pretty little gems part 2 "hornet style"

Magnum Wheel Man · March 21, 2009, 01:53 PM

I've still been prepping 5.7 cases, but needed a break, so I opted for a another little gem, & thought I'd offer up some pics... can you tell I don't use the primer on my press??? I use a Lee hand primer... anyway here's how I go from 22 Hornet to 17 K Hornet...

my local retired machinist / builder / friend & mentor built me this neck sizer use to pre-form the necks, so the sizing die doesn't destroy the thin little cases...

22 Hornet case ready to pre-form...

case is pre-formed

Magnum Wheel Man · March 21, 2009, 01:58 PM

next, sized & deprimed...

formed case ready to prime, load & fire form...

the basic stages from 22 hornet to 17 K Hornet...

Magnum Wheel Man · March 21, 2009, 02:03 PM

the loss...

I really love the 17 K Hornet... but it's alot of work... fireforming suffers a little more loss also... I probably would be shooting the new 17 Fireball if I didn't already have this old Contender barrel... but someone has to keep these little gems from falling into obscurity... besides loading is a hobby in of itself...

if anyone else loads for the 17 K or Akley... post up...

Sam06 · March 21, 2009, 03:14 PM

I feel your pain! The hornet is a pain to mess with. I have a 22 K Hornet and even though they are formed in the gun for the most part I still loose a few reloading them.

I have heard the 5.7 is a PITA to load. Its a neat round but it think FN wanted it to be a factory only round. I have not even seen unfired brass for it. What do you do about the coating, just don't worry about it or does it have to be there to function?

I just got me a fun gun. I got a CX4 Storm in 9mm. Not sure what i will do with it but my wife really liked shooting it. Its the first time she has come out in the yard and shot with me in a while. Are you shooting the 5.7 out of a pistol or a P90 besides the T/C? I am looking for a T/C Barrel in 32-20 if I find one that will be my 10th T/C barrel.

Have fun with the 17k Hornet. 17's are fun guns and they kill much better than the should on Varmints.........................Sam

jdscholer · March 21, 2009, 04:10 PM

God, how I'd like to do something like that with the 218 Bee. It's case is a lot more durable and a little higher capacity. Anyone know if there is a 17 Bee? jd

Sam06 · March 21, 2009, 05:13 PM

Oh yes there is a 17 Bee, there is a 17 Ackley bee! Here is a link to it:

http://www.reloadbench.com/cartridges/w17bee.html

March 21, 2009, 03:14 PM	#4
Sam06 Senior Member Join Date: May 19, 2008 Location: Fayettenam Posts: 1,086	I feel your pain! The hornet is a pain to mess with. I have a 22 K Hornet and even though they are formed in the gun for the most part I still loose a few reloading them. I have heard the 5.7 is a PITA to load. Its a neat round but it think FN wanted it to be a factory only round. I have not even seen unfired brass for it. What do you do about the coating, just don't worry about it or does it have to be there to function? I just got me a fun gun. I got a CX4 Storm in 9mm. Not sure what i will do with it but my wife really liked shooting it. Its the first time she has come out in the yard and shot with me in a while. Are you shooting the 5.7 out of a pistol or a P90 besides the T/C? I am looking for a T/C Barrel in 32-20 if I find one that will be my 10th T/C barrel. Have fun with the 17k Hornet. 17's are fun guns and they kill much better than the should on Varmints.........................Sam __________________ The two most abundant elements in the universe are hydrogen and stupidity.

March 21, 2009, 04:10 PM	#5
jdscholer Senior Member Join Date: March 23, 2008 Location: Jefferson State Posts: 1,197	God, how I'd like to do something like that with the 218 Bee. It's case is a lot more durable and a little higher capacity. Anyone know if there is a 17 Bee? jd __________________ "We're all dummies, just in different ways." Old Okie Philosopher

March 21, 2009, 05:13 PM	#6
Sam06 Senior Member Join Date: May 19, 2008 Location: Fayettenam Posts: 1,086	Oh yes there is a 17 Bee, there is a 17 Ackley bee! Here is a link to it: http://www.reloadbench.com/cartridges/w17bee.html __________________ The two most abundant elements in the universe are hydrogen and stupidity.