22 cal air gun pellets for 22 Hornet

[joneb]

Well I had seven small mystery primers in a dish, I seated them in sized 22 Hornet brass (PPU) and pushed in some 15.4gr .22 cal Benjaman air gun pellets seated about flush to the case mouth.
I shot these in a H&R handi rifle(1:9 twist) at a distance of 50 feet, they grouped at 1.5" and 6" low and a bit to the left. I think I have the gun zeroed at 100yrds with 50gr jacketed. I may try this again with some SRM primers.
Anyone try such a thing? Its not even the middle of winter and I'm tinkering again

 

[rcmodel]

I killed a lot of pigeons inside the city limits with a 22-250, .22 air rifle pellets, and about 1.0 grain of Bullseye powder years ago.

Worked amazingly well.

rc

 

[joneb]

All but one of the pellets were stable at 50'. I will play around with this and try some different pellets. I would guesstimate the velocity at 450-500 fps, at some point if this seems worth it I run some over the chronogragh. These are vary quiet most of the noise is form the target. These loads were penetrating 1/2" LP OSB.

 

[rcmodel]

Watch for barrel leading.

Pellets are not lubricated.

The bore is lubed in air rifles by residual piston oil blowing out each shot.

You might try putting just a dab of resizing lube on each one before loading them.

I can't remember if I used beeswax, or real bullet lube on mine.
But I used something.

rc

 

[joneb]

Thanks rc,
It's funny what a guy will get into when left unsupervised

 

[rcmodel]

Isn't it though!

Some of us got too much time on our hands in our spare time!!

rc

 

[clearcut]

I there any danger when using pellets in a AR with the gas port?
CC

 

[joneb]

I wouldn't try it. Bolt or single shot should be ok, as long as the pellets clear the barrel.

 

[midland man]

I am looking at future purchase of the naa super companion so I can shoot pellets out of that pistol with just a percussion cap

 

[rcmodel]

I there any danger when using pellets in a AR with the gas port?

I don't know.

They certainly aren't going fast enough to produce base melting and conventional leading.

But they did produce bore leading when unlubricated due to friction.

I wouldn't think a limited diet of them in a gas operated firearm would hurt much.
(Certainly not a 'danger'.)

Whatever scrapings might go in the gas port would be vaporized and blown out when you next fire .223 in it.

But again, that is just a WAG, as I have never done it.

All my experience was with a bolt-action 22-250.

rc

 

[clearcut]

I might just try some .25 cal in my 250 savage you just for fun Thanks RC
CC

 

[joneb]

I am looking at future purchase of the naa super companion so I can shoot pellets out of that pistol with just a percussion cap

If that ever comes about please share your findings.
My H&R Handi has a groove diameter of .224, and it does seem to spin the Benjamin Discovery pellets that I have tried, all but one out of seven with unknown primers.

 

[midland man]

you bet joneb sure will do! I figure it'll be a lot of fun...

 

[joneb]

you bet joneb sure will do! I figure it'll be a lot of fun...

Wear your eye protection I had one come back at me.

 

[rcmodel]

You were probably using those old 'Benjamin Boomerang' pellets.
Don't use those.

Use the 'Crossman Keeps Going' pellets.

Or the 'Daisy Done Gone' ones.

rc

 

[joneb]

Your'e one up on me rc cheers

 

[Swampman]

They're not air rifle pellets, but I used to have decent luck shooting #1 buckshot out of a .308 rifle using LRM primers.
I used partially evaporated Lee Liquid Alox both as a lube and as "glue" to hold the buckshot in the case mouth.

They worked great on camp meat rabbits or those annoying squirrels that spotted me in my deer stand and then proceeded to tell the whole world about me at length.

 

[GooseGestapo]

I shot a bit of them in college in the late '70's from a T/C Contender. I used the open sight, took scope off for plinking.
I got best results with CCI Small rifle magnum primers.
Recently, I tried them again with my 24" Ruger. Too much barrel, weaker primers. Velocity was about 400 fps irrc.
I now cast, have lots of bullets... I prefer 4.2 grn Unique and 50 grn Lyman 22541 mold w/GC @.225" and SPG lube!

 

[jmorris]

I have pushed pellets as fast as 2141 FPS before. Much more energy than your standard air rifle.

 

[joneb]

I have pushed pellets as fast as 2141 FPS before

Wow thats smokin.
Were they accurate?

 

[mdi]

I saw a youtube video of some fellers shooting air gun pellets powered by stud driver blanks (like jmorris' post), quite impressive. I'm going to make a trip to Ace Hardware and find some blanks and try seating a pellet in my Contender's chamber followed by a blank. Should be interesting...

 

[jmorris]

I have pushed pellets as fast as 2141 FPS before
Wow thats smokin.
Were they accurate?

I only shot a couple of them but they went where I was aiming.

 

[joneb]

So do these power actuated charges use primer and powder or just primer compound?

 

[GooseGestapo]

The power-driver cartridges are essentially a .22 rf case and powder w/o bullet. They come in several power levels.
There is also an industrial applications line that includes many different products. One such was the 7mm casing that was the parent to the Winchester 17rfm. Somewhere I have an 8 ga blank round that is used to blast loose slag in cement kilns.
When I was a teenager, I used some .22 crimped blanks to fire .22 cal pellets. It " worked", but wasn't economical, as .22s were available even at most drug stores, mom n pop general stores, and we're .25/50! I was incredulous the day I went into the Economy Auto store to buy my weekly "fix" of Imperial brand .22shorts (they were only .19/box vs .32/box for the LR) and was told I'd have to be 21yrs old to buy .22's!!!!
My how things have changed !!!
I've also tried the power charges w/ pellets. It works, but isn't cost effective. The power cartridges are expensive.

 

[Pete D.]

Sometime ago, I made an adapter so as to shoot .22 pellets out of a .223.
here are two pics of that:


drill out the primer of a .223 case. B or C drill, I disremember. bevel the hole. Push a pellet through to the neck (sized) and press in a 209 shotgun primer.