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At mid-century, southern sportsman Henry Edwards Davis pronounced the Winchester Model 70 chambered for the Hornet "the best commercial rifle for wild turkeys the world has ever seen". The Hornet is considered an optimal cartridge for turkey hunting, though it is not as powerful as modern. Sam Fadala of GUNS magazine calls it "perfect for mid-range varmints of all stripes," everything from small game, mountain birds (e.g., blue grouse), turkey, javelina, peccaries, coyote, and Australian wild pigs and goats. It is by no means a reliable deer cartridge, even with handloads." ts performance limits its use to small game and pests within 150 or 175 yards. 22 Hornet: "It is accurate, has virtually no recoil and a light report. 22 Hornet is a popular cartridge for the Field/Hunter's pistol category in IHMSA and NRA metallic silhouette shooting. This ammunition is provided for use with your emergency survival rifle for the killing of game for food under emergency survival conditions only." However, the cartridge boxes were labeled "Under no circumstances is the ammunition to be used for offensive or defensive measures against enemy personnel. The United States was the only exception to a complete prohibition of the use of expanding bullets in war, due to its ambiguous policy. 22 Hornet ammunition was loaded with soft-point expanding jacketed bullets, not complying with the Hague Convention. They were a bolt-action rifle with collapsible stock ( M4 Survival Rifle), a break-open rifle/ shotgun over-under ( M6 Aircrew Survival Weapon), and a takedown bolt-action rifle ( AR-5/MA-1). 22 Hornet were developed and issued by the U.S. Applications Survival īeginning during World War II, aircrew survival rifles in.
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According to the Hodgdon Powder Company reloading data, the heavier bullets show a serious affinity for Lil'Gun smokeless powder to produce much higher velocities than other powder with heavy bullets in this small case. Published handload data from major handloading-product companies shows how versatile the. Velocities and energies are less when Hornet ammunition is fired from short-barreled firearms.
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