JRDS Posted May 6, 2006 Report Share Posted May 6, 2006 Anyone shoot one of these in 22 Hornet? How do they shoot and what do you feed yours? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted May 6, 2006 Report Share Posted May 6, 2006 Anyone shoot one of these in 22 Hornet? How do they shoot and what do you feed yours? Hi JRDS, I had the CZ 527 .22 Hornet for years and found it great value for money. Accurate and tough. I fed mine Winchester 46 grain hallow point factory ammo and Hornady 35 grain v.max. The hornady ammo is deadly , very accurate and a safe killer of foxes, as the v.max bullet usually does not exit and uses all its energy in the animal. Fantastic fox rifles up to 180yds, max 200. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead-Eyed Duck Posted May 6, 2006 Report Share Posted May 6, 2006 Anyone shoot one of these in 22 Hornet? How do they shoot and what do you feed yours? Hi JRDS, I had the CZ 527 .22 Hornet for years and found it great value for money. Accurate and tough. I fed mine Winchester 46 grain hallow point factory ammo and Hornady 35 grain v.max. The hornady ammo is deadly , very accurate and a safe killer of foxes, as the v.max bullet usually does not exit and uses all its energy in the animal. Fantastic fox rifles up to 180yds, max 200. Friend of mine had one for years, and in the right hands it is a very good tool. However, at the end of the day the 0.22 Hornet round was superceded by 0.222 initially and then 22-250 and 0.223 simply because they were just as accurate, but with more foot-lbs and faster, flatter trajectory. So, if you can get one at a reasonable price, then OK. If you are buying new then I would go for a 0.223 or 22-250. I am sure that there are many out there that would disagree with me, but thats what shooting is all about. Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRDS Posted May 7, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2006 I already own a 223 and 243 which are on my ticket for Fox and Deer respectively. However I shot alot of crows at around 150 - 200 yards on open moorland that suffers from wind excuse the pun. I currently use a 17HMR for the task however its not great in windy conditions. 22 Hornet is the most Lancs will allow for Vermin so I have just put a variation in for one of these and was just wondering how you found it. Have found a Fox model with set trigger that has had little use and was wondering how this particular model shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted May 7, 2006 Report Share Posted May 7, 2006 I already own a 223 and 243 which are on my ticket for Fox and Deer respectively. However I shot alot of crows at around 150 - 200 yards on open moorland that suffers from wind excuse the pun. I currently use a 17HMR for the task however its not great in windy conditions. 22 Hornet is the most Lancs will allow for Vermin so I have just put a variation in for one of these and was just wondering how you found it. Have found a Fox model with set trigger that has had little use and was wondering how this particular model shot. They shoot great JRDS. Go for it. For crows, use the Hornady 35 grain V.max factory ammo and your away. You can also reload for the Hornet, but apparently its not that easy. Dont see the point when their is good factory ammo available. Hope this helps a bit more. Frank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRDS Posted May 7, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2006 Frank, Cheers for the feedback, with American CZ's coming out I wasn't sure if I should get a new one however if the Fox shoots OK then I think I will go with that. Cheers John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted May 7, 2006 Report Share Posted May 7, 2006 Frank, Cheers for the feedback, with American CZ's coming out I wasn't sure if I should get a new one however if the Fox shoots OK then I think I will go with that. Cheers John As with all second hand rifles, see if you can try it out before you part with your cash. Cheers, Frank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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