Offfhand
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Ever see a .222 Hornet? That caliber never existed that I know of, yet there were rifles so marked. I've had three of them, all Pre-64 M-70 Winchesters. They came about back in the 1950's, 60's when the .222 Remington was new and popular. Winchester didn't offer .222 chambering at that time so some gunsmithing firms like Griffin&Howe converted Winchester .22 Hornets to .222. It was a pretty neat piece of gunsmithing and worked pretty well, with and extra numeral "2" added to .22 Hornet. As shown in attached photos....