Ruger M77/.22 Hornet Handload Velocity Test (Barnes Varmint Grenade)

Jake is gonna make groundhogs live hard with this load.

[@jw-sigp2258]

Barnes makes some nice bullets. I’ve been reloading 22 Hornet for a very long time. Much of my channel is devoted to the Hornet. Nice video.

[@gradyhernandez4699]

Which is your KZbin channel? I want a 22 horner

[@gradyhernandez4699]

Hornet*

[@nigelbase1196]

Hodgdens l'illgun is the powder for the hornet...along with rem 6 1/2 hornet primers..

[@drsmokeybones]

I shimmed the bolt on my Ruger 77/22 Hornet a couple months back.I hope I'll see a significant improvement in accuracy. Previously I free-floated the barrel which didn't help a whole lot but didn't hurt either. Your results are encouraging!

[@OldManMontgomery]

As an old guy. Do the load development - groups and velocities - first. One a load is decided, then zero the rifle and load. Groups really do not depend on zero.

[@billy56081]

I have found the key to accuracy in my Hornet was a Lee factory crimp die. It allows the very thin cases to hold the bullet for a better start pressure. I use Lil Gun and have had great sucess.

[@Go69]

Nosler ballistic tip will stop in the varmint... if anything comes out the other side it will just be fragments. I've recently acquired the exact same rifle you are shooting in this video. Ruger 77/22 all weather. AFTER I purchased it, I started reading on various forums that these rifles have accuracy issues... I thought "great".. now that I just got one. I will need to look into this "bolt shimming", bedding it, and free-floating the barrel. My gun, though it does not appear to have been shot much has a 1.5 lb trigger as measured with a pull gauge. SOMEONE has done the trigger.. maybe they shimmed the bolt already? I will have to research this..

[@chickm14]

Is that the stock barrel? How long is it? How much didbyou havevto shim the bolt?

[@emanennis8992]

What was your overall length just curious

[@user-xk9xq3uo6e]

You should never change your scope setting when you’re just checking for groups. Until you settle on the tightest group, that’s when you set your scope for that group.

[@sugargoldy]

Good video nice shooting it's always fun working up a load and finding something that it likes. Your honest opinion what is the range of a 22 Hornet for killing varmints thank you.

[@Dmcquown]

I reliably shoot groundhogs to 300 yards with my 22 hornet. It does pretty well. I’m shooting 40 vmax in mine.

[@jacobstates8583]

This load I have shot a groundhog at 280 under ideal conditions. 200 is very comfortable with this load

[@davidpearn4344]

Have a 22 k hornet in a brno and it's a little beauty.Shoots 45 grn bullets more accurately than 40grn bullets great little rifle

[@jacobstates8583]

That’s interesting that it likes the heavier bullets. How do you like the k hornet over the standard hornet?

[@reloadingfun]

are your rifles bedded?

[@jacobstates8583]

This one is not. It’s got a rifle basix trigger, a mCarbo bolt shim kit and handloads.

[@flyingsciguy1719]

Would love to find that model in a hornet. Have it in 22 mag & 243. Should have bought the hornet 20 years ago too. Great shooters, great looking. Can't find any used hornet right now. No stores have them and say everyone who has one is holding on to it for "sentimental" reasons.

[@jacobstates8583]

I can agree I wouldn’t mind finding a couple other calibers as well. Dandy little rifles

[@gradyhernandez4699]

Academy has new 22 hornets online

[@hornett22]

I highly recommend getting that rifle stock glass bedded if you haven't already.

[@wilmamcdermott3065]

Use 9.5 grains h110 in my 17hornet. One hole groups at 100

[@jacobstates8583]

One of these days I’m going to have to try a 17 center fire of some sort

[@luvtahandload7692]

IIRC I always used a magnum primer with 1680 in my 17 Hornet. I vividly remember dropping one prairie dog at a lazered 356 yds. No red mist, no aerial acrobatics, just simply tipped over. Watched it through the scope. I tell people I shot it in the eye. Haha

[@randybichsel4244]

I've seen you Guys do all these max loads No use I've figured out it Most Rifles don't like them and all this bedding crap is useless I've got a m77 mkII in hornet no use for all the Hoopla it shoots lights out...But i don't shoot max. Found out it just a Little mans syndrome deal...