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I know the manual says not to use any subsonics in the 15-22. However, recently i had a deal i just couldnt pass up. I had one last box of those awful Remington golden bullets left that I wasnt planning on using any time soon. So i bumped into a guy who had 1000rds of Subsonics that he wanted to trade for my 550rds of Golden bullets.

I decided why not, i mean after all I have a .22 pump that will shoot subsonics all day long. So i make the trade, now curiosity takes it course and i decide to run some of these through my 15/22........I be darn, they run flawless through my 15-22. I think i have found another round that my 15-22 loves to eat.

Anyone else have good experience with them also?
 
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rwsmith said:
What could possibly be wrong with subsonic ammunition except for the chance that it may not operate the action?:confused:
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Nothing wrong at all. Most match grade 22lr is subsonic, as it is more accurate since it does not have to deal with turbulence associated with the sound barrier.

Seems every one of these guns is an individual and what works in one (or most) has no guarantee of working in any individual rifle. All you can do is just shoot it and see what happens. Not much of a chore in my book.

And if you find you don't like the ammo, don't throw it away. I'll take it off your hands. :)
 
rwsmith said:
What could possibly be wrong with subsonic ammunition except for the chance that it may not operate the action?:confused:
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Dunno, just thought it was crazy that s&w stated not to use any subsonic ammo at all.

I mainly use my model 61 for subsonics and CB. But after seeing the 15-22 cycles these particular subsonics just fine. I figure i'll use them through it also.
 
Smitty357 said:
Dunno, just thought it was crazy that s&w stated not to use any subsonic ammo at all.

I mainly use my model 61 for subsonics and CB. But after seeing the 15-22 cycles these particular subsonics just fine. I figure i'll use them through it also.
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Keep in mind that the manual is probably five years old and and has never been updated. Both the ammo recommendations and warnings are suspect. At the time much, if not most, of the subsonic ammo would not cycle a semi-auto. Times and ammo changes.
 
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I prefer shooting Aquila SubSonic with my kids. They run flawlessly and are pretty clean in comparison to most of the Bulk ammo I've shot.

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I have no use for hi vel 22 ammo.

Standard vel is more accurate and will do anything you should ask of a 22

Don't be deceived by numbers: a 100 fps buys nothing in terms of function (what a 22 is supposed to do).

You can't make a 22 into something it isn't by breaking the sound barrier.

I buy only standard vel 22' s

Never encountered a situation amenable to a 22 that needed more than standard, subsonic ammo
 
The subs are much quieer in my model 61 pump versus the high velocity. Its easier to hear the difference since the bolt remains closed.

As for my 15-22 its a bit quieter but not as quiet as the pump is with the subs.
 
I tried running the Remington subsonics when I first got my 15-22 had a lot of fte and ftc. Tried them again about a month later ran through about 200 with no problems at all. I pretty much just use them for skunk eradication now.
 
As long as....

Majorlk said:
Keep in mind that the manual is probably five years old and and has never been updated. Both the ammo recommendations and warnings are suspect. At the time much, if not most, of the subsonic ammo would not cycle a semi-auto. Times and ammo changes.
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As long as using subsonic ammo doesn't void the warranty!:D
 
rwsmith said:
As long as using subsonic ammo doesn't void the warranty!:D
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It does not void the warranty. The ONLY prohibition is .22 Stingers in Performance Center models, because the match chamber is too short for the Stinger's longer case. Strictly speaking, the Stinger is not a .22 LR.
 
Bought 100 rnds of CCI Quiet 22s and stopped to plink some cans with the better half. The gun is a Beretta Neo, which has FTE issues anyway, but here is what happened:
I'm guessing 20% were divided between FTE and FTLoad. The power was all over the place. Some would blow cans into the woods, others bounced off a coffee can and barely moved the spinner targets @ 7 yds. 15 yds was about the same but @25yds I couldn't hit anything.. and had to figure they were falling on the ground or flying wherever. A couple of rounds got slightly bent casings from getting jambed and those fired the best after hand loading, probably from the added resistance to ejection...
I think they'd be perfectly great in a revolver.
The Neo has a top rail that adds friction along the top of the slide at times, which probably robs energy from the ejection.
My wife doesn't like shooting the 9mm but really liked the lower noise level of the Quiet 22s and wouldn't give me the gun back.. she ran 80 of the rounds hitting 80-90% and had a blast... even started doing a cute little "ooh I missed that time" dance when nothing fell over or moved.
Bottom line is that we still had a lot of fun. She was so engaged that she started to handle the FTEs like a pro to get back to shooting.
Everything has its value, and these rounds have their place, but its certainly not in a finicky semi auto.
 
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