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[blucoondawg]

The subsonic brand shells have been know to have issues cycling certain guns, they arent necessary anyways, most every 22 shell is subsonic anyways with the exception of the hollow point hyper velocity stuff like the CCI stinger. The noise reduction of a subsonic shell isn't that much unless you are running a silencer to quiet the rifle report, the subsonic shell only eliminates the crack the bullet makes as it breaks the sound barrier, the rifle will still go bang or in this case crack if it isn't silenced.

 

[ChaoSS]

The subsonic brand shells have been know to have issues cycling certain guns, they arent necessary anyways, most every 22 shell is subsonic anyways with the exception of the hollow point hyper velocity stuff like the CCI stinger. The noise reduction of a subsonic shell isn't that much unless you are running a silencer to quiet the rifle report, the subsonic shell only eliminates the crack the bullet makes as it breaks the sound barrier, the rifle will still go bang or in this case crack if it isn't silenced.

I use Remmington subsonic in my Ruger 10/22, picked some up at Walmart a while back when I got lucky. I shot up a good bit of it at the range, and while I was wearing earpro, I could still tell a difference between that and the winchester bulk pack ammo, which is not subsonic.

Subsonic ammo won't be quiet, per se, but it will be much more quiet. The length of the barrel can have an effect too, I've heard 22-24 inch long barrels are pretty darn quiet, though I've not experienced it myself.

In a .22 a significant portion of the noise comes from the supersonic crack. With subsonic that is eliminated, as well as some of the report from the shot itself, which is lower powered.


But you are correct. It will still go bang. If you have neighbors in their yards 100 yards away when you shoot something attacking your birds, they will hear it. Further away, though, or inside, with the tv or AC running, you have a better chance of no drama from nosy neighbors.


Of course, depending on where you live, a silencer may not be a bad option, provided you do so legally. I can't do so legally here in California, but most of the country can do so if they feel inclined to jump through the legal hoops to get one.

 

[Cacique500]

Look for Aguila Super Colibri .22's - they are primer only and very very quiet. They will not cycle in a semi-auto and are good for pretty close range only.

Most 22's are subsonic through a pistol - not through a rifle.

 

[ChaoSS]

Look for Aguila Super Colibri .22's - they are primer only and very very quiet.  They will not cycle in a semi-auto and are good for pretty close range only.

Most 22's are subsonic through a pistol - not through a rifle.

True. The standard velocity rounds will still be louder through a pistol than their weaker counterparts though, since there will be more powder burning outside the barrel.

 

[hosspak]

True. The standard velocity rounds will still be louder through a pistol than their weaker counterparts though, since there will be more powder burning outside the barrel.

It was 6 years ago and don't remember who the manufacturer was but these were very quiet, we only heard the firing pin (as if dry firing) through my Daisy bolt action. Very accurate at 20 yards as we were trying to set off 12 gauge shells in a pipe. Had a lot of fun, but I will always take the bigger higher veloc rounds, much more fun.

 

[chickengeorgeto]

.... I have shot only sub sonics for 15-20 years as virtually every target ammo out there is sub sonic....

I used nothing bur CCI Match ammo in the green plastic box on squirrels for years and I shot nothing but a Winchester 190 auto. Never had a failure to eject, or a stove pipe that I can remember and the ammo was more accurate than I can shoot. Like has already been said, nothing in Winnie the Pooh Bear's 100 acre wood ever heard or saw a thing.

 

[blucoondawg]

If it was that quiet you likely were shooting cbs. By the way I would find a different form of entertainment than shooting primers on shotgun shells, that is stupid dangerous.

 

[hosspak]

If it was that quiet you likely were shooting cbs. By the way I would find a different form of entertainment than shooting primers on shotgun shells, that is stupid dangerous.

Sounds like it would be, but we are always "Myth Buster" safe... It was a shooting for accuracy competition.... I won!

 

[blucoondawg]

Lol, so you have a shield of bullet proof glass to stand behind or a robotically controlled firing mechanism so you don't have to be standing near ground zero? I have accuracy competitions with paper targets, no bullet proof vest required!

 

[ChaoSS]

Actually shooting at shotgun shells isn't terribly dangerous unless you are really close. Ammunition going off outside the confines of a gun is relatively harmless.