Springfield Armory M6 Scout

I'm considering the 22Hornet version. Is 22Hornet ammo considerably more powerful and accurate than 22 Long Rifle? Is 22Hornet a fairly common caliber and is the ammo easily obtainable?

Anyone here own one of these rifles and can you give me any recommendations?

Yes

In the M6 probably not

Not really

If you shop in well stocked sporting goods stores

I don't

I was planning to buy one (.22 LR/.410) years ago - when first offered in a street legal version - until I actually handled one. It was crudely finished, clumsy, had too many hard or sharp edges, and it had a poor trigger.

For my money a .45 Colt/.410 barrel with sights and an MCA Sports .410/.22 LR insert barrel for the T/C Contender is a much handier (though admittedly more expensive) solution for most any problem the civilian M6 is intended to solve.

Yes I own one, and I love it for what it is,, a gun when you just need one, when otherwise you would not carry one. I keep one either in my truck or on my 6X6 when just our knocking around, the shotgun has already dispatched a few snakes, and the 22 hornet has taken out a coyote.

A hunting rifle it is not, neither is it a target rifle, but it can be used for hunting in a pinch, and for busting a beer can. It is great for what it is,, a survival gun, to carry back packing, in the RV, boat, or airplane

I've been thinking of getting one to take along on big game hunts to shoot small game for the pot. I'm a bit put off by the trigger and short stock. Can it hit a spot the size of a ptarmigan or grouse's head at 25 yards or am I just going to get frustrated?

it IS more powerful than a .22 LR, but that depends on what you mean by 'considerably' more. it is somewhat more powerful than a .22mag. some feel that it is more accurate, but i'm not sure of that. it is a fairly common caliber, but you won't find it at just any and every store that carries ammo. why not consider the .223? it is very common, and pretty cheap. it can be found almost everywhere that sells any ammo at all, and it is both much more powerful and very accurate. and recoil is about like a .410 to me. the .223 will do everything that the hornet will do, and do it better, with much more range and versatility. the only downside would be that it is louder.

The problem is that the 223 is not available in the M6 Scout You will have to see one of these to understand the desire to own one, or the purpose to own one, it is indeed unique

Go to http://www.springfield-armory.com/rifle_top.html ..See what kind of creature this is

Is there any chance the 22 Hornet might become an orphan in the future and that I might not be able to buy ammo for it at all? I know 22LR will probably be around forever because it's so popular.

Not likely any time soon, as guns are still manufactured for it by many makers,, no not by Remington and Winchester, but I wish they were.

Ruger came out with the M 77 / 22 hornet They still make the single shot version Heritage /New England arms still makes them H&R Anshuets still makes them and I believe Styer does (forgive the spelling) Thompson still does as well, as it is one of their most popular barrels

The 22 Hornet, the first real varmit cartridge excluding the 25/20 and 218 Bee, has still a very useful niche that it fills, that no other cartridge does. It is for more settled area's where noise and excessive range could be a factor. It pushes a 40 grain bullet to 2800 fps or a 50 grain at 2600. In a pistol it only looses about 200 fps, so it is exstreamly useful as a varmiting handgun round, and exstreamly accurate in a T/C. It can be loaded with FMJ bullets and it is fine for small game. table fair

I have used the hornet for taking all kinds of game, from crows to coyotes, with a few wild dogs thrown in. It is also a great 150 yd rabbit cartridge. It is cheaper to load 22 hornets, than what 22 mags cost. And if you load, much more versatile, and powerful.

The 22 hornet should live at least as long as there are firearms, most of this due to Bill Ruger, when he brought out the # 3, it brought new life to the old round, and many others followed suit. It now has a very strong following.

I just wish Bill would have not put that long throat in his bolt action version, as the accuracy stunk in mine

yes.....i see what you mean....well in that case i think the .22 hornet is the way to go

To all -

This won't happen. Consider that 22WCF are being made still by Winchester (just bought a bunch of the 22WCF at $5.00 retail for 50). Why would the Hornet vanish. Keep in mind that Ruger, Charles Daly, Savage, H&R, T/C still have product offering in the 22H (as well as Springfield Arm).

Mark Raso