Has anyone shot this model? Comments/reviews?

Mine is new so my info is limited. It does well with rem 45 gr factory loads. I just got my lee 22 Bator mold and the first time out it was mediocore with cast. The Hornady 55 grainers looked promising with 'lil gun but I am not really satisfied with the accuracy yet. I need a good summer project.

I sold quite a few of them when we had the gunshops, and in most cases the customers who purchased them praised them highly. Have one friend who gets sub MOA groups out of his with factory ammo, and sub 1/2" groups at 100 yards with 45 grain handloads.

For the money they are quite a lot of value.

God bless,

I use a 20" super light barrel and it's one of my favorites! The 40 gr V-Max is the best shooting bullet for me, but I've tried all the way up to 60 gr V-Max. There just isn't enough velocity to stabilize the heavy bullets and I don't really see any real reason to use them. I was just playing! ;)

Lil'Gun is THE powder for the Hornet. I get 2750 fps with the 40 gr out of the 20" barrel. Load 'em long, since the Handis have long throats. I only have about .15" of bullet in the neck sized brass. I use a Lee collet die to neck size.

The .223 is faster, but the Hornet is pretty efficient, using less than 1/2 as much powder as the .223.

H&R/NEF emailed me back to advise that all 22 Hornet bbls sold under the bbl accsry.program are EJECTOR bbls. vs. EXTRACTOR. Anyone care to comment on this & if they have had any sticking case problems with the 22 Hornet?

Obviously all NEF Hornets are ejectors, so anyone who has shot one has used the ejectors.

I get a sticking case on occassion, but it doesn't happen often enough to be a problem for me. A lot of the time all that's needed is a little more chamber polishing on the "problem" barrels.

Some people have gone to the extreme of cutting a very small notch in the breech to be able to insert a knife blade or small screwdriver to help the reluctant case a little. However, you could always carry a piece of lead on a string (like a split shot fishing weight) to drop down the muzzle to get things started. Most of the time I have a 36" brass brazing rod sitting on the shooting bench for cases that are reluctant to eject.