go for more than I want but will try to buy it. There is also a Rem 721 in 300 H&H I'm going to try for.. BTW the M-70 300 H&H the old fellow gave me with the ugly stock..Well I found a Winchester stock for it for under 50 bucks. Gonna put her in an original stock thank goodness. That stock he made is UGLY