Did Anyone Manufacture a .22 Hornet in a Pump Action?

[Sidewinder]

Hi guys... here's a question for all of the firearms experts. Did anyone ever manufacture a .22 Hornet in a pump action rifle? If so, who, when, and can you give any details? Pics would even be better. Thanks.

Edited April 1, 2018 by Sidewinder
My bad spelling!

[gregintenn]

I am not aware of one. You could get a 218 Bee, which is similar, in a lever action, but I've seen neither in pump action.

Edited April 7, 2018 by gregintenn

[Sidewinder]

On 4/2/2018 at 4:09 PM, gregintenn said:

I am not aware of one. You could get a 217 Bee, which is similar, in a lever action, but I've seen neither in pump action.

Thanks for the information. The 760/7600 model pump would probably have been a hot seller in .22 Hornet.

[gregintenn]

A Remington model 14 would have been much cooler. So would a Colt Lightning, or a scaled up Winchester 62a.

[DaveTN]

In a modern pump rifle the Remington 7615 Police in .223 is available.

[MacGyver]

20 hours ago, Sidewinder said:

Thanks for the information. The 760/7600 model pump would probably have been a hot seller in .22 Hornet.

I agree with Greg on this, but I bet you could find one of the old 760s in 308 that was worn out from the over travel issues that affected most of those for next to nothing. Rebarrel it and trade out for the pump parts on it and you’d have a neat project gun. 

You could maybe even just close off the gas port on the original barrel and drill and resleeve it.  

[Sidewinder]

18 hours ago, MacGyver said:

I agree with Greg on this, but I bet you could find one of the old 760s in 308 that was worn out from the over travel issues that affected most of those for next to nothing. Rebarrel it and trade out for the pump parts on it and you’d have a neat project gun. 

You could maybe even just close off the gas port on the original barrel and drill and resleeve it.  

MacGyver, are you saying convert a 760 from a 308 pump action to a .22 Hornet pump action?

[MacGyver]

A lot of the old .308 semiauto 760s got trashed from overtravel of the bolt peening the rails on the receiver.  They were good for about 1000 rounds before he problem usually presented - more than most hunters would ever shoot.  If I recall correctly, Remington eventually ended up recalling all of them. 

One of the fixes was to close of the gas block and trade out the semi parts for pump parts - I forget that model designation.  

It would be a project, but yeah. It seems like sleeving a .308 barrel and cutting a new chamber for .22 Hornet would be easy enough.  Who knows if you could modify the magazine/feeding mechanism appropriately.  It’s been a while since I’ve put my hands on a .22 Hornet round.

Really this whole thought was predicated on the fact that there are a bunch of junked 760s out there that could probably be had cheap.  

[Sidewinder]

11 minutes ago, MacGyver said:

A lot of the old .308 semiauto 760s got trashed from overtravel of the bolt peening the rails on the receiver.  They were good for about 1000 rounds before he problem usually presented - more than most hunters would ever shoot.  If I recall correctly, Remington eventually ended up recalling all of them. 

One of the fixes was to close of the gas block and trade out the semi parts for pump parts - I forget that model designation.  

It would be a project, but yeah. It seems like sleeving a .308 barrel and cutting a new chamber for .22 Hornet would be easy enough.  Who knows if you could modify the magazine/feeding mechanism appropriately.  It’s been a while since I’ve put my hands on a .22 Hornet round.

Really this whole thought was predicated on the fact that there are a bunch of junked 760s out there that could probably be had cheap.  

This is beyond my capabilities, for sure. I've been procrastinating on driving the rivets in my Romy "G" AK-47 project!

[tntnixon]

2 hours ago, MacGyver said:

A lot of the old .308 semiauto 760s got trashed from overtravel of the bolt peening the rails on the receiver.  They were good for about 1000 rounds before he problem usually presented - more than most hunters would ever shoot.  If I recall correctly, Remington eventually ended up recalling all of them. 

One of the fixes was to close of the gas block and trade out the semi parts for pump parts - I forget that model designation.  

It would be a project, but yeah. It seems like sleeving a .308 barrel and cutting a new chamber for .22 Hornet would be easy enough.  Who knows if you could modify the magazine/feeding mechanism appropriately.  It’s been a while since I’ve put my hands on a .22 Hornet round.

Really this whole thought was predicated on the fact that there are a bunch of junked 760s out there that could probably be had cheap.  

A cursory glance on GB shows a few but all converted to pump and they want in the $600 range . Don’t see any junkers anywhere 

[Sidewinder]

On 4/7/2018 at 8:32 AM, DaveTN said:

In a modern pump rifle the Remington 7615 Police in .223 is available.

Sorry, I'm as late as Rossi Customer Service on replying to your post, Dave. I apologize. Actually, I have a few guns in .223 and wanted to stick with .22 Hornet. Thanks for pointing out the Remington 7615. Re-chambering and mag modification to run the .22 Hornet, probably wouldn't be cost effective.