My go-to Hornet small game load is a blunt 52 grain cast bullet (Lee's Bator) over 6.0gr. 2400, small pistol primer. The bullet is short enough to stabilize in old school Hornet twists. The load behaves like a stiff .22RF Magnum, is universally extremely accurate in all my current Hornets, and costs but a couple pennies per shot.
