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84-inch group was the best ofĪ few later rifles were apparently factory tapped for scope bases, the test rifle (on generous loan from gunsmith Ron Soderquist) including serial number 20234A, so it was likely drilled and tapped to allow scope use after leaving the factory (though I could be wrong). Into the test rifle’s lands, resulting in sporadicĪccuracy results. Speer’s 40-grain Spire SP required a long jump These rifles were produced until 1957, with about 63,000 sold. 56-inch at the muzzle, select walnut stock with checkered pistol grip and forend and steel butt plate. The Winchester Model 43 “Special Rifle” version, used for testing here, includes a 24-inch round, proof-steel barrel measuring. The Model 43 is a well-made, 6-pound rifle that includes a three-round detachable box magazine, allowing the use of pointed bullets (though the confines of that magazine limits overall length). Winchester introduced the Model 43 bolt-action in 1949 as a sort of “Winchester Model 70 Junior,” the first rifle produced by the company following World War II. The latter is likely one of the strongest actions offered for this cartridge one that would allow pursuing the Bee’s true potential. Modern rifle options were introduced by Marlin and Browning as late as 1989 (also lever guns) and Ruger chambered their No. 218 Bee to bullets weighing less than 52 grains no Greek tragedy, as introducing heavier slugs produces quickly diminishing returns. Lever-rifle tubular magazines requiring blunt, low ballistic coefficient (BC) bullets, and slow (1:16) rifling twist, never really allowed the cartridge to live up to its true potential. It offers 30 percent more case capacity and a more than 100 feet per second (fps) improvement in velocity, despite lower established operating pressures. 25-20 Winchester case and was introduced by Winchester in 1938 as a follow-up to their. 218 Bee was the first modern varmint cartridge designed expressly for a lever rifle – Winchester’s Model 65. This hinges on the fact that, again like the Hornet, the Bee is just flat-out fun to shoot, producing negligible recoil and tolerable muzzle report.
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22 Hornet – remains curiously popular despite the availability of superior, mild-mannered. That group measured less than a half inch at a relatively slow 2,531 fps.
WINCHESTER MODEL 25 HORNET SERIES
The best group of the test series resulted from 13 grains of Shooters World Blackout beneath aģ5-grain Hornady V-MAX bullet.