I’ve always thought the K Hornet ruined a lot of old classic rifles. At the time of “improving” the Hornet, few people worried about the gun being a collector’s item. I bought a model 70 Super Grade in 22 Hornet and the first thing I did was fire it and cautiously open the bolt to inspect the case for the K Hornet shoulder. Thankfully it was still the original chamber.

Years later, even some of the early K Hornet guns have a certain collector’s value. SDH here on the Campfire, did an article on the latest issue of Sports Afield on my Hornet…



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