Best Subsonic 22

[TKG]

I've been on the hunt for the best subsonic 22 ammo. I've mainly been buying in town, so my selection hasn't been great. From what I've found so far. Remington is the most available and cycles fine in my 10/22 and P22. Aguila SE is super quiet, but does have some cycling problems. I've also heard that the casing they use jams up supressor even faster than regular 22. Can anyone confirm this? I'm about to order a mix of ammo from Midway to try to find the perfect load. I love the quietness of the Aguila, but don't feel like pulling the can apart all the time. The ones I'm looking at are:

CCI Subsonic HP
CCI Quick Shok Subsonic
Fiocchi Subsonic
Winchester Super X Subsonic

Does anyone have any experience with any of those or any other recomendations? I wish they still made PMC Moderator.

 

[Ready.Fire.Aim]

IMO, buy the Wolf Match extra if you are looking for accuracy. CCI standard velocity for plinking.

I use these four, all are subsonic in my rifle. I shoot the CCI in a SIG Mosquito with theaded suppressor.
- Winchester subsonic. It has the 40 grain truncated bullet. Found it once at the Bass Pro Shop in Pearland. I like it.
-Wolf Match Extra is excellent and is extremely accurate. 40 grain round nose, well lubricated. I think RWS in Germany makes it. Bought it from MidWay
I also shoot Lapua subsonic made in Germany. Info is in German and metric. Also from Midway.
-CCI standard velocity. It has a 40 grain bullet.

Avoid Aguila. Very dirty powder IMO. I have a thousand rounds of 60 grain I wish I had not bought it.

My go to .22 rifle is a CZ 452-2E. It is the bolt .22 with factory 16" threaded barrel. Bought it last fall. Hollywood quiet suppressed with subsonics. I need to lighten the trigger but cloverleaf groups at 50 yards are easy. Scope is a Leupold VXII 3x9 EFR which is adjustable for short range parallax. I have four of them, mounted on .22 and Pre-charged pneumatic high-end Airguns.

Have fun,
RFA

 

[LJH]

I currently run Winchester Super X, it does on rare occasion go super from my bolt action. Works as it should in everything from a Mosquito to a 10/22. Eley makes a nice subsonic that works great, but it cost an arm and a leg.

I have run Remington SS, iregularlyry goes super in the same bolt rifle, other than that its is good. Keep away from the Aguila, its dirty, stinky, and experienceded baffle strikes.

 

[Mikewood]

I really like the CCI subsonic stuff. Its clean, quiet and runs flawlessly in my buckmark.

 

[SC-Texas]

I have a brick of gem tech. It had better be gold for what it cost.

 

[TKG]

Gem tech makes ammo?

 

[TKG]

Just looked up the Gemtech ammo. $45/Brick isn't terrible, I just bought a brick of Remington at Academy and it was about $35. I may have to give it a try.

 

[ZX9RCAM]

All normal .22lr is subsonic......



ETA: but it can be really close to the edge, lol.

 

[double_r76]

Aguila SE is super quiet, but does have some cycling problems. I've also heard that the casing they use jams up supressor even faster than regular 22.

Jams up supressor? What does that mean?

BTW, as stated above, I run CCI Standard Velocity and it is subsonic is all of my guns. Very reliable and accurate for me.

-Randy

 

[LJH]

All normal .22lr is subsonic......



ETA: but it can be really close to the edge, lol.

Perhaps out of a 4" pistol, not so out of a rifle.

 

[Ready.Fire.Aim]

aguila SSS 60 grain bullet, does wonders on small game and just looks cool as hell.

I suggest that you only buy one box of Aguila to try instead of a brick. I found it to be very dirty powder in a suppressed .22 and not as accurate as similar priced ammo. YMMV.

RFA

 

[Texas1911]

I suggest that you only buy one box of Aguila to try instead of a brick. I found it to be very dirty powder in a suppressed .22 and not as accurate as similar priced ammo. YMMV.

RFA

Not too mention you run the risk of a baffle strike if the barrel doesn't like it.

 

[ZX9RCAM]

Perhaps out of a 4" pistol, not so out of a rifle.

This is correct, out of a rifle "most" normal .22 is about 100fps over.....I had handgun on the brain.

 

[texasislandboy]

I use the super X they are really good for the money and can be had at Bass pro Im about to run and grab a brick today to shoot this weekend

 

[TKG]

I'm going to try the gemtech and superx and see how it works out. I'll let you guys know.

 

[Beckett]

Aguila SSS is terrible out of a regular 22. You have to purchase a barrel with a specific twist to stabilize it. Most accurate I have found is Federal Ultra Match but it is rediculous at $18.00 a box. Other very good ammo is Federal Match, Wolf Target and Eley Target. Wolf is the least expensive of the bunch.

 

[lonestardiver]

I've always liked the remington subsonic HP's.... cycles well in my 10-22, victor, and mark II. Haven't tried it in my 1st edition sport king.
Accurate in my rem 581 too.

 

[Vernix]

I have 3 faves.

CCI standard is superb stuff. My gold standard.

Aguila Super Colibri is a blast.
Tiny little 20gr primer-drived stuff that sounds like a pellet gun out of any rifle.
Just a quiet joy.

60gr Aguilla stuff is a blast out of my integrlly suppressed 77/22 Ruger bolt rifle.
Quiet and hard hitting as all get out.
Ya, maybe it's dirty but I tear down the rifle and clean it from time to time. No biggie.

Enjoy.