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TRBCD 37gr 'Totally Fragmenting Soft Point' |
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Providing Terminal Ballistics evaluations to Government and the Private Sector |
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Brass Fetcher Ballistic Testingass Fetcher Ballistic Testing |
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.22 K-Hornet |
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The .22 K-Hornet was created by Lysle Kilbourn in 1940 and is based upon the .22 Hornet cartridge. What differentiates the two cartridges is the greater propellant capacity of the K-Hornet, due to the straight walls, sharper shoulder angle and smaller neck region. From a rifle length barrel, you can expect performance similar to a .223REM fired out of a 10” barrel. Another way to look at this, at the muzzle, a K-Hornet fires a 55gr bullet at 2650 ft/sec. A .223REM rifle (with 20” barrel) fires the same bullet at 3200 ft/sec (muzzle), but the velocity of the bullet drops to 2650 ft/sec at around 150 yards distance. The K-Hornet is suitable for small to medium game and benefits from the ability to use widely-available 0.224” diameter bullets. Usage for self-defense is quite reasonable—a hit from this cartridge is readily capable of incapacitating a human attacker, though there are better self-defense choices available such as 5.56x45mm and 5.45x39mm. |
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Temporary cavity of .22 K-Hornet 40gr V-Max |
