22 Hornet ammo for sale
The 22 Hornet ammo was introduced since 1930 . It’s mostly use for varminting, small-game hunting, survival and its well competition centerfire rifle cartridge commercially. It is considerably more powerful than the rimfire .22 WMR and the .17 HMR, achieving higher velocity with a bullet twice the weight of the .17 HMR bullet
how is 22 hornet ammo related to the 17 hornet
The .22 Hornet faced stiff competition initially from the 223, a caliber introduced in the late 1950s. The .218 Bee, the Ruger 204, and the Remington .222 all carved into the market once owned exclusively by the 22 Hornet.
That was the centerfire competition, in rimfire configuration, the .17, .22 long rifle, and .22 magnum cartridges also edged in on the venerable .22 Hornet.
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22 hornet cartridge specification
Specifications | |
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Parent case | None |
Bullet diameter | .224 (some older rifles use .223) ref Hornady |
Land diameter | .217 in (5.5 mm) |
Neck diameter | .243 in (6.2 mm) |
Shoulder diameter | .276 in (7.0 mm) |
Base diameter | .298 in (7.6 mm) |
Rim diameter | .350 in (8.9 mm) |
Rim thickness | .065 in (1.7 mm) |
Case length | 1.403 in (35.6 mm) |
Rifling twist | 1-14 |
Primer type | small rifle |