Hornet loads wanted

[Ron Goulding]

Anybody out there have any favorite hornet loads they wish to share with a novice reloader ? Thanks Ron

[Brad Y]

12.3gr W296, win primers win brass, 35gr vmax.... start 10% lower and work up.

[Sam Walker]

My break action single shot didn't like W296 much, but shoots OK with AR2205. Being a small case you need to work up in small steps, before the K conversion I used 11.0 grains of 2205 and a 40 grain Win HP projectile, or 10.5 grains and a 45gn Win HP.
The cases are fragile, stretch easily due to the shape and benefit from neck sizing only rather than FL every time. Better still make it a K hornet, the cases will last a lot better..
cheers
Sam

[Brad Y]

I was the opposite, my gun didnt like 2205, with the 45gr sierra hornet projectiles or the 45gr hornady bee hollowpoints with 2207 worked better.

[CBM]

G'day Ron,
Have a chat to Mark "Hornet Boy" at Silverdale.He usually works on the weekends.
He is a tragic Hornet Loony.
You can reload at the range as well.

Good Luck,

Charlie

[bushchook]

W296 or AR2205 are good powder choices with the former offering more velocity and the latter better accuracy in my rifle . I used 11.8gns of W296 behind a 40gn Taipan hollow point . Velocity was about 2900 FPS and gave good case life. The Taipan projectile craps on anything else I tried (tried several) for killing power . Accuracy was on a par with Sierras that cost twice as much (sub 3/4 MOA in my CZ) .

[Ron Goulding]

Thanks everyone il play around with those loads and let you know how they go. Ron