Is .22 Hornet antiquated?

[deadcoyote]

I buy a lot of guns, and obviously as a C&R type a lot of them have no "real use" as far as hunting or home defense etc. I recently saw a 1950's era bolt gun in .22 Hornet for $200. I'm thinking about picking it up just for the heck of it since it's a "cult" type caliber with a small but die hard following. It did get me to thinking though, what is it really good for? I've got a .22 LR, a .22 WMR, and a .223. There's nothing you woyld need a .22 for that one of those wouldn't handle.

.22 Hornet still have a place in the modern home arsenal?

[Audredger]

The hornet was know as a barrel burner... truth be know; no worse than many current calibers. A gunsmith once said that most weren't burned out only copper fouled. I think it would be fun to have a 22 hornet.

[orangeusa]

Question... showing my ignorance..

I always thought a 22wmr was a Hornet.....

What's the difference? I had a Single Six OM that had the 22WMR and wow, what a cool sounding round. For a 22 - sounds like no other round.

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[toby]

The Hornet is a great little cartridge for hunting Rabbits, Coyotes,Fox and Bobcats it is a true 200-250 yrd cartridge but thats about it, though it will go further it's energy drops dramatically. Another good one is the 218 bee...

[deadcoyote]

I always thought a 22wmr was a Hornet.....

What's the difference? I had a Single Six OM that had the 22WMR and wow, what a cool sounding round. For a 22 - sounds like no other round.

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If you check out an image from google, the hornet is a very small bottle necked .22 round with a very long and slow taper to the neck. also, I believe its actually a centerfire round not a rimfire so you can reload it.

[ERdept]

It's an antique.

Nothing beats the ballistics of the .204 Ruger for the same range of game the Hornet was intended.

[cdtx2001]

5.7x28 is about the same.

[orangeusa]

Thanks - when I was a kid - in our small town, they called magnums - hornets. I guess I've never seen a reall hornet round. Thanks for clarification.

If you check out an image from google, the hornet is a very small bottle necked .22 round with a very long and slow taper to the neck. also, I believe its actually a centerfire round not a rimfire so you can reload it.

[yellowfin]

It's sorta like a .25-20 necked down to .224, looks like a miniature .30-30 and the thinking was very similar.

[bobomb]

yes its nearly as useless as a .410

yet when a gun combines them both it seems to redeem itself a tad