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Bloodied The 22 Hornet #18247529 03/16/23
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 24,632 Likes: 30 Bozeman, MT shrapnel OP Campfire Ranger
OP shrapnel Campfire Ranger Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 24,632 Likes: 30 Bozeman, MT	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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Re: Bloodied The 22 Hornet shrapnel #18247607 03/16/23
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Dirtfarmer Campfire 'Bwana D Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 37,176 Likes: 5 Central Louisiana	Too cool. DF

Re: Bloodied The 22 Hornet shrapnel #18247753 03/16/23
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plainsman456 Campfire Outfitter P Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 11,920 Plains,Texas	It's a good looking keeper. Not bad.

Re: Bloodied The 22 Hornet shrapnel #18247863 03/16/23
Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 11,792 Likes: 1 Minnesota D dale06 Campfire Outfitter
dale06 Campfire Outfitter D Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 11,792 Likes: 1 Minnesota	What rifle is that? It’s a looker. I really like the 22H as a 200 yd or less varmint gun. NRA Patron

Re: Bloodied The 22 Hornet dale06 #18248382 03/16/23
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OP shrapnel Campfire Ranger Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 24,632 Likes: 30 Bozeman, MT	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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Re: Bloodied The 22 Hornet shrapnel #18248937 03/17/23
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stevevan1 Campfire Tracker S Joined: Nov 2017 Posts: 3,713 Bark River,Michigan	That rifle is stunning!! Excuse me I have to clean up my drool.

Re: Bloodied The 22 Hornet shrapnel #18248977 03/17/23
Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 37,176 Likes: 5 Central Louisiana D Dirtfarmer Campfire 'Bwana
Dirtfarmer Campfire 'Bwana D Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 37,176 Likes: 5 Central Louisiana	What twist? Looks like a custom barrel. Some back in the day were 16 twist. DF

Re: Bloodied The 22 Hornet shrapnel #18249513 03/17/23
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WyoCoyoteHunter Campfire Ranger W Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 17,804 Likes: 2 Wyoming	Nice rifle and fun sport. Molon Labe

Re: Bloodied The 22 Hornet shrapnel #18249790 03/17/23
Joined: Feb 2018 Posts: 867 Port Severn ont. Canada G GWPGUY Campfire Regular
GWPGUY Campfire Regular G Joined: Feb 2018 Posts: 867 Port Severn ont. Canada	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 🐾👣🐾👣👍🏻

Re: Bloodied The 22 Hornet shrapnel #18249792 03/17/23
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geedubya Campfire Outfitter G Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 14,159 Likes: 17 Texas	Good stuff! ya! GWB A Kill Artist. When I draw, I draw blood.

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Re: Bloodied The 22 Hornet shrapnel #18249956 03/17/23
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navlav8r Campfire Ranger N Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 15,753 Likes: 4 ms	I can’t get over that stock. 😁 It’s simply amazing what Mother Nature can do inside a tree trunk. 😁 NRA Life,Endowment,Patron or Benefactor since '72.

Re: Bloodied The 22 Hornet Dirtfarmer #18250060 03/17/23
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gnoahhh Campfire Ranger G Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 23,123 Likes: 2 Annapolis, Md.	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! "You can lead a man to logic, but you cannot make him think." Joe Harz "Always certain, often right." Keith McCafferty

Re: Bloodied The 22 Hornet gnoahhh #18250172 03/17/23
Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 37,176 Likes: 5 Central Louisiana D Dirtfarmer Campfire 'Bwana
Dirtfarmer Campfire 'Bwana D Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 37,176 Likes: 5 Central Louisiana	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

Re: Bloodied The 22 Hornet shrapnel #18250420 03/17/23
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k22hornet Campfire Regular K Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 586 Castle Rock	Beautiful!

Re: Bloodied The 22 Hornet Dirtfarmer #18250523 03/17/23
Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 23,123 Likes: 2 Annapolis, Md. G gnoahhh Campfire Ranger
gnoahhh Campfire Ranger G Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 23,123 Likes: 2 Annapolis, Md.	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. "You can lead a man to logic, but you cannot make him think." Joe Harz "Always certain, often right." Keith McCafferty

Re: Bloodied The 22 Hornet gnoahhh #18250582 03/17/23
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Dirtfarmer Campfire 'Bwana D Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 37,176 Likes: 5 Central Louisiana	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. DF

Re: Bloodied The 22 Hornet shrapnel #18251208 03/17/23
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Pappy348 Campfire Ranger Joined: Nov 2013 Posts: 28,879 Likes: 13 West of the Blue Ridge	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. What fresh Hell is this?

Re: Bloodied The 22 Hornet shrapnel #18252270 03/18/23
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Seafire Campfire 'Bwana S Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 42,873 Likes: 8 Southern Oregon USA	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... WoW!!! The look of that rifle is waaaaay off the charts.... Gorgeous Rifle Shrap... "Minus the killings, Washington has one of the lowest crime rates in the Country" Marion Barry, Mayor of Wash DC “Owning guns is not a right. If it were a right, it would be in the Constitution.” ~Alexandria Ocasio Cortez

Re: Bloodied The 22 Hornet gnoahhh #18252287 03/18/23
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OP shrapnel Campfire Ranger Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 24,632 Likes: 30 Bozeman, MT	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! Don’t say it if you don’t mean it! I got lots of critters to kill, the Prairie Dog Invitational is open…

Re: Bloodied The 22 Hornet shrapnel #18252322 03/18/23
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gnoahhh Campfire Ranger G Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 23,123 Likes: 2 Annapolis, Md.	Any progress on identifying the builder, Kirk? "You can lead a man to logic, but you cannot make him think." Joe Harz "Always certain, often right." Keith McCafferty

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