anybody shot, or know of people who have shot james calhoon's 19 calibers? how did you or they like it?

Welcome to the forum, grafsk8er -

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Never shot the 19 calibers of James Calhoon's. Think there's a couple on the board that have done so, though.

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yea sorry about that, when i was writing it looked too small. apparently it isn't, haha. but yea, i've been looking into calhoon's rifles lately. i called him the other day and loved what he had to say. extremely nice and helpful guy.

I guess that'd be a 5MM.

yea, pretty much

I'll add my welcome to kdubs grafsk8er. I haven't shot a 19, but I'm sure pleased with the 204 Ruger in my little CZ 527 Varmint. Extremely flat shooting and seems to have plenty of wallop for a varmint gun along with great accuracy.

What kind of velocity's is that 19 getting?

3400-3550 for the 19 calhoon hornet, about 3750-3850 for the 19 badger, and 4000 for the 19-223.

I have one. Accuracy is good,Bullets are hard to find, It's not worth the time and energy to load for when you can buy 204 Ammo for the same results in a 204 chambered rifle.

... It's not worth the time and energy to load for when you can buy 204 Ammo for the same results in a 204 chambered rifle.
Some folks just don't "get" what wildcatting is all about. Of course one can buy a commercial equivalent. There just isn't a single niche left that hasn't been filled by a commercial offering.

The point is to go where no man has gone before, to create something unique. It doesn't matter that it's not "better" whatever you create yourself is better for you since you can enjoy the uniqueness.

I hope to build a wildcat, myself, one day. Probably a 6.5-'06. not totally unique, but not off the commercial shelf, either.

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Some folks just don't "get" what wildcatting is all about. Of course one can buy a commercial equivalent. There just isn't a single niche left that hasn't been filled by a commercial offering.

The point is to go where no man has gone before, to create something unique. It doesn't matter that it's not "better" whatever you create yourself is better for you since you can enjoy the uniqueness.

I hope to build a wildcat, myself, one day. Probably a 6.5-'06. not totally unique, but not off the commercial shelf, either.

:cool:


Howdy....The Lil' 19 does have a couple things going for it...namely that it has more bullet selection available for it that the .204, and a slightly flatter trajectory....

those good ol' boys out in Montana are doing very well with it and particularly the Hornet based version is a really great Super-Plinker out to 300 yards, and relatively speaking, quiet, too ...

The OL' OutLaw....

Calhoon's claim that 3500 ~ 3600 fps is the limit for sustained shooting without bore fouling is consistent with my experience. The 19 Badger uses a 30 carbine case necked down to 19. That is right at it's pressure limit when it hits the speed limit of 3600 fps.

The real advantage of the 19 Badger over a 55 gr .223 doing 3500 fps is the recoil. Seeing the ground squirrel turn into pink mist through the high power scope.