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I agree, there was many special orders taken by the factory, must be 1 there somewhere.
The 22 Hornet was a childhood favourite for many hunters, with precision marksmanship, great feats could be achieved.
If Sako '1' and Sako '2' , never dug one up, they must be thin on the ground.
L-46
 
I don't have a Hornet Deluxe...never seen one. But I do got me a late L46 Hornet with longer clip with spacer. Mag is marked 'HORNET'. Serial number is in the 40,xxx range.

DeerGoose
 
Hi All,
Just so you can rest easy, below is my L46 22 Hornet (short clip, left wing safety, 58xx) with custom K .22 Hornet barrel and what I think is an added fore end tip. Perhaps the factory MIGHT have done something similiar to create Deluxe's.

Cheers
Chris


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Piper - nice machine! But that ones way too early to be a deluxe - left wing safety. Looks like a custom rig with an orginial full pancake cheek piece stock that has had a foreend tip added. Very nice.

I'm wondering if there are any factory hornet deluxes - ones that have the later style stock with skip line checkering, enlayed pistol grip cap, engraved trigger guard and magazine floor plate - i.e. acorns etc. As mentioned they would have to be later versions with the longer magzines. They would look something like the attached photo's of a .222. Its a shame that the mag floor plates aren't stamped .22 hornet on the deluxe versions. This means they would be easy to fake. Buy a late model standard .22 hornet and a .222 deluxe and then simply swap across. With the mag all you would need to do is switch the floor plates of the magazine. I was kind of hoping the floor plates carried the .22 hornet stamping which would make it a little harder to fake. An orginial would be a real rare find.
 

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I'm starting to think that the deluxe magazine bottom plate had no calibre stamping as they where only available in one calibre ie 222 or 222mag.
Where the acorns specific to one or both chamberings?
 
deergoose said:
I don't have a Hornet Deluxe...never seen one. But I do got me a late L46 Hornet with longer clip with spacer. Mag is marked 'HORNET'. Serial number is in the 40,xxx range.

DeerGoose
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Deergoose,
that is truely outstanding, a real late model hornet!
does it have a round forend stock?
L-46
 
Piper ,
That fore end is done very well, not by the factory but a nice job indeed!
I bet you enjoy bunny season, with that little rifle?
was it a hornet before?
thanks for the photos
L-46
 
Hi Guys, first post. Yes they did do a Deluxe Hornet because I have one. I bought it nearly 20 years ago from a guy who bought it new. It has unfortunately been refinished a bit and has been rechambered to K Hornet. It doesnt have the engraving on the bottom like the one above but it has the skipline checkering, rounded forend, rosewood grip cap and forend. Stock has been refinished too. Sights have been removed and the metal reblued. Barrel is just about shot out, was on it's last legs when I bought it and my son and I have put another 4,000 plus through it since then. I have a new Douglas blank and a K Hornet reamer so will rebarrel before long. Cheers.
 
Rubicon: Would be nice if there was some documentation from the original owner or other from of provenance to establish the rifle came from the factory in it's present form. Without the engraved floor plate/trigger guard, & mag plate there would be some doubt associated. It could have left the factory that way or it could have had a deluxe stock added or the original engraved bottom metal could have been switched. Hard to say for sure with all the "could haves" involved. I have never seen a deluxe without the engraved bottom metal. Hope you can find the proof. Would be a rare find. Love the K-Hornet!! Neat little round.
 
L-46:

my late Hornet looks like a Vixen. Squared off foreend, but has a blonde stock like the late Riihimakis that we see so many of in .222. The rifle is in pristine condition !! I paid a pile of dinero for it.....my wallet still hurts. I've had the rifle for a couple of years.

DeerGoose
 
Nice one, DeerGoose!

I'm just wondering: Is the actual magazine space for the cartridges longer on the "long" magazine version than on the "short" magazine version? Or do you have a "short" magazine to compare?

As a reminder, my Mossberg bolt action 16 gauge with the Cutts compensator and C-Lect-a-choke adjustable choke is always available for trade on a nice Sako like this.
 
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I have both size clips, Stone. The cartridge space is the same, blocked off by a gap filling top plate and metal underneath which acts as a guide and keeps the cartridge over the follower. The followers are the same length, but have different cutouts on the ramp. As you know, these items are scarce, I have only one short Hornet clip and two long version Hornet clips.

DeerGoose
 
Great photos, DeerGoose . . . and worth a thousand words.

Now that the lightweight plastic-tipped spitzers are available, I wish that I had a Hornet with a magazine just a tad longer than most. Of course, Hornet magazines were designed when the only bullets suitable for the Hornet were very rounded and very short. Most Hornet magazines limit cartridge length to about 1.75" or so. If I had another tenth of an inch to work with I would be much more comfortable when using bullets like the Hornady 40 grain V-Max and Nosler Ballistic Tip or Varmegeddon.
 
Deergoose,
that is truely amazing, i never thought i would see one with the square forend stock!
the condition is superb, and great photos, thanks for sharing!
the barrel stamping is the same, bet it took some time to find the stamps after all those years!
L-46
 
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best I can tell, 1959 manufacture.....it had the right peep site too. still need to find a deluxe L46 in Hornet. I bet there's one out there somewhere.

DeerGoose
 
Deergoose, that is truly an amazining find, nice to know its in good hands now!
Does it have a microgroove bofors barrel?
what other L46 hornets do you have in your collection?
regards
L-46
 
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Deergoose...you sure know how to pick 'em! Fantastic Find and it looks to be in outstanding condition! Thanks for sharing these great pics!~Bloo
 
no problem, Bloo.

Yes, the later L46 rifles are stamped Bofors, as is this one. I've got one other Hornet, an early one w/ the left wing safety. It is deep in the safe, and is one of my favorites.

DeerGoose
 
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