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We found gophers out on the snow and took advantage of their plight and sprayed the snow with gopher blood from the newly acquired 22 Hornet...


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Too cool.

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It's a good looking keeper.

Not bad.

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What rifle is that? It’s a looker.
I really like the 22H as a 200 yd or less varmint gun.


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Originally Posted by dale06
What rifle is that? It’s a looker.
I really like the 22H as a 200 yd or less varmint gun.

Custom 22 Hornet with cut down Model 70 Hornet action...


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That rifle is stunning!! Excuse me I have to clean up my drool.

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What twist? Looks like a custom barrel.

Some back in the day were 16 twist.

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Nice rifle and fun sport.


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WOW!!!!$$$ that is reeeealy nice!!! Looks even nicer than an early Kimber I had. Ya ya I know (had) lefty to. Love the wood! Is that a natural grain or someone really good with a torch? Stunning!!! GWP 🐾👣🐾👣👍🏻

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Good stuff!

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I can’t get over that stock. 😁 It’s simply amazing what Mother Nature can do inside a tree trunk. 😁


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Originally Posted by Dirtfarmer
What twist? Looks like a custom barrel.

Some back in the day were 16 twist.

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They were pretty much all 16" twists, which is fine for 45gr and lighter Hornet bullets. Faster twists and heavy bullets are kind of counter productive in a Hornet - it'll never be a "long range kill 'em out at the periphery of your vision" cartridge. One of my four Hornets has a fast twist, 1-9" (a European gun), and it handles 60's like nobody's business accuracy-wise, but those heavy bullets with their thicker jackets made for much higher velocity don't expand worth a crap at Hornet velocities. Sure, the range is extended somewhat but then bullet drop compensation raises its ugly head and wind has a more deleterious effect because they're only loafing along. Use a Hornet like it's intended and life is good.

I swear, Kirk, I'm gonna pack the trunk full of Hornet rifles and drive to Montana some day for a taste of those little varmints!


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Originally Posted by gnoahhh
Originally Posted by Dirtfarmer
What twist? Looks like a custom barrel.

Some back in the day were 16 twist.

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They were pretty much all 16" twists, which is fine for 45gr and lighter Hornet bullets. Faster twists and heavy bullets are kind of counter productive in a Hornet - it'll never be a "long range kill 'em out at the periphery of your vision" cartridge. One of my four Hornets has a fast twist, 1-9" (a European gun), and it handles 60's like nobody's business accuracy-wise, but those heavy bullets with their thicker jackets made for much higher velocity don't expand worth a crap at Hornet velocities. Sure, the range is extended somewhat but then bullet drop compensation raises its ugly head and wind has a more deleterious effect because they're only loafing along. Use a Hornet like it's intended and life is good.

I swear, Kirk, I'm gonna pack the trunk full of Hornet rifles and drive to Montana some day for a taste of those little varmints!
IIRC, my CZ is 14 twist.

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Originally Posted by Dirtfarmer
Originally Posted by gnoahhh
Originally Posted by Dirtfarmer
What twist? Looks like a custom barrel.

Some back in the day were 16 twist.

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They were pretty much all 16" twists, which is fine for 45gr and lighter Hornet bullets. Faster twists and heavy bullets are kind of counter productive in a Hornet - it'll never be a "long range kill 'em out at the periphery of your vision" cartridge. One of my four Hornets has a fast twist, 1-9" (a European gun), and it handles 60's like nobody's business accuracy-wise, but those heavy bullets with their thicker jackets made for much higher velocity don't expand worth a crap at Hornet velocities. Sure, the range is extended somewhat but then bullet drop compensation raises its ugly head and wind has a more deleterious effect because they're only loafing along. Use a Hornet like it's intended and life is good.

I swear, Kirk, I'm gonna pack the trunk full of Hornet rifles and drive to Montana some day for a taste of those little varmints!

IIRC, my CZ is 14 twist.

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Does the CZ count as "back in the day"? Matter of semantics I suppose.


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Originally Posted by gnoahhh
Originally Posted by Dirtfarmer
Originally Posted by gnoahhh
Originally Posted by Dirtfarmer
What twist? Looks like a custom barrel.

Some back in the day were 16 twist.

DF

They were pretty much all 16" twists, which is fine for 45gr and lighter Hornet bullets. Faster twists and heavy bullets are kind of counter productive in a Hornet - it'll never be a "long range kill 'em out at the periphery of your vision" cartridge. One of my four Hornets has a fast twist, 1-9" (a European gun), and it handles 60's like nobody's business accuracy-wise, but those heavy bullets with their thicker jackets made for much higher velocity don't expand worth a crap at Hornet velocities. Sure, the range is extended somewhat but then bullet drop compensation raises its ugly head and wind has a more deleterious effect because they're only loafing along. Use a Hornet like it's intended and life is good.

I swear, Kirk, I'm gonna pack the trunk full of Hornet rifles and drive to Montana some day for a taste of those little varmints!

IIRC, my CZ is 14 twist.

DF

Does the CZ count as "back in the day"? Matter of semantics I suppose.
It's a later version, not sure date of manufacture, but more modern than vintage.

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I’m hoping to get a crack at a turkey next month with my Low Wall. Dialed it in yesterday with its “new” Burris Mini 6x and 46gr Speer FPs over 9gr of H110. If the final 3-shot group I fired at 50 yards isn’t a fluke, I can literally aim for the eye.👁️

I had another Mini 6x with AO on it, but that one was needed on my 457 Premier. Fortuitously, a member here came through just in time with a standard version. Really like those little scopes.

Shrap’s new rifle is a real heart-pounder.


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Originally Posted by shrapnel
Originally Posted by dale06
What rifle is that? It’s a looker.
I really like the 22H as a 200 yd or less varmint gun.

Custom 22 Hornet with cut down Model 70 Hornet action...


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WoW!!!

The look of that rifle is waaaaay off the charts....

Gorgeous Rifle Shrap...


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Originally Posted by gnoahhh
Originally Posted by Dirtfarmer
What twist? Looks like a custom barrel.

Some back in the day were 16 twist.

DF

They were pretty much all 16" twists, which is fine for 45gr and lighter Hornet bullets. Faster twists and heavy bullets are kind of counter productive in a Hornet - it'll never be a "long range kill 'em out at the periphery of your vision" cartridge. One of my four Hornets has a fast twist, 1-9" (a European gun), and it handles 60's like nobody's business accuracy-wise, but those heavy bullets with their thicker jackets made for much higher velocity don't expand worth a crap at Hornet velocities. Sure, the range is extended somewhat but then bullet drop compensation raises its ugly head and wind has a more deleterious effect because they're only loafing along. Use a Hornet like it's intended and life is good.

I swear, Kirk, I'm gonna pack the trunk full of Hornet rifles and drive to Montana some day for a taste of those little varmints!



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Any progress on identifying the builder, Kirk?


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