Solid subsonic .22lr ammo

[Uncle Albert]

I use Wini Subsonic Super X in my CZ 455 and have no problems with them. My FEO told me to use them for live prey and the effect of them is obvious once you have head shot a rabbit. I came to rimfire from air rifles, I used to shoot them with an Air Arms S410 PCP. The difference between the pellet and the HP in clear. It's called expanding ammo for a reason and a clean kill is guaranteed as long as you hit it in the right position. Even at 100 yds the expansion is evident.

 

Stick to HP for live prey, we owe it to our prey to ensure a clean kill. You can still clover leaf at 50yds when zeroing with HP's.

[ZG47]

When looking for subsonic ammo all I seem to be able to source are hollow points. Coming from air rifle hunting where the dome head is always the recommended pellet due to the superior accuracy I would like to try some solid dome subsonic .22lr ammo.

 

Is it available? Are there benefits regards to a solid dome when it comes to accuracy in a .22lr round?

 

I don't have an issue with the HP's at all but I'm interested in finding the most accurate combination possible. I'm a bit sceptical about the HP being a better hunting round as a solid round to the noggin will do the job just as well. In my opinion the best hunting round is the most accurate when head shots only are concerned.

 

Any help/recommendations would be much appreciated.

 

Ben.

Ben

 

.22 rimfire hollow points were introduced by UMC in the 19th century to provide maximum killing efficiency for Aussie rabbit hunters (huge rabbit problem at the time). The standard air rifle pellet is deliberately kept very light due to lower propulsive energy available from air guns, requiring a thin skirt to ensure reliable obturation and a weight forward design to ensure maximum stability during flight and most especially at impact. Consider the Lapua Forex sniper bullet which is designed to go through glass with minimal deviation, if you doubt my argument.