Quietest round that can still function in the 15-22?

Feedme07 · Jun 27, 2012

I've done a lot of googling and research and have certainly found very quiet .22 rounds, such as CB's and CCI quiet rounds, But I'm just curious if you any of you can suggest the quietest ammo you know of that will still actually cycle the bolt in the semi auto 15-22...Thanks in advance guys
-Charles

OKFC05 · Jun 27, 2012

CBs will not cycle the bolt.
Std Vel will in most.
Or if your state allows, you can get a Fed license and buy a suppressor, which makes it about like an airgun sound. Not movie quiet, but you don't need ear protection.

Kayback · Jun 27, 2012

Just pay the $200 and get a real suppressor. $200 is what? One month of shooting?

Get one in a standard thread and you can use it on all your .22's....

KBK

What the · Jun 27, 2012

Using low power rounds may well end with a squib. Pay attention to the sound the rounds make and go slow. Even though a low power round may cycle the action doesn't guarantee it'll make it out the barrel.

Or......Buy a silencer......

ChattanoogaPhil · Jun 27, 2012

Aguila SSS cycled in my 15-22 just fine. I think it's the quietest functioning ammo for this rifle. YMMV

w0ady · Jun 27, 2012

Kayback said:
Just pay the $200 and get a real suppressor. $200 is what? One month of shooting?

Get one in a standard thread and you can use it on all your .22's....

KBK

$200 + another $300 or so for the supressor. they sure dont make it cheap.

4cfed · Jun 27, 2012

I used to shoot aguila 40grn subsonics in my old mossberg 702 they were the quietest rounds iv shot that cycled the gun, the aguila sss 60grns were louder than the 40s even though there a slower round....

Feedme07 · Jun 27, 2012

Hey guys, I appreciate the suppressor suggestions and would already be all over it if I didnt live in california...So unfortunately I cannot legally own a suppressor. So so far i've seen the suggestion of aguila sss as potentially the quietest thus far that will still cycle? Keep the suggestions coming if you guys have em...Thanks for the help so far!
-Charles

Kayback · Jun 27, 2012

w0ady said:
$200 + another $300 or so for the supressor. they sure dont make it cheap.

True true. But once you've spent that money you have the suppressor.

If you spend $500 in quiet ammo what doe you have? Nothing, you've shot it all and need to spend more.....

-Edit Ah, the People's Republik of California. Should have realized that. Then yeah. I've had good results from Serbol sub sonic decent enough pop instead of a bang. It is as dirty as ****, but it works. Don't know if you can get it in USA, its made in Siberia.

KBK

rraisley · Jun 27, 2012

Kayback said:
If you spend $500 in quiet ammo what doe you have? Nothing, you've shot it all and need to spend more.....

So - we ought not to be buying ammo, because after we shoot it, it's just - gone??

Kayback · Jun 27, 2012

Lol it does read like that, but I meant $500 invested in a suppressor will be of more benefit than $500 invested in ammunition trying to replicate the performance.

The suppressor will work for $10 000 of ammo, but the $500 will only work for $500.....

cush · Jun 27, 2012

CCI standard velocity is the quietest I have found that still cycles the action, and is accuarate at 50 yards.

kbm6893 · Jun 27, 2012

I thought the tax stamp was like $400, plus another $400 for the suppressor. That's a lot of coin. Seems easier to just wear hearing protection. if you're trying to get rid of a rodent without attracting too much neighbot attention, spend $200 on a 1200 fps airgun.

4cfed · Jun 27, 2012

kbm6893 said:
I thought the tax stamp was like $400, plus another $400 for the suppressor. That's a lot of coin. Seems easier to just wear hearing protection. if you're trying to get rid of a rodent without attracting too much neighbot attention, spend $200 on a 1200 fps airgun.

Or 100-130 on a used bolt action gun and $5 on a box of cci cbs or remington cbees ( iv shot both and remmys hit harder and go a lil further )

Kayback · Jun 27, 2012

The tax stamp for a suppressor is $200. The tax stamp on a <16" SBR is $200. If you want a suppressed SBR it'll be $400, plus other expenses (engraving lower, buying suppressor, gunsmithing.....)

KBK

w0ady · Jun 27, 2012

Kayback said:
The tax stamp for a suppressor is $200. The tax stamp on a <16" SBR is $200. If you want a suppressed SBR it'll be $400, plus other expenses (engraving lower, buying suppressor, gunsmithing.....)

KBK

yup after adding everything up, id probably just put the $800+ towards a real ar.

rraisley · Jun 27, 2012

Kayback said:
The tax stamp on a <16" SBR is $200.

Not really the place to ask, but can someone tell me the reason or logic for this, assuming SBR is just a shortened barrel version of the gun? You can obviously buy pistols that can be fitted with stocks that have short barrels, right? (Doesn't browning or someone make one that converts to with or without a stock?) Or is adding a stock to a pistol illegal for the same reasons (or lack of same) as shortening a rifle barrel?

Kayback · Jun 27, 2012

Woady : Which you will need to SBR and get a suppressor for

RRaisley, looking for logic in a government organization or rule is always a good way to waste time. There doesn't have to be any logic.

In the USA it is illegal to put a stock on a pistol without first registering the lower as a SBR - Short Barreled Rifle. If you do, it is I believe, a felony. Something like the Roni kit for a Glock, or even the Glock shoulder stock is a no no. Why? Who knows. The shoulder stock'd Glock is hardly any more dangerous than the normal Glock, and harder to conceal, but there it is.

If you do SBR a pistol, something that can be done legally with a Form 4 (IIRC?) you can not return it to the original pistol state. It is now a registered rifle. Making a rifle out of a pistol can ease some burdens of trying to make a longer style gas system work in a shorter space. Something like the DRAKO AK pistol makes a very fine SBR AK rifle, as the short pistol length gas tube works better than trying to shorten the longer rifle length gas system. There may be a touch more gunsmithing to fit a stock to a pistol, but the paperwork is the same, IIRC.

Take what I say with a pinch of salt, I do not live in the USA.

rraisley · Jun 27, 2012

Kayback said:
RRaisley, looking for logic in a government organization or rule is always a good way to waste time. There doesn't have to be any logic.

Okay, thanks. I guess I can see that making a semi-auto 30-06 shorter & more concealable might be considered BADTM, but doing that to a .22 just makes a clumsy pistol. Oh well, as you say, no need for logic here. Move along....

thacheese · Jun 27, 2012

the quietest i've tried which cycle reliably were remington subsonics. The aguila were louder (may have something to do with the shorter casing), and they tumble making them not as accurate. Winchester super X subsonics were super quiet, but caused my setup to burst fire as they didn't have enough oomph to reliably push the bolt back far enough.

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