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03-04-2010, 08:16 AM
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hit the range yesterday to get ready varmint season
i had my 220 #1vt and my newly aquired 77/22 hornet, it was given to me.
the horent is wearing the 3-9vxII and shooting factory hornady 35gr vmaxes heres the hornet. this is the first time ive had it at 100yds also the first time ive fired a hornet i gata say my fasination with the 17hmr was likely a waste of money. this thing is faster just as flat more power and is reloadable.  heres the result. group on the right was getn it fine tuned left group was a 3 group is what i ended up with.  the 220. #1v 6-18 leo target, 55gr nosler balistic tip, 43grs of imr4831, cci, br primer ohhhhh thats harris pivot pod   looking back at the truck from 100  looking forward to ringing on the hornet on jack rabbits and ground squrils at also rock chucks at long range. Evan 
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03-04-2010, 09:36 AM
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Always alot of fun ain't it?
great pics. I have that exact scope on my remmy 700 vtr 223 and it is certainly rock solid. GoodOlBoy
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#3
03-04-2010, 11:49 AM
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I have one too
I also have a hornet in the 77/22H. It is a stainless one but the scope is a cheapy 4x12 Simmons. It shoots sooo good I hate to take it off and put the exact same scope as yours(except in Silver). It shoots great with the 35 V max but the 40's shoot much much better. It is an honest 200 yd gun on a fairly calm day.
As for the #1...mine is a 22-250 B model. Shoots ok with 3 shots as your shows. 5 and they start stringing a bit. I've even worked on it a bit. The forend is an issue with all of them. My 22-250 has an older Redfield 4x12 on it. Nice scope and plenty of magnification for me. It is an honest 350 yd PD rifle when I do things right. Best coyote was a bit past 425. DRT. I don't get too many coyotes with my rifles.. 31 with handguns this year and 4 with my 12 ga..at night with some of the 4 buck I have. They've quit comin up close to the house even at night
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#4
03-04-2010, 01:51 PM
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my 220 does start to string after a few more rds but itl still keep them all inside 1.5"s and smaller even after 20rds or so through a barrel to hot to touch. i know this because one day i just started shooting and didnt stop. had to turn my scope down to see through the heat comeing off the barrel.
heres a coyote my daughter and i called in a few weeks ago. called it to about 50yds she was so excited so was i, usualy she isnt quite enough and they dont ever come in this close. i spotted it from far enough out that i felt comfortable whispering to her and point out the coyote as it was comeing. 
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03-04-2010, 02:23 PM
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it is supposed to be +10C here on Sat, so I might try & hit the range to test some loads for my .223.. still haven't found a load it likes
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03-04-2010, 03:52 PM
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Hey Evan
Good pic of a GOOD coyote.. And even better pic of the young'un. Wait'll she gets to be 11 or 12.. Oy Vey...and I ain't even Jewish
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03-04-2010, 04:15 PM
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I got a Hornet barrel for my Handi-Rifle thinking it might be neat to have a squirrel gun for which I could reload. Just for the heck of it I tried it today at the range with Sierra 45 gr. soft points over 13 gr. of Lil'gun and wow, I got 5 shot groups of around 3/4". It was windy too. This was as good as I have been getting with .223 barrel. I have heard some people say that Hornets were not accurate but I certainly can't complain with the results I've had. Even shooting store-bought cast .45 gr. gas checked bullets over 3 gr. of Unique (my squirrel load), it'll shoot 5-shot groups of under an 1" at 50-yds.
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03-04-2010, 04:45 PM
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Wowsies
That is GREAT accuracy from a Hornet. They are kida hard to get to shoot well in most guns. You seem to have an exception. Great for you..And that accuracy with the cast bullets is exceptional
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03-04-2010, 04:56 PM
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i was also suprised at the acuracy this hornet is showing.
today i pulled the trigger apart and slicked it up. feels very good now . Im going to see if i can fit 40gr nosler bts inside the ruger magazine if i can ill try and get an acurate load with that bullet ive already got them. if not i guess ill just load the 35gr vmax.
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