I have taken my little hornet out of hybernation! It took down a few turkey yesterday (with J-words) and the suppressor is nice and quiet.
So now for paper patching for it. I have been experimenting with molds, swage dies sizing dies and have perfected the technique for converting a twist drill bit into a reamer. (A 5.5mm drill bit produced a 5.52mm die after polishing).
I have made a base pour push-out mold that drops at 59gr that is a whole 1mm (.04") shorter than the 55gr spire point J-word that the hornet shoots so well. The patched size is 5.75mm (.226") for a .223 nominal groove. That size fits the throat, or should I say, enters the bore. I intend to drive these boolits to 2650~2700fps - quite do-able with Lil'Gun and RP cases.
(I have also made a 61gr mold for plain cast)
Needless to say, input from the team is always welcomed!
The as cast core
The sized core
Patched 59gr 22 Hornet Boolit