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500 yard HORNET/ a promise fulfilled
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<blockquote data-quote="Wind Dancer" data-source="post: 61911" data-attributes="member: 3615"><p>The old Hornet has really hung in there. I remember reading an article by the late Finn Aagard, as I recall, about a fellow shooting Zebra and Leopard with it, of course that wasn't long range stuff. Just interesting how we can stretch the capabilites of a cartridge if there's a good shooter behind it. I do have one relevant comment though. I used to shoot some light loads out of a .223 bolt gun quite a bit. I shot 52gr. bullets at about 2800fps which is still faster than a hornet. But I can say this....If the wind is heavy at all, gusty and variable and you're shooting from 300-500 yards...ya better like measuring groups in feet rather than inches! It can be a real downer on a bad day.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wind Dancer, post: 61911, member: 3615"] The old Hornet has really hung in there. I remember reading an article by the late Finn Aagard, as I recall, about a fellow shooting Zebra and Leopard with it, of course that wasn't long range stuff. Just interesting how we can stretch the capabilites of a cartridge if there's a good shooter behind it. I do have one relevant comment though. I used to shoot some light loads out of a .223 bolt gun quite a bit. I shot 52gr. bullets at about 2800fps which is still faster than a hornet. But I can say this....If the wind is heavy at all, gusty and variable and you're shooting from 300-500 yards...ya better like measuring groups in feet rather than inches! It can be a real downer on a bad day. [/QUOTE]
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