Thread: .22 Hornet
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Old March 9, 2013, 08:07 AM   #26
B.L.E.
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I understand that the original .22WCF shot a .228 bullet. The reason the first .22 Hornets used .223 bullets was because the early rifles used rechambered .22 rimfire barrels.
The .22 long rifle rimfire is still a .223 even today.
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