doublegunshop.com - home Forums General Discussion Classic & Custom Single Barreled Sporting Rifles @ doublegunshop.com A Niedner .22 centerfire of some kind High-Wall

They would have looked a lot different for sure. I will not be firing any Hornets in this to find out.

Now I have to go figure out how to form some brass for it.

Glad to hear about the caliber. Much more interesting than just another hornet. With the high quality Jamison brass floating around, it is more desirable than it would have been a few years ago.

The news is a little better than a Hornet and it is a nice rifle. Problem is it's correct a should be left alone.

It's unusual to find an original Lovell, most were R-2 or converted to R-2 or Maxim. My G&H is a Lovell as well but the brass for it will not chamber in the Niedner. The Niedner has a much tighter chamber and I'll have to do a little work to get stuff to fit.

Pete

Thanks Pete, that's a new one on me. I have never heard of anything Hornet and Niedner. Niedner had his own line of .22 center-fire cartridges. In my database I have one (1) .22-hornet listed with a question mark next to the caliber.

Is there any historical reference associated with the above drawing?

Back to the drawing board, more questions than answers.

The rifle is a lot like a .22-Lovell but it's not anywhere near the drawings I have of one. I ran up to John's he has a .22-Lovell and chamber cast and we compared them. Not the best picture but you can see the difference.

Michael,

If you'll remember that G&H R2 Lovell is a brother to one of my R.G.Owen's as they both came out of the same attic covered in smoking tar. It's nice to see it again. I know that they miss each other greatly.

I love the Niedner.

Gary Duffey

Gary, Thanks....easily fixed, just send the Owen to Alaska and I'll put them side by side in the rack ;-).

I worked late last night and got 21 rounds loaded for the Niedner high-wall. Had to use the die in an arbor press to get the case into the die a little deeper then reduced the back half-inch diameter some on the lathe.

The loads were on the light side and did not stabilize the 45gr bullets. The 40gr seem to do better. I tried barrel rest and forearm rest. I need to make up about fifty with a lot stiffer loads and try again. Shooting season is fast getting away from me.