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.222 40 Grain Jet bullets in 22 Hornet

bvshooter
Is it feasible to use .222 40 gr. Hornady Jet bullets for reloading my Sako 78 22 Hornet , which most likely a .224 bore
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  • charliemeyer007
    It will work, not sure how well.  Smaller diameter and thinner construction for even lower velocity.  On the other hand it may be just the ticket - no harm in trying IMHO.  I mostly just shoot cast bullets in my Jet these days.
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  • bvshooter
    It will work, not sure how well.  Smaller diameter and thinner construction for even lower velocity.  On the other hand it may be just the ticket - no harm in trying IMHO.  I mostly just shoot cast bullets in my Jet these days.   Thanks very much

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  • Rocky Raab
    As they used to say in the military, "Smoke 'em if ya got 'em." I wouldn't buy them for that use but...
    You may have to experiment with how much you expand the case necks - if at all - to get proper tension. I firmly believe that with such a small case, you MUST have high bullet pull or risk the primer blast unseating the bullet by varying amounts, thus affecting accuracy and velocity. I use the Lee collett crimper die on all my Hornet loads and note a genuine improvement in consistency.
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  • bvshooter
    Rocky Raab said:
    As they used to say in the military, "Smoke 'em if ya got 'em." I wouldn't buy them for that use but...
    You may have to experiment with how much you expand the case necks - if at all - to get proper tension. I firmly believe that with such a small case, you MUST have high bullet pull or risk the primer blast unseating the bullet by varying amounts, thus affecting accuracy and velocity. I use the Lee collett crimper die on all my Hornet loads and note a genuine improvement in consistency.   Thanks. What I did is run  the new cases in the sizer die like neck sizing with no expander button in the die . Tension seemed perfect then. Will give em a shot.  Thanks  Buddy V. USAF 69-72 And I do remember the saying for sure.

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