.22 subsonic
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What you want is Aguila Sniper Subsonic Sniper 60gr.
The speed of sound at sea level and 20C is 1,126 ft/s. So it is usually safe to assume any ammo with a exit velocity of under 1,100 ft/s will be subsonic. Note that there are lots of .22LR subsonic rounds that don't have the word subsonic on the box. Good-luck!
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I am new to the sport of shooting as well, and I have come across quite a few people talking about that type of ammo. Specifically, the .22LR CPRN mini-mag 40-grain. There is also a CCI dealer in Oakville, if I'm not mistaken (for those living in Southern Ontario).
Does anybody else have any experience with this type of ammo? Because I am also looking into what .22 lr ammo to buy.
Thanks
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Weirdly enough, Remington Subsonic does quite well in my 10-22; cheap, easy to get, but filthy...insert joke here.
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Usually a fella cannot buy just any old 22 ammo and expect that it will shoot well in his rifle. 22's can be quite picky about which ammo they will shoot well.
What most fellows do is buy 4 or 5 different brands of ammo and bullet weights. Most popular bullet weight is 40gr, then 38gr hollow point, then 36gr hollow point. On the cheap side, CCI Blazer, Fed bulk 525 packs, Win 333 or 555. My guns being mostly CZ's seem to all shoot the Federal American Eagle real well in a 38gr hollow point and they also come in a 40gr solid which can be real accurate for shooting groups at the range. Most guys test ammo accuracy at 50 yards and try to put 5 rounds inside of a quarter, or a nickel if the rifle really likes your ammo choice. Some times you'll put 5 inside a dime. Some folks will run a bore snake down the bore after each different brand of ammo is tested. When you are testing try shooting 5 groups of 5 shots each before you switch to another brand and try and do this when the wind is very light. Also important to have a good rest for your tests, ideally a front rest and a rear bag, not a bipod and your shoulder.
That should get you started in the right direction. FS
No, you don't.
Aguila SSS is not approved for sale in Canada and is thus extremely difficult to find. Thus it is very expensive. It is not very accurate because the long heavy bullet won't properly stabilize in most rifles. And in the end it is no more quiet than any other subsonic.
Virtually all match ammo is subsonic because crossing the sonic barrier tends to upset the bullet and affect accuracy.
It is important to keep in mind that the sonic barrier is in fact not a single velocity but a range. It is more correctly refered to as the transonic range. Thus if at sea level the speed of sound is 1150 fps a bullet would need to be down around 1050 fps to avoid the transonic range.
Thanks for the info on the availibility issue. Odd that you find it inaccurate as I shoot it out of an AR-7. Agreed it is not an accurate 50 yd pistol round.
I have shot 1000s of rounds of this stuff a use it exclusively as far as .22 fodder in the States.
It has killed 2-300 lb. gators at 60yds with one shot on several occasions and it was used from the hip at night and with a laser sight and some times using night vision goggles. So if accuracy was an issue I would think it would manifest itself especially under those conditions
I find it odd that we would find such a cartridge's performance so completely
opposite. Anyway if one cannot get it in Canada then all is a moot point eh?
Regards
If the rifle you are using the SSS in has a fast enough twist rate then its accuracy will not be an issue. However most factory rimfire rifles do not have a fast enough twist rate.
I experimented with it in some higher end target rifles and they shot it OK.
The one thing the SSS is good for is what you are using it for which is the reasonably quick and quiet dispatching of animals. The heavy bullet penetrates fairly well.
I suspect that it wouldn't have mattered to those crocs if the bullet had missed the aiming point by a half inch or more. However when shooting groups on paper those innaccuracies are much more evident.
I experimented with it in some higher end target rifles and they shot it OK.
The one thing the SSS is good for is what you are using it for which is the reasonably quick and quiet dispatching of animals. The heavy bullet penetrates fairly well.
I suspect that it wouldn't have mattered to those crocs if the bullet had missed the aiming point by a half inch or more. However when shooting groups on paper those innaccuracies are much more evident.
I think subsonics are usually around 710fps I don't know exactly though.
