Hornet bullets
Some one gave me a whole pile of Sierra 223 diameter 40 gr bullets. Since I don't have a 22 Hornet, can I load them in a 556 case and shoot them out of my AR? Or do I have an excuse to buy a new rifle?[?]
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They will work in your 5.56 but not nearly as well as in an old Hornet. Good chance they will self destruck at top velocity, you might want to not load them that hot. I vote for a new old rifle.
added I can't find my old Sierra book but the .223 were made just for the Hornet velocity. No real harm in gray puffs of smoke other than a waste of powder and primers.0 -
Agree. Those bullets have VERY thin jackets and may well turn into short gray streaks in the air if launched at warp speed. They're meant for 2800 fps or so, tops. 0 -
"I vote for a new old rifle."...+1............duh [;)] 0 -
Sierra has charts on that bullet with a muzzle speed up to 3500 FPS.
It's not so much the speed, but the wrong speed in the wrong rate of twist rifling.
What is your rifle's rate of twist??
http://www.exteriorballistics.com/ebexplained/4th-rifle_tables/pdf/22440hornet.pdf0 -
Most of my ARs have a 1-9 twist. I do understant that the jackets are probably pretty thin compared to the usual .224s.
So with a 1-9 twist, how slow do I have to go to keep them from coming apart and still function the gun?0 -
Duh! Winning!
quote:Originally posted by babun
Sierra has charts on that bullet with a muzzle speed up to 3500 FPS.
It's not so much the speed, but the wrong speed in the wrong rate of twist rifling.
What is your rifle's rate of twist??
Agree here.
http://www.exteriorballistics.com/ebexplained/4th-rifle_tables/pdf/22440hornet.pdf
quote:Originally posted by kenlguy
Most of my ARs have a 1-9 twist. I do understant that the jackets are probably pretty thin compared to the usual .224s.
So with a 1-9 twist, how slow do I have to go to keep them from coming apart and still function the gun?
Use bottom load of H4198, AA1680, AA2015, RE-7/10 or X-Terminator and work up until bullets turn into grey puffs, or accuracy goes totally out of hand.0 -
quote:Originally posted by kenlguy
Most of my ARs have a 1-9 twist. I do understant that the jackets are probably pretty thin compared to the usual .224s.
So with a 1-9 twist, how slow do I have to go to keep them from coming apart and still function the gun?
Those bullets are made for a 1/14 twist. They will work OK in a 1/12.
If you push them too fast in your 1/9 you will just see a puff down range [:0]0 -
Hornet bullets were made for a 1-16" twist. 0
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