![]() ![]() 22 LR ammunition, there exists a multitude of configurations, and not all are well-suited for hunting small game. At such speeds, the ammunition doesn’t produce the associated “crack” of supersonic ammo across a host of climates and locations. For extra “cushion,” I opt for loads with velocities at (or less than) 1050 fps. Depending on the temperature, humidity, air pressure and elevation, it’s reported to range between 1087 fps and 1129 fps. To qualify as “subsonic,” the projectile mustn’t break the speed of sound, and that rate varies greatly. 22 LR loads also don’t frighten livestock or game, and their use helps preserve one’s hearing-especially when coupled with a quality suppressor, and they’re often more accurate than their supersonic brethren, too. There are several reasons for this shift: Beyond maintaining positive relationships with nearby residents, subsonic. 22 LR options than supersonic on its website. In fact, MidwayUSA currently lists more subsonic. 22 Long Rifle (LR) loads have grown by leaps and bounds in recent years. 22 caliber sound suppressors for range and field use, it’s little wonder why subsonic. The next shoot-out will include the Prodigy as well as some SWR and, potentially, GemTech suppressors.Given the ever-increasing proximity of neighbors due to suburban sprawl and the boost in sales of. Unfortunately, we didn't get the AAC Prodigy test results recorded correctly - so they were omitted from this review. In both versions (stainless and aluminum), the results consistently came close to crossing over the safe-hearing threshold with the Walther P22 and Federal ammunition. The only suppressors that didn't perform acceptably were the YHM Mites. If low cost is the name of the game, then the Tactical Innovations Stratus or Quest suppressors should be at the top of your list. These are both very good performing cans at a reasonable price. I suspect the best cost/performance choices would be either the AAC Pilot 2 - or the SilencerCo 22Sparrow once again. Although the Element is a quieter suppressor overall, the Sparrow makes up for it with ease of disassembly and maintenance. and losers.įor people who want the very best, I think the AAC Element or the SilencerCo 22Sparrow are the obvious choices. Overall, I think there are some clear winners. With the higher starting volume, the suppressors were really able to show their stuff. The pistol started out much louder at 155.7 dB with Federal ammunition and 154.45 dB with Remington Subsonic. The story is different with the Walther P22. I should point out that the unsuppressed 10/22 rifle started out at 141.3 dB with Federal ammunition and 139.6 dB with the Remington Subsonic. Having said that, let's go on to the important data! We'll start out with the Remington 10/22 data - even though the Walther P22 results were a little more interesting.Īs you can see, there is some difference between the high-end cans and the lower end ones - but they are all in the 'safe' hearing range. If that's true, it will probably also result in a fairly significant muzzle blast when shot at night - so we're going to head out and look at that when we get a chance. My guess on the subsonic velocity increase is that the Remington ammunition is using a slow burning powder that continues to propel the round through the suppressor. In some cases, the Remington ammunition came very close to being supersonic out of the suppressed Ruger 10/22. ![]() With the Remington subsonic ammunition, on the other hand, the velocities increased by about 20 fps when shot from both the Ruger 10/22 as well as the Walther P22. In fact, when using the Federal ammunition, velocities stayed fairly constant. Personally, I expected the velocity numbers to increase across the board - but it didn't work out that way at all. Well, we've spent a couple of days crunching numbers and the results are finally in! In case you haven't read about our testing, we ran 9 suppressors through 2 guns with 2 types of ammunition - which resulted in a lot of data.īefore going into the sound reduction numbers, which I know is what you care about, I will make a quick statement about velocity changes. ![]()
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