CCI - Quiet-22LR ammo
- Thread starter Gary Seven
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still going to buy some when i get the chance though
I don't think the "quiet" ammo is the subsonic ammo. Someone said it is new. If the ammo is actually quiet and designed to lower the report of the firearm, would it still be allowed in Canada given our absolutely redunculous and nonsensical firearms laws?
I've heard from others that put a "light recoil spring kit" in their semi-autos to get them to cycle with low powered ammo. But I haven't seen them shoot with this kit installed yet.
last weekend me and my buddies were shooting in -10 or -15, and my buddy with an sr22 cycled a full 10rd mag of cci subsonic ammo with no problems.. i have yet to try it in my own 10/22 but it gave me some hope
Subsonic is a different product with a rated muzzle velocity at 1050 ft/s. The Quiet product is rated at 710 ft/s. I'm guessing it will be inconsistent cycling when shooting from most semi-autos.
Remington has a CeeBee round that is comparable to the CB Long in terms of noise and power. But the projectile is designed to make the round the same length as a LR round. This helps it to feed from some box magazines that don't handle shorter rounds well. It also has a nice hollow point if you want to knock off some varmints quietly at close range. It is very accurate to 25m out of my CZ452, but some have reported a lot of dud rounds in their lot. I have not had any problems.
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- London, Ontario
Effective range or these cb rounds? Still able to take a rabbit?
I agree - the Remington CBees are much quieter than CCI's version. In fact, I shot Remington's CBee and Subsonic side by side with CCI's cb and the CCI was almost as loud as the Subsonic.
I have found that the CBees are not as accurate as regular loads. The Subsonics are still much quieter than regular .22 loads, and they pack a much bigger punch than the CBees. You will be restricted to head shots with the CBees - and have to test the accuracy in your rifle to see if you can hit a rabbit's head at 25 yards.
Just to compare, at 50 yards the Subsonic has 79 ft-lbs of energy; the Cbee has 35 ft-lbs. The muzzle energy of the CBee is 40 ft-lbs - or 1/2 of what the Subsonic has at 50 yards! The Remington Thunderbolts have 92 ft-lbs at 100 yards. That should give you an idea - the Subsonics have the same energy at the muzzle as a Thunderbolt has at 100 yards, and the CBees have less than 1/2 that at the muzzle.
