Circling around to the original post, my son used my H&R 357 Maximum rifle and really wanted to keep it. That was a decent thought but I'm not ready to let go of it yet.
Wayne York of Oregunsmithing is reboring a H&R 22 Hornet Superlight barrel for my son. The plan is to custom throat the barrel to his cast bullets (which will allow a wide variety of jacketed bullets to work too), crown and thread it at 19", cerakote it to a color of his choosing, and have it etched with his name, the year, and the cartridge.
We should get it back in 3-4 months and still have plenty of time for load development and practice time before deer season.
Thanks, Dinny