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Purchased a clean gloss 12X AO Leupold for my K hornet. But being a Ruger #1B it aint gonna work w reg Ruger rings (need a longer scope). I'll proly just slap a Burris 4.5-14X AO on it. Its a heavy rifle so worthy of more Xs.
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Campfire Kahuna
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Yep!
Have owned several .22 Hornets, and a 3-9x or 3-10x with a "ballistic" reticle has always worked great out to 300 yards with modern loads using plastic-tipped 40s. In fact they have worked out to 427 yards on prairie dogs--though some of those were more "expensive dogs," requiring more than a few shots.....
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After considerable anguish I determined that a Leupold V-Whatever-3 3.5-10 was the best fit for me on Number 1s without resorting to extension rings. That’s aside from other considerations I won’t tackle here.
My own Hornet, a Browning Low Wall, wears a Burris Mini 6x, which does all I need it to do and suits the little rifle nicely, since I’m not stretching its legs.
What fresh Hell is this?
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Campfire Ranger
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Old school gun with old school scope. Winchester 54 .22 K-Hornet (altered to such by Lyle Kilbourn himself), 8x Lyman Targetspot Junior. The rig way more than holds its own accuracy-wise - the best Hornet I've ever owned, and I've owned a bunch.
"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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Campfire Member
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I put a Leupold 2.5-8x36mm VARI-X III on my Ruger 77/22 Hornet. I felt it was enough scope for the range of the Hornet. But 3.5-10 or 3-9 would work well!
I walk around like I'm ok, but deep down inside, I wanna buy another gun.
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Campfire Tracker
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Campfire Tracker
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Old school gun with old school scope. Winchester 54 .22 K-Hornet (altered to such by Lyle Kilbourn himself), 8x Lyman Targetspot Junior. The rig way more than holds its own accuracy-wise - the best Hornet I've ever owned, and I've owned a bunch. Nice!
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Campfire Ranger
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After considerable anguish I determined that a Leupold V-Whatever-3 3.5-10 was the best fit for me on Number 1s without resorting to extension rings. That’s aside from other considerations I won’t tackle here.
My own Hornet, a Browning Low Wall, wears a Burris Mini 6x, which does all I need it to do and suits the little rifle nicely, since I’m not stretching its legs. The Gloss 3.5-10xAO was a good all around scope.
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Campfire Ranger
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Fotis: The 22 Hornet I shoot the most is a Ruger #1-B - I chose a Leupold 6x18 variable scope with fine Du-Plex reticle. I am a big proponent of having LOTS of magnification (scope power) on Varmint type Rifles. I can always turn the power down (like when I am using this rig as a "walking Varminter") but when in Colony Varmint situations I seldom reduce the power while shooting. Good luck with whichever you choose - the 22 Hornet is a fun and economical cartridge. Hold into the wind VarmintGuy
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