WNYstalker
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I have to defend my little hornet on this one. My calling partner carries the .222 and does very well well with it. I carried my hornet last year and did equally well. I know my abilities as well as my limitations with the hornet, and have never lost anything I have pulled the trigger on...including dogs of various varieties and ranges, as well as controlling the groundhog pupulation out to a couple hundred yards. (Admittedly, this sounds like inexperience or bragging....it is niether.) I prefer the Hornet for the shots off the back deck because the wife doesn't hear it when she has the air conditioner running in the bedroom (most of the time.) The .222 definitely has more downrange oomph, but the hornet will get the job done as well inside a couple hundred yards--and more quietly.
Niether has a whole lot of factory ammo selections--see above post re: .223 vs. 224 bullet diameter.
Maybe you should buy both and decide which one you like better....then you have an excuse for another set of dies...and more range time.
WNYS
Niether has a whole lot of factory ammo selections--see above post re: .223 vs. 224 bullet diameter.
Maybe you should buy both and decide which one you like better....then you have an excuse for another set of dies...and more range time.
WNYS