22 Hornet, what do you think of them?

[Drew Jaeger]

Two mates have the CZ527 in 22 Hornet and a third in 22 K-Hornet. All are little tack drivers and easy to reload. Just recently I was thinking about purchasing a CZ527 in 22 Hornet as a light-weight bunny rifle with more reach than the 22LR.

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[Brad Y]

Drew you need a 17HMR....

[Drew Jaeger]

Drew you need a 17HMR....

Nah ta. But I do like them over the 22WMR.

[Brad Y]

Aww cmon feel the hummer love...

[feralbuster]

Just a hijack (sorry Johny!) while we are on the topic of hornets:

Would any of you blokes know if the 17 fireball cartridge would fit in the Ruger M77 hornet action with the rotary mag? Or are the case dimensions all wrong?

[Drew Jaeger]

Just a hijack (sorry Johny!) while we are on the topic of hornets:

Would any of you blokes know if the 17 fireball cartridge would fit in the Ruger M77 hornet action with the rotary mag? Or are the case dimensions all wrong?

The 17 Fireball is a necked down 221 Fireball which is a tad shorter than a 222. The 17 Fireball will not fit in the M77 Hornet action. But a 17 Ackley Hornet will perfectly.

[feralbuster]

Hey Drew, yes a 17 ackley hornet would fit, but that would mean painfully forming the brass! Sounds like the CZ527 is probably the best platform for this cartridge, in keeping with the idea of a really short action. Just hopeful on the Ruger, I have one in 22WMR which I like a lot. I'd also forgotten that the hornet is a rimmed case, whereas the fireball is a rimless...

[MISSED]

Get the hornet mate,Had one years ago in an annie shot well cheap to run,cheap to reload allround a fun cartridge