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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: MikeWalking on April 20, 2011, 08:52:38 PM

Title: Subsonic .22
Post by: MikeWalking on April 20, 2011, 08:52:38 PM: Anybody shoot them out of handguns? How loud? Looking for pest control options, 'coons, possums...I'd be happy with an Airsoft if I thought it would sting enough. Don't really want to drop $150 on a quality Air gun but I could for a .22 and get more use from it.
Title: Re: Subsonic .22
Post by: DeerThug on April 20, 2011, 08:57:22 PM: Try the subsonic - then google how to make a pringle can silencer. Will suffice for urban pest control..
Title: Re: Subsonic .22
Post by: Heredoggydoggy on April 20, 2011, 08:59:17 PM: I don't know how loud they are out of a pistol, but I shoot sub-sonic .22 shorts and longs out of my bolt action .22, and they aren't nearly as loud as my .177 air gun. all they make is a "snap!".
Title: Re: Subsonic .22
Post by: Rick on April 20, 2011, 09:12:22 PM: Buy some of these. Probably as quiet as you'll find.

http://www.midwayusa.com/viewproduct/?productnumber=295321 (http://www.midwayusa.com/viewproduct/?productnumber=295321)

I've ran them through a .22 rifle and they're quieter than a Crosman air rifle.

They work great on Opossums. They take a step or two and keel over.
Title: Re: Subsonic .22
Post by: FC on April 20, 2011, 09:17:38 PM: Stop by my house Mike, I'll give you a handful of really quiet 22's if you need some or you can go get some 22 shorts, they are the quietest and will still do the job out to 15-20 yards pretty handily on the the usual pests.
Title: Re: Subsonic .22
Post by: BLR 243 on April 20, 2011, 09:34:18 PM: cb longs by cci great medicine for possems in the calf barn eating the cats food.
Title: Re: Subsonic .22
Post by: lokidog on April 20, 2011, 09:38:31 PM: In my experience, the subsonic rounds like CB longs and shorts are quite a bit louder out of a pistol. They also do not develop their already minimal energy. I shot a coon five times in the head from point blank with CB shorts out of an old snub-nosed pistol, they just flattened and did not penetrate, the sixth shot I just shot it through the lungs. Out of a rifle, they are awesome!
Title: Re: Subsonic .22
Post by: Recurve-Elk on April 20, 2011, 10:16:36 PM: subsonic .22's and shorts out of my mark III are pretty loud actually, out of my rifle they are substantially quieter. Out of the rifle I would say half as loud as a regular .22LR?? The crack a .22LR has is basically gone.
Title: Re: Subsonic .22
Post by: MikeWalking on April 21, 2011, 05:36:50 AM: For where I need to do this a rifle is not an option. I may settle for a budget Co2 pistol.
Title: Re: Subsonic .22
Post by: ICEMAN on April 21, 2011, 06:07:26 AM: I have shot the cb caps from the tiniest of 22 semi's for taking care of "issues".....and they werent too terribly loud. They definitely resolved the "issue"
Title: Re: Subsonic .22
Post by: jackmaster on April 21, 2011, 06:39:55 AM: Quote from: BLR 243 on April 20, 2011, 09:34:18 PM
cb longs by cci great medicine for possems in the calf barn eating the cats food.
yep yep CB longs are the ticket and they sound like a pellet gun when you shoot them out of a 22 rifle
Title: Re: Subsonic .22
Post by: thinkingman on April 21, 2011, 07:04:00 AM: cb's or Aguila SSS would be my choice but I doubt you could run them out of an autoloader.
Revo, no problem.
Title: Re: Subsonic .22
Post by: h2ofowlr on April 21, 2011, 07:09:54 AM: Quote from: BLR 243 on April 20, 2011, 09:34:18 PM
cb longs by cci great medicine for possems in the calf barn eating the cats food.
These work great out of my long barreled .22 bolt action. Same loudness as my air rifle. These are easy to feed. I would go this route. Any of the subsonics will have a louder report out of a pistol due to the short barrel length unless you are using a suppressor.
Title: Re: Subsonic .22
Post by: CP on April 21, 2011, 07:47:17 AM: These are great. They do work better out of a rifle but I also shoot them out my 22/45. They are very accurate and have plenty of energy for vermin control.

Specifications

Caliber : 22 Long Rifle
Bullet Type : Hollow Point
Bullet Weight : 40 GR
Muzzle Energy : 98 ft lbs
Muzzle Velocity : 1050 fps
Title: Re: Subsonic .22
Post by: demontang on April 21, 2011, 08:37:31 AM: out of a pistol they are still kind of loud, I think you might need a can of sorts in your doing urban work and you cant use a short barrel rifle. :twocents: