.22 Hornet

Rifle cartridge other .22 caliber variants .22 (disambiguation) .22 Hornet (5.6x36mmR Hornet) 22 short 22 long rifle 22 magnum 22 hornet.JPG 300px Left to right: a .22 Short, .22 LR, .22 Winchester Magnum, and a .22 Hornet with Hornady 35 gr on VMax bullet United States Rifle 1930–present USAAF World War II Townsend Whelen / G. L. Wotkyns 1920s Winchester 1930–present .22 Hornet Ackley.22 K-Hornet Rimmed, bottleneck .224 (some older rifles use .223) ref Hornady .217 .243 .276 .298 .350 .065 1.403 1-14 Small rifle 43000 CIP 49000 SAAMI 1.723 35 VMax 3060 728. 40 SP 2826 710 45 SP 2787 776 50 SP 2713 817 55 SP 2652 859 24 inches Hodgdon Powder Companyhttp://data.hodgdon.com/cartridge_load.asp .22 Hornet load data at Hodgdon 2007-07-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20071111143616/http://data.hodgdon.com/cartridge_load.asp 2007-11-11 dead The .22 Hornet or 5.6×36mmR HornetBarnes Frank C. McPherson, M.L. Cartridges of the World https://archive.org/details/cartridgesworld00barn limited 8th 1965 1997 DBI Books 0-87349-178-5 16 is a varminting, small-game hunting, survival and competition centerfire rifle cartridge commercially introduced in 1930. It is considerably more powerful than either the .22 WMR and the .17 HMR rimfire cartridges, achieving a higher velocity with a bullet twice the weight of that used in the .17 HMR. The Hornet also differs significantly from these in that being a centerfire cartridge makes it reloadable, and thus more versatile. It was also the smallest commercially available .22 caliber centerfire cartridge until the introduction of the FN 5.7×28mm. The .22 Hornet should not be confused with the 5.6x35mmR Vierling. As per C.I.P., the Hornet case has a longer shoulder length, case length and thicker rim than the Vierling. This makes it very difficult to chamber the higher pressure Hornet cartridge in a Vierling rifle. C.I.P .22 Hornet C.I.P 5.6x35R The .22 Hornet fills the gap between such popular varmint/predator cartridges as the .22 WMR and the .223 Remington. In regard to muzzle velocity, muzzle energy and noise, it is well suited to vermin and predator control in relatively built-up areas.Dwulet, C. (n.d.). 22 Hornet vs 223 rifle cartridge comparison by ammo.com. Ammo.com. https://ammo.com/comparison/22-hornet-vs-223 History Prior to the development of the modern .22 Hornet, there was a conceptually similar but physically different cartridge by the same name invented in the 1890s by Reuben Harwood (nicknamed "Iron Ramrod)", sometimes called the ".22 Harwood Hornet" to avoid confusion, as the two rounds are not compatible. Harwood's cartridge was formed by necking down .25-20 brass to .22 caliber, and was initially loaded with black powder.American Rifleman https://books.google.com/books?id=OZYwAQAAMAAJ 1906 National Rifle Association of America. 509 2016-09-26 2023-07-31 https://web.archive.org/web/20230731113118/https://books.google.com/books?id=OZYwAQAAMAAJ live The modern .22 Hornet's ancestry is generally attributed to experiments done in the 1920s using the black-powder .22 WCF at Springfield Armory. Winchester adopted what had so far been a wildcat cartridge in 1930, producing ammo for a cartridge for which no commercially made guns yet had been built. It was not until 1932 that any company began selling commercially made guns for the cartridge. Wildcat variants of the .22 Hornet, such as the .22 K-Hornet (designed by Lysle Kilbourn) and .22 Ackley Improved Hornet, can boost bullet velocity and energy considerably above factory .22 Hornet levels, but performance still falls short of what is deer-legal in the Netherlands or the United Kingdom, although it is legal for deer in some other countries and some American states.http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/ourwork/regulation/wildlife/species/deer.aspx Deer licences - GOV.UK Naturalengland.org.uk 2015-07-04 2014-09-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20140922064134/http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/ourwork/regulation/wildlife/species/deer.aspx live Performance Factory ammunition is widely available from all major manufacturers, with bullets generally weighing 34, 35, 45, or 46 grains (2.2, 2.3, 2.9, or 3.0 g), with bullets invariably either hollow point or soft point. Muzzle velocity typically is in the 2,500 to 3,100 ft/s m/s on range, and muzzle energy is just over 700 ft·lbf (950 J) for factory ammo fired from a rifle. Velocities and energies are less when Hornet ammunition is fired from short-barreled firearms. Published handload data from major handloading-product companies shows how versatile the .22 Hornet can be. According to the Hodgdon Powder Company reloading data, the heavier bullets show an affinity for Lil'Gun smokeless powder to produce much higher velocities than other powder with heavy bullets in this small case. Applications Survival Beginning during World War II, aircrew survival rifles in .22 Hornet were developed and issued by the U.S. military. 