Thanks to another thread about subsonic ammo, i've gone in search of ammo i can plink with in the backyard or even in the garage with adequate backstop. And I've found it.
Here's the ammo I tried in order of noise. Left is the noisiest, Aguila Super Extra Short - which sounded like a standard Remington Lightning 22LR, then the CCI Quiet 22LR, then the CCI CB 22 short, and finally the best, the Aguila 22 Colibri.
The CCI Quiets were what I thought would win, but I was shocked that the dadgum Colibri's were tops in quiet. I would shoot them in my backyard with my neighbor sunbathing outside. Heck, I'd shoot them in an apartment with a good backstop. (You should not do this! It's still a .22 after all!)
I wasn't able to test penetration, but hands down the Colibris are the quietest ammo you can find today, that I was able to purchase.
Hope this helps someone on a similar quest. If anyone picks up some Colibri and does penetration testing I'd like to see it.
Rifle Used: Henry Goldenboy in .22LR/L/S/
Suppressor Used: None
Note: I wouldn't try these in a semi-auto because they won't kick hard enough to rack the slide, but for any bolt/single shot/leeeever action rifle you can cycle them fast enough to melt the barrel down and make a new one.
Update: I'm now shooting the Colibri's in my garage into an amazon box packed tightly with cardboard with a 3/4" backstop. They make it about 1/2 way through the box before stopping. The box measures 12" deep, 30" long, 20" wide.
Here's the ammo I tried in order of noise. Left is the noisiest, Aguila Super Extra Short - which sounded like a standard Remington Lightning 22LR, then the CCI Quiet 22LR, then the CCI CB 22 short, and finally the best, the Aguila 22 Colibri.
The CCI Quiets were what I thought would win, but I was shocked that the dadgum Colibri's were tops in quiet. I would shoot them in my backyard with my neighbor sunbathing outside. Heck, I'd shoot them in an apartment with a good backstop. (You should not do this! It's still a .22 after all!)
I wasn't able to test penetration, but hands down the Colibris are the quietest ammo you can find today, that I was able to purchase.
Hope this helps someone on a similar quest. If anyone picks up some Colibri and does penetration testing I'd like to see it.
Rifle Used: Henry Goldenboy in .22LR/L/S/
Suppressor Used: None
Note: I wouldn't try these in a semi-auto because they won't kick hard enough to rack the slide, but for any bolt/single shot/leeeever action rifle you can cycle them fast enough to melt the barrel down and make a new one.
Update: I'm now shooting the Colibri's in my garage into an amazon box packed tightly with cardboard with a 3/4" backstop. They make it about 1/2 way through the box before stopping. The box measures 12" deep, 30" long, 20" wide.
