Yeah, the whole case life thing is based upon stoking the K-Hornet at the same performance level as the original chambering. Up the ante to stretch velocity above and beyond and you're right back where you started, but with admittedly somewhat better case life due to the un-tapered case shape. Is it enough better to go through the expense of having a chamber opened up? Only the man who owns one can say if it matters- to him. Like I said, I wouldn't kick one out of bed for eating crackers, but to me the hundred bucks or so it would cost to do it would buy a boatload of new Hornet brass even in this day and age, so I'll stick with it.
