There is also another factor with hornets that goes back to my youth some 60 plus years back. The 222 was just coming in, and not a lot of hornets were selling. Kilborn was making K's out of a number of ctgs, and I believe the K-Hornet was one of the first. A lot of folks who couldn't afford a 722 Rem, in 222, & had a gunsmith K-their hornets, and shot Sisk 35gr. bullets, at well over 3000. Knew a few hornet shooters who swore at the hornets accuracy, but fell in love with the accuracy of the same rifle when it was K'd. Plus they picked up an extra 50 yd potential with the K on woodchucks. (I grew in Western N.Y.) I is a stretch for a K, but have taken a few pdogs between 225 and 250 on . Best I could ever do with straight hornet was about 175. For pdogs with cast, I have limited myself to 150 max loads in the K.