Need not-so-loud 22lr ammo?

Hi guys, I have some neighbors at my ranch who don't appreciate loud noises like guns. Anywho, I have a Marlin 925 bolt action and use Super Colibri 500fps ammunition but it doesn't travel that far. I don't like the CCI CB because they are don't feed into my gun to well. Any ideas on good 22lr ammunition for target practice/varmit shooting that isn't TOO loud? Thanks.|||Try the sub-sonics from Remington. they are quieter than a regular .22. I haven't had a problem with them feeding in the auto loader and the bolt guns that i have.|||If you have a ranch...and you own it...there isn't really anything you can do as long as you are not violating sound laws (which I doubt there are in the country)....they can call the cops on you but all the cops can do is ask you to tone it down a bit....any .22 shouldn't really be loud at all.....and if you have a lot of land by the time it gets to your neighbor with will be quieter...I can see no reason why your neighbor would complain about what you do on your land...not like your shoot of artillery shells or something...the only thing I can think of to make your .22 quieter is a suppressor....you have to pay a federal fine on it but it would work..|||CCI CB .22 Long feeds just fine in my marlin 925. they're a bit hard to find, you might have to order online.





its VERY quiet. I can shoot those in my suburban backyard and the neighbors don't mind. and you're at a ranch! which I'm assuming is much more open and larger than a 1/9th acre house. it sounds just like a BB gun.|||You need to get a bigger ranch if you are bothering your neighbors with a .22 lr. I just have a small family farm and shoot up to .30-06 without bothering neighbors. Anything less than a .50 bmg would work where I live.|||Pay a one time federal tax for a suppressor permit. Then shoot all you want. Any subsonic ammo will be under 1000 fps and wont travel far, especially a light .22 bullet.|||I'm a legal NFA Suppressor owner.





You will want to use Remington 'Subsonics' - these travel less than 1050fps and do not creat the ballistic crack that your neighbors are probably hearing. The noise from the muzzle is not too bad at all with these.





22lr suppressors use a standard 1/2-28tpi threads like the muzzle of the AR-15/M16. These suppressors come in $250 for the Mighty Mite ( a solid welded can) and up to $425 for the much better SWR 'Spector' that is totally disassembles for cleaning. You do pay the $200 one time transfer fee and the paperwork takes about 3-5 months. I have the Spector - it works on 22lr, 17hmr, and the new 5.7x28mm.





You should buy a suppressor. That $200 tax was 3 months pay for the average worker when they invoked it in 1934. If the Democrates ever figure out how many suppressors have been sold in the last year - no doubt that tax would jump to $14,000 in a pen stroke.





Some 22 rifles are easy to attach a suppressor. The Ruger 10/22 you can buy aftermarket barrels with the proper threads - normally used for muzzle brakes. The Walther P-22 pistol can accept a suppressor using a $14 adapter availble on ebay. It will probably cost you $125 to have your current rifle's barrel cut back to where it is thick enough to thread ......... so, it's more cost effective to simply buy a used or new Ruger 10/22.





You could also take an AR-15 and use the Ceiner 22 conversion. These have a 1:9 twist barrel and Aguila makes a special subsonic 60gr round for this application. Regular 22 ammo is 32-38gr - this stuff twice the weight and packs a nice whollop. If you bought a heavy 223 suppressor - you could put the Ceiner kit and not worry about accidentally firing a 223 and destroying a 22lr can. I have put the Ceiner kit + my 223 suppressor and they make an awesome combo - all you hear is the little tinkle of the brass ejecting and the 'thud' of the bullet striking.





Just track down your local Class 3 dealer if you have any questions. I wish I had bought my suppressors 30 years ago - I would not have to wear hearing aids today.





Good Luck.