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Has anyone tried shooting .22 shot shells through a suppressor?
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I would think that would be a bad decision..I haven't nor will I.
That'd be a big negative ghost rider.
Let us know how that works out though.
Let us know how that works out though.
Yes, I've done it a bunch of times. End cap strikes about 10% of the time.
I had to mass extinction some flying squirrels in my attic years ago and I was using a 6 inch can. I made a 4 inch one to remedy it and it seemed to work. Problem with ratshot is the spread. That plastic pellet breaks as soon as you fire on a rifled barrel and theres about a 2 foot spread at 10 feet. They open up more than a 1/4 inch at 6 inches, which means the spread is going to be larger than your 22 aperture.
All that being said, I wasn't worried about it because I could just make a new one. If you're buying form 4 cans, don't do it. Guaranteed endcap strike.
I had to mass extinction some flying squirrels in my attic years ago and I was using a 6 inch can. I made a 4 inch one to remedy it and it seemed to work. Problem with ratshot is the spread. That plastic pellet breaks as soon as you fire on a rifled barrel and theres about a 2 foot spread at 10 feet. They open up more than a 1/4 inch at 6 inches, which means the spread is going to be larger than your 22 aperture.
All that being said, I wasn't worried about it because I could just make a new one. If you're buying form 4 cans, don't do it. Guaranteed endcap strike.
Never had a chance to thread one of those Garden Guns that are smooth bore. I'd like to see if they can do it because they do have a longer range and tighter pattern.
Never even met anyone who had a Garden Gun and I "kind of" want one but its hard to justify the money for a very niche gun
Never even met anyone who had a Garden Gun and I "kind of" want one but its hard to justify the money for a very niche gun
No way.... I wouldn't do it with either the crimped-end shotshells (Remington, Federal) or the blue plastic capsule kind (CCI).
Well, I might try it with a can made for centerfire pistols, with holes in the baffles or monocore that are big enough to let a 9mm bullet pass thru. AND if said baffles / core could be removed for cleaning and inspection for damage. Under those conditions, I'd do a few test shots to see what happens, then look at the inside of the silencer to see if any baffles got hit by pellets.
The .22 rimfire shotshells use #12 "dust shot" -- not even really classified as birdshot. Each pellet weighs so little that I don't think they have enough kinetic energy to do any real damage if a few stray pellets hit a hard metal baffle.
Well, I might try it with a can made for centerfire pistols, with holes in the baffles or monocore that are big enough to let a 9mm bullet pass thru. AND if said baffles / core could be removed for cleaning and inspection for damage. Under those conditions, I'd do a few test shots to see what happens, then look at the inside of the silencer to see if any baffles got hit by pellets.
The .22 rimfire shotshells use #12 "dust shot" -- not even really classified as birdshot. Each pellet weighs so little that I don't think they have enough kinetic energy to do any real damage if a few stray pellets hit a hard metal baffle.
Yep, same as nonlinear. Obvious that it hit stuff in the can but didn't do any damage. May have loosened some lead from my sewer pipe looking .22 can.