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). Military survival issue .22 Hornet ammunition was loaded with soft-point expanding jacketed bullets, not complying with the Hague Convention. The United States was the only exception to a complete prohibition of the use of expanding bullets in war, due to its ambiguous policy.https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule77 Customary IHL - Rule 77. Expanding Bullets ihl-databases.icrc.org 2019-05-15 2019-05-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20190504190157/https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule77 live However, the cartridge boxes were labeled "Under no circumstances is the ammunition to be used for offensive or defensive measures against enemy personnel. This ammunition is provided for use with your emergency survival rifle for the killing of game for food under emergency survival conditions only." Competition The .22 Hornet is a popular cartridge for the Field/Hunter's pistol category in IHMSA and NRA metallic silhouette shooting.Women and Guns https://books.google.com/books?id=zA8UAQAAMAAJ 2002 Little River Press 51 2016-09-26 2023-07-31 https://web.archive.org/web/20230731113115/https://books.google.com/books?id=zA8UAQAAMAAJ live Hunting Survivalist Mel Tappan on the .22 Hornet: "It is accurate, has virtually no recoil and a light report.... [I]ts performance limits its use to small game and pests within 150 to 175 yd m off. It is by no means a reliable deer cartridge, even with handloads."Tappan Mel Survival Guns Janus Press Los Angeles 1977 0-916172-00-7 January 2026 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.http://gunsmagazine.com/the-22-hornet/ The .22 Hornet gunsmagazine.com 2015-12-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20161215031402/http://gunsmagazine.com/the-22-hornet/ 2016-12-15 dead The Hornet is considered an optimal cartridge for turkey hunting, though it is not as powerful as modern .22 centerfires.Field & Stream https://books.google.com/books?id=Dt7OWtZIfDEC&pg=PA52 November 1989 52– 8755-8599 2016-09-26 2023-07-31 https://web.archive.org/web/20230731113117/https://books.google.com/books?id=Dt7OWtZIfDEC&pg=PA52 live 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".Ben McC. Moïse A Southern Sportsman: The Hunting Memoirs of Henry Edwards Davis https://books.google.com/books?id=0SK6BwAAQBAJ&pg=PT168 28 July 2014 University of South Carolina Press 978-1-61117-357-4 168– 26 September 2016 31 July 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230731113116/https://books.google.com/books?id=0SK6BwAAQBAJ&pg=PT168 live In 2011, Lane Kinney was awarded the "Top Turkey in the World" award by Safari Club International for a record-setting Osceola turkey taken with a T/C Contender pistol in .22 Hornet.http://www.scirecordbook.org/osceola-turkey/ Osceola Turkey | Big Game Hunting Records - Safari Club International Online Record Book Scirecordbook.org 1999-01-01 2015-07-04 2015-07-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20150703120200/http://www.scirecordbook.org/osceola-turkey/ live http://www.bullberry.com/kinney%27s-record-osceola-turkey.html Bullberry Barrel Works - Kinney's Record Osceola Turkey Bullberry.com 2015-07-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20150703035001/http://www.bullberry.com/kinney%27s-record-osceola-turkey.html 2015-07-03 dead The Hornet's virtual absence of recoil has made it even quite popular among deer hunters in some areas, although it is generally regarded as very underpowered for deer unless bullet placement is absolutely precise.Reg Darling Coyote Soul, Raven Heart: Meditations of a Hunter-wanderer https://books.google.com/books?id=pf5VoFBAVQkC&pg=PT37 April 2005 iUniverse 978-0-595-34977-7 37– Although the .22 Hornet is legal for deer hunting in Pennsylvania, calling it marginal is rather an understatement. 2016-09-26 2023-07-31 https://web.archive.org/web/20230731113116/https://books.google.com/books?id=pf5VoFBAVQkC&pg=PT37 live American hunter Jack O'Connor decried this practice in the 1950s, stating the Hornet could "under no circumstances" be considered a deer cartridge.Jack O'Connor The big-game rifle https://books.google.com/books?id=mueBAAAAIAAJ 1952 Knopf 123 2016-09-26 2023-07-31 https://web.archive.org/web/20230731113117/https://books.google.com/books?id=mueBAAAAIAAJ live Some jurisdictions such as the Netherlands, the UK and some states in the USA currently prohibit the Hornet (and other .22 caliber cartridges) for use on deer. Other countries allow the .22 Hornet on all game, such as New Zealand. In contrast to those who believe the little .22 Hornet is incapable on larger game, the round has proved popular among the Canadian and Alaskan Eskimo and Inuit peoples due to its low cost, who have used it extensively for hunting seals, caribou, and even polar bears.Mike McConnell Bear Tales and Deer Trails https://books.google.com/books?id=8HGnBAAAQBAJ&pg=PT217 6 January 2002 iUniverse 978-1-4697-1881-1 217– 26 September 2016 31 July 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230731113618/https://books.google.com/books?id=8HGnBAAAQBAJ&pg=PT217 liveJack O'Connor The Art of Hunting Big Game in North America https://books.google.com/books?id=gekOAQAAMAAJ 1 January 1977 Outdoor Life 978-0-394-41119-4 205 26 September 2016 31 July 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230731113626/https://books.google.com/books?id=gekOAQAAMAAJ liveConstance Helmericks The Flight of the Arctic Tern https://archive.org/details/flightofarcticte00helm registration 1952 Little, Brown 220Richard L. Knight Conservation for a New Generation: Redefining Natural Resources Management https://books.google.com/books?id=VpZPP9sfboYC&pg=PA221 7 November 2008 Island Press 978-1-59726-921-6 221– 26 September 2016 31 July 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230731113640/https://books.google.com/books?id=VpZPP9sfboYC&pg=PA221 live Firearms thumb|300px|Taurus Model 22H Rifles are currently (2007) being chambered in .22 Hornet by Ruger, New England Firearms, CZ and various other mass-market manufacturers. Most current-production rifles in .22 Hornet are either bolt-action or single-shot designs, with the exception of a very few "survival" rifle/shotgun over-under designs such as the Savage Model 24 from Savage and a few European-made kipplauf break-action single-shot rifles, and drilling break-action shotgun/rifle combinations consisting of two side-by-side shotgun barrels and a rifle barrel underneath. Older guns generally have a slower twist rate of 1-16" (or one turn in every 16 in mm of barrel length) for lighter bullets with a .223 caliber dimension. Newer guns feature a faster 1-14" twist in the .224 bore diameter. Revolvers have been produced in .22 Hornet by Taurus, Magnum Research, and others with Ruger releasing a large frame version in 2024.Ruger® Super Redhawk® Standard Double-Action Revolver Model 5526 https://ruger.com/products/superRedhawkStandard/specSheets/5526.html 2024-08-19 ruger.com Single-shot pistols in .22 Hornet have been made by Thompson Center Arms. Muzzle velocities are somewhat less for this cartridge in short-barreled handguns than in rifles. See also .17 Hornet .22 Remington Jet .221 Remington Fireball 5 mm caliber List of rimmed cartridges List of rifle cartridges Sectional density Table of handgun and rifle cartridges References 30em UK Deer Legislation County Deer Stalking https://www.countydeerstalking.co.uk/deer-stalking-uk-legislation 12 January 2026 Further reading Sam Fadala The .22 Hornet http://gunsmagazine.com/the-22-hornet/ Guns November 5, 2012 May 15, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20161215031402/http://gunsmagazine.com/the-22-hornet/ 2016-12-15 dead Rocky Raab K-Hornet Is Old and Improved http://www.handgunhunt.com/feature/s4/ Handgun Hunter Magazine June 2000 May 17, 2014 October 3, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181003024719/http://www.handgunhunt.com/feature/s4/ dead External links Chuck Hawks .22 Hornet Page .22 Hornet article in Petersen's Hunting Cartridge Dimensions at Steves Pages Category:Rimmed cartridges Category:Pistol and rifle cartridges Category:Winchester Repeating Arms Company cartridges