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littlepig99

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Does anyone make a good quality single shot in 22 hornet? Thinking about getting one for my grandaughter for fox hunting. She is only 9 years old, so I thought a break open would be good. 22 hornet because of the light recoil.
 
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You didn't mention the word "cheap", but there are several makers of decent bolt action .22 Hornets. Savage has a "2 shooter" model.

http://www.savagearms.com/40Varmint.htm

CZ makes a decent Hornet bolt gun, too.

They are in the low mid, to mid priced range, and had I lost my mind and decided to buy a Hornet again, rather than a .222, or .223, that's what I would consider. LOL
 
hr/nef i beleive still makes but the one i really like is the thompson center contender carbine, i have had mine for 12 years and would not trade it
 
I have a NEF 22 Hornet that won't shoot minute of garage door. My CZ Hornet, however, shoots under 1/2". Do you see where I'm going with this?
 
Get her the CZ and give her one bullet at a time. As she gets older and more gun savvy she can then load up the magazine. Consider the 204 Ruger. It's lack of recoil and great accuracy and easy reloadability will be a varmint rifle she can shoot for years.

The only single shot I would recommend is the Ruger #1 and there are still a bunch of the used Hornets running around.
 
I would also recommend the C Z hornet, and if you are set on a single shot, you can get a single shot adapter from James Calhoon in Havre Montana. Just because it will hold five shells doesn't mean you have to fill it full.
 
My buddy and I bought a couple of the Savage M40 22 Hornets last year. Both are 1/2 MOA shooters, with our handloads. Haven't fired a single round of factory stuff through either one, so I can't what they will do with factory stuff. If you decide on the Savage, you won't regret it a bit. Nothing wrong with the CZ either.
 
TC Contender, 21 inch barrel, youth stock. As she grows you can replace the stock with a full sized one. You can also get a 21 inch 22 LR barrel for her to practice with. Then as time goes on you can add a 30-30 barrel for her to shoot larger game.

This method worked with both of my boys and still have all the componants for my Grand babies.
 
I had a single shot RUGER NO 1 in 22 Hornet a while back that was pretty accurate .Dont know about the weight but.
 
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TC Contender, 21 inch barrel, youth stock. As she grows you can replace the stock with a full sized one. You can also get a 21 inch 22 LR barrel for her to practice with. Then as time goes on you can add a 30-30 barrel for her to shoot larger game.

This method worked with both of my boys and still have all the componants for my Grand babies.



I will second Randy on this... the Contender is a ever expanding firearm! Don't forget a .410 shot barrel for squirrel and other small game hunting!
 
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Here ya go. Very accurate. It is an MGM barrel 21" long. It is a Hornet, just a 17 Ackley Hornet. But you can get it in regular 22 Hornet. Killed a double on Grays with it on the first stand of the year. T/C Contender.

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I had two TC Contender's in the Hornet. The first was a pistol, which made it about as effective as a .22 Mag, from a rifle, but less accurate than the .22 Mag. rifle.

Then, I sold it and bought one in the carbine. That was my second mistake. First barrel had to be sent back due to the bore being larger at the muzzle than at the breech (terrible accuracy and keyholing bullets). The second barrel shot better, but the throat was so long that I had to seat the bullets with so little left in the neck that I had to roll them around on a glass table to sort out the ones with the bullets in straight. I eventually got it to shoot after glass bedding the forend and free floating it in front of and behind the screw. If I fired more than 3 shots in quick succession, the barrel would heat up and it would start throwing shots.

I sold that POS and bought a Rem. 788 in .222 Rem, and all my troubles were over. Normally, the best groups I could get with the Hornet were the same as the worst I would shoot with the .222 Rem. with new cases, about 1 1/4" at 100 yards. (The chamber of the 788 was a bit on the large side of tolerances and once the cases were firefirmed, it would shoot 5 shots in around 5/8".)

I did have a friend who had a Browning HiWall in the Hornet which would group under 3/4" for 3 shots with his best loads at 100 yards. That one was worth having.
 
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Then, I sold it and bought one in the carbine. That was my second mistake. First barrel had to be sent back due to the bore being larger at the muzzle than at the breech (terrible accuracy and keyholing bullets). The second barrel shot better, but the throat was so long that I had to seat the bullets with so little left in the neck that I had to roll them around on a glass table to sort out the ones with the bullets in straight. I eventually got it to shoot after glass bedding the forend and free floating it in front of and behind the screw. If I fired more than 3 shots in quick succession, the barrel would heat up and it would start throwing shots.



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None of that surprises me about a T/C barrel. That is why I ordered an MGM(Match Grade Machine) barrel for mine. All I bought from T/C was the two pieces(forearm and action) of the Contender for $250 or so. There is not a better truck gun. Short, easy to handle, points great. I own two other Hornets, both of which are Browning Micro Hunter "A" Bolts, one a 22 Hornet and the other a 17 Ackley Hornet. Amazing accuracy!
 
Mouse dipper has or at least he had one. Don't remember if he said how it shot but it was a nice little toy.

Mouse dipper being paged.
 
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