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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.

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.....

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.

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.

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!

Nice!

The Gloss 3.5-10xAO was a good all around scope.

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