Thread: You told me so! (subsonic centrefire)

Originally Posted by scotty

Interesting .....I bought some of those sub x for my 3030 trying out different ammo before I go for a hunt. They were accurate enough but 6-7 inch drop from supers . Similar sound to a 22 mag. But after reading this I'm glad I have run with setup for supers
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Hey if you've got some that you don't think you'll use, I'll happily buy them of you.

I am no expert but I think the trick with subs is the heavier the pill and the bigger the caliber the better. I guy I know was using 308 subs with the same outcome as yours but apparently something like the 45/70 is quite devastating. I haven't shot anything with my subx except targets so I can't say from my own experience but I may have to give it a try. Just get the family to stick their fingers in their ears...lol

Originally Posted by Ftx325

I am no expert but I think the trick with subs is the heavier the pill and the bigger the caliber the better. I guy I know was using 308 subs with the same outcome as yours but apparently something like the 45/70 is quite devastating. I haven't shot anything with my subx except targets so I can't say from my own experience but I may have to give it a try. Just get the family to stick their fingers in their ears...lol

I think you're right. Heard that so many times now, but big bore subsonics are so loud, you might as well use a supersonic round in smaller calibre. At the end of the day, you just can't beat physics!