I've had 22hornet since before I was born, no really my dad bought an old savage 219 when my mom was pregnant with me, his excuse was "it's for our son" I was a teenager when he really gave it to me. I love the little round. It was my first varmit caliber and I can't tell you how many groundhogs and crows I killed with the little single shot. It was also my first calling rifle and worked well on many a fox. Even took a few fall turkey with it. Mine was made in the late 30s and the bore is .223 so I only shoot the hornaday 45gr. SP and they only produce them once in a blue moon. I have shot the 35gr vmax out of another 219 we have that has a .224 bore. They are pretty explosive on crow and blackbirds. That all being said, I'm really liking my newest cz in .17hornet, I would never get rid of the 219 but I would go with the .17 over the 22 hornet if there was a choice.
There's my 2cents for what it's worth (bout a penny)
