Any quiet .22 cal pellet guns available?

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Can you get a quiet .22 pellet riffle? I bought an Avenge-X, but it's louder than my 22LR. I picked up a Gamo Swarm Maxxim 10X in .22. It's a great gun. Very accurate, but it would be nice to have something you don't have to break the barrel to #### every time.
I am looking at the Umarex Fusion 2, but I think it's only available in .177 and de-tuned for Canada. Is the SilencAir technology deleted for Canada?
 
Spring piston/break barrel are probably your best bests. I haven't tried, or even been close to one of those nitro piston types...don't know if they're +/- on the noise level?
 
PCP, heavier projectile, higher Reg, short Dwell, air stripper... A 22 cal can be decent quiet sub 700 fps and still have a knocking power. Getting a radar is a best help with a tune.
 
are you shooting where you can legally shoot a 22?
In that case, I would suggest opting* for some subsonic 22lr, some companies put out stuff that barely gets to 600 FPS
 
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Nitro piston rifles are sold as being the quieter choice, which has been my practical experience, and as already stated if you keep the muzzle velocity subsonic you'll avoid the 'crack' of the pellet breaking the sound barrier. Another tip is to only use specialized air gun oils (like Crosman's easy to find pellgun oil) which will not 'diesel' when the gun is fired- that effect can be as loud as any .22 LR and also will over-accelerate the pellet to the point where it tumbles and keyholes the target- not an accurate state of affairs. In fact, the factory lube in the three piston rifles I own did that on the first several shots, especially the first one, so be aware that can happen.
 
Just remembering how my first supersonic rated .22 calibre air rifle dieseled the first time I shot it. This was out in the back yard at a previously more urban address, and the pellet also penetrated right through two stacked 2x6 planks I set up as safe backstop, fortunately with something really substantial behind them. So startling that it scared the pants off me, only partly because of the snoop neighbours. I hid that rifle so fast I almost broke the sound barrier myself. The gun became quite quiet after about 2 more shots, IIRC, and very much so with rounded heavier pellets.
 
For $230 the Crosman 362 PCP looks interesting.
Unfortunately, I have no clue about PCP's and how to fill this one without a big investment in accessories, etc.
Seems to be pretty quiet on Utube videos.
 
Big Bad said:
Nitro piston rifles are sold as being the quieter choice, which has been my practical experience, and as already stated if you keep the muzzle velocity subsonic you'll avoid the 'crack' of the pellet breaking the sound barrier. Another tip is to only use specialized air gun oils (like Crosman's easy to find pellgun oil) which will not 'diesel' when the gun is fired- that effect can be as loud as any .22 LR and also will over-accelerate the pellet to the point where it tumbles and keyholes the target- not an accurate state of affairs. In fact, the factory lube in the three piston rifles I own did that on the first several shots, especially the first one, so be aware that can happen.
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Agreed.

My break barrel NP Gamo Swarm Evo10x Gen3i is quieter than my Springer Diana M48 side lever... Both are 22 cal.

Would be cool to measure by how much...
 
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johNTO said:
For $230 the Crosman 362 PCP looks interesting.
Unfortunately, I have no clue about PCP's and how to fill this one without a big investment in accessories, etc.
Seems to be pretty quiet on Utube videos.
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The tubes on them are small so a hand pump easily fills it.
 
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