.22lr subs v HV

[Dekers]

.22lr subs v HV

 

Remington Yellow Jackets, I think they were about 1500ft sec or CCI Velocitors worked best (and differently to each other) in my CZ back in the day.

 

But my .22LR's have been dedicated subsonic tools for many years now, and I always rated the Magtech Subs (even when it wasn't fashionable to rate them) but the price has gone through the roof and availability declined over the last few years, so I tend to use Winchester or RWS now.

 

As Always though, its what performs best in your rifle and on your quarry!

[lksopener]

Interesting you say that dekers, just found in a test of 5 types that magtech come out on top for me as well. Followed closely by eley.

 

Couldn't group RWS or Winchester but I suppose all gun specific.

 

Liam

[iano]

Don't forget that a .22lr that is 'supersonic' only for a short distance from the barrel. After 20/30m or so (for most brands) it comes back through the supersonic threshold.

 

I've always found that this adds instability to the round, which means its very hard (I would say practically impossible) to group well at 75/100m when compared to subs, whose trajectory is more stable.

 

Yes - the HP round will be moving faster then a sub for a given distance, but that difference isn't as much as people seem to think

 

 

This was from http://www.ballisticsapp.com/22-ballistics.htm - you can see how the real differences between sub and hyper only start to materialize once the round is out past 150 yards and I doubt many of us are targeting live game at that range with a .22lr

Edited September 9, 2017 by iano

[paddywack]

i have found RWS sub much quieter than ELEY, but they are slower & drop quicker

[geordieh]

You just have to accept that the 22RF is a bit loopy compared with the 17HMR. I have recently been doing some rabbit control from a static position where chances popped out from just a few yards out to 100yrds so I took the trouble to check fall of shot at four different points. Still a great little cartridge for those keeny meeny jobs where you need to be as quiet as possible. Two squirrels this weekend would only have ben one without the silent RF. Shot the first at 40yrds when the second was still coming up the ride towards me 70yrds away and it kept coming and joined his pal as buzzard grub.

Don't you eat them yourself,what a waste of good meat

[Pigeon Shredder.]

Found skinning them was like skinning a Skate, pliers and lots of input for very little meat, unlike the Skate.

All mine go to the corvids.

[Walker570]

I think I still have a few of those old Magtechs. Shot a lot of rabbits with them back a'ways but every now and then would get a very serious CRACK from firing one obviously overloaded. So one reason I still have a few in the safe. Personally since the advent of the 17HMR and 17 Short Mag, even the 17 Remington, then any high powered 22RF has become redundant.