.19 Calhoon Hornet

Infobox Firearm Cartridge
name= .19 Calhoon Hornet


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origin= USA
type= Hunting
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designer= James Calhoon
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parent=.22 Hornet
case type=Bottlenecked
bullet=.198
neck=.215
shoulder=.286
base=.294
rim_dia=.350
rim_thick=.063
case_length=1.390
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primer=small rifle
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bw1=27
btype1=hp
vel1=3600
en1=777
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balsrc= Calhoon [http://www.jamescalhoon.com/ballistic_chart.php .19 ballistics] ]

The .19 Calhoon Hornet is a .19 caliber rifle wildcat cartridge. It was created by James Calhoon after his interest was piqued from learning about British sub-caliber rifle trials in the early 1970s.

The cartridge is based on a necked-down blown-out .22 Hornet cartridge. This provides less stretching, and greater case capacity with a lighter bullet. The result is a flatter trajectory when compared to the .22 Hornet. Having a larger bore than the .17 caliber centerfires helps mitigate some of the fouling problems that rifles in that caliber tend to have.

ee also

*List of firearms
*List of handgun cartridges
*List of rifle cartridges
*5 mm caliber
*List of individual weapons of the U.S. Armed Forces
*.19 Badger
*.19-223

References

* [http://www.stevespages.com/jpg/cd19calhoon.jpg.19 Calhoon Dimensions]

External links

* [http://www.jamescalhoon.com/ Calhoon Website]
* [http://www.gunsandammomag.com/ammunition/sub_072604/ Subcaliber Stinger] By Jim Matthews