Alpo
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Every now and again, on this or that board, someone will have a thread about shooting quietly with a 22.
And just as sure as God made little green horse apples, someone will tell about shooting SHORTS in his rifle, and how it sounds like a silencer in a movie - thoop - when you fire.
Years back there was an article in some outdoor rag - Sports Afield or Outdoor Life, or like that - about squirrel hunting. The writer met his guide, an old hillbilly, at the appointed spot. The guide takes out a single shot bolt action, and a box of shorts. The writer, who is loading the magazine of his 10/22, says, "Uh, Bob. I've got a WHOLE BOX of Long Rifle Hollowpoints, here, if you'd like to use them". But Bob explains that, when the writer fires off that Long Rifle, every squirrel for a half-mile in any direction will freeze in fear. But when he shoots a short, "why it just sounds like a pine-cone falling", and it doesn't scare the game.
Now, over in the "other gun" forum, there is a thread about guns that you should oughta be ashamed of. And one feller tells about his Rotten Gun 22 short, that is so inaccurate you can't hit a barn from the inside. Says he was gonna put down a possum with it, and figgered a short would be quiet enough, and to make sure, waited until a city bus was going by, so that diesel would cover the noise, and then let fly. Said from three feet he missed the head, but hit the neck so still killed it, but also said it was LOUD. This was a 2" pistol, but still.
That was so good to hear. I've wondered at times if I was the only one that had loud shorts.
I normally go after the bushy-tailed-tree-rats in my pecan trees, with Super Colibris. They are extremely quiet, but sometimes it takes two or three shots to put one down. Not a lot of "stopping power".
So I thought I would give shorts a try. While I don't have a whole lot of 'em, it would be nice to know if they really work.
I did a scientific test. I loaded three rounds in my Remington pump. In order, a Super Colibri, a CCI CB Long, and a short. Stood at my back door and shot the pine tree - about twenty feet away.
pop-pop - that noise was the shell going off and then the bullet hitting the pine tree.
BAP - did not hear the bullet hit the tree. Sounded about like dropping an encyclopedia on the floor from waist-high.
KAPOWWW!!!!! Yeah, that was a gunshot.
In my experience, shorts ain't nowheres near quiet.
So all these folks that think they are quiet, must have had too much of a round-count without ear protection.
And just as sure as God made little green horse apples, someone will tell about shooting SHORTS in his rifle, and how it sounds like a silencer in a movie - thoop - when you fire.
Years back there was an article in some outdoor rag - Sports Afield or Outdoor Life, or like that - about squirrel hunting. The writer met his guide, an old hillbilly, at the appointed spot. The guide takes out a single shot bolt action, and a box of shorts. The writer, who is loading the magazine of his 10/22, says, "Uh, Bob. I've got a WHOLE BOX of Long Rifle Hollowpoints, here, if you'd like to use them". But Bob explains that, when the writer fires off that Long Rifle, every squirrel for a half-mile in any direction will freeze in fear. But when he shoots a short, "why it just sounds like a pine-cone falling", and it doesn't scare the game.
Now, over in the "other gun" forum, there is a thread about guns that you should oughta be ashamed of. And one feller tells about his Rotten Gun 22 short, that is so inaccurate you can't hit a barn from the inside. Says he was gonna put down a possum with it, and figgered a short would be quiet enough, and to make sure, waited until a city bus was going by, so that diesel would cover the noise, and then let fly. Said from three feet he missed the head, but hit the neck so still killed it, but also said it was LOUD. This was a 2" pistol, but still.
That was so good to hear. I've wondered at times if I was the only one that had loud shorts.
I normally go after the bushy-tailed-tree-rats in my pecan trees, with Super Colibris. They are extremely quiet, but sometimes it takes two or three shots to put one down. Not a lot of "stopping power".
So I thought I would give shorts a try. While I don't have a whole lot of 'em, it would be nice to know if they really work.
I did a scientific test. I loaded three rounds in my Remington pump. In order, a Super Colibri, a CCI CB Long, and a short. Stood at my back door and shot the pine tree - about twenty feet away.
pop-pop - that noise was the shell going off and then the bullet hitting the pine tree.
BAP - did not hear the bullet hit the tree. Sounded about like dropping an encyclopedia on the floor from waist-high.
KAPOWWW!!!!! Yeah, that was a gunshot.
In my experience, shorts ain't nowheres near quiet.
So all these folks that think they are quiet, must have had too much of a round-count without ear protection.
RIVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVITTT. My ears are ringing--Ammo--chain saws--race cars--my x wife --Rock & roll loud?
