Thread: Best Subsonic 22LR Hunting Ammo ?

Originally Posted by gonetropo

remington (dupont powder) ammo is dirtier than a manchester st hooker

Is it what! My 795 goes from clean to jammed in two mags with that utter shit. Anything else will do a brick or two and get then get cleaned with little or no effect on cycling

I think the best killing 22 ammo is the all lead (as opposed to copper washed) projectiles with the biggest hollow point possible. This generally means subsonics which are also the most accurate admittedly at the cost of a little more drop.

Sadly we dropped in choice of subsonic loads when Aguila subsonic and PMC moderator disappeared off the market. That Aguila load shot well and was very quiet.

Originally Posted by Krameranzac

Sadly we dropped in choice of subsonic loads when Aguila subsonic and PMC moderator disappeared off the market. That Aguila load shot well and was very quiet.

The Aguila may be equivalent in the Mex made Fiocchi subs but that too has gone at present.

SK have also discontinued SK Subs - yeah I know, no loss as not effective but I find them excrutiatingly accurate for paper punching.

Originally Posted by Kiwi Greg

What are Guys using subsonic hunting ammo ?

I have my Lithgow which shoots really well with the SK ammo I have, but it sucks for hunting.

IMHO, there is a trade off each person must decide for themselves. Best killing power and best accuracy are mutually exclusive. The question is how far you would pursue killing power and accept the loss of accuracy. That question should nto be determined in a vacuum. It depends on the inherent accuracy in the rifle, the shooting style ( freehand or bipod), type of game, the purpose of shooting, and whether a few losses is acceptable. It is a complex mental algebra. Most people seem to settle on CCI subs, myself included.

I can confirm that when you gut shoot a rabbit with a 223 and a vmax it's dead. Not saying anybody should gut shoot rabbits but it's more insurance for when you don't hit it in the right place. There is no replacement for displacement.

Rabbit shooting at central

SK ammo availability - just been into Belmont Ammo and they advise they have a good selection of SK arriving @ the end of Jan. Seemingly no SK Subs though.

Winchester 42gn or even just the standard 40gn cci subsonic hp gets 3rd

Winchester 40 or 42 gr subs is all I've ever shot and been successful for the intended task. Lately they have had the odd (1 in 50) sonic boom and some have what appears to be some wax on the shells which makes them a little difficult to retract. Other than that I've always found them very accurate


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Originally Posted by smidey

Winchester 40 or 42 gr subs is all I've ever shot and been successful for the intended task. Lately they have had the odd (1 in 50) sonic boom and some have what appears to be some wax on the shells which makes them a little difficult to retract. Other than that I've always found them very accurate
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was the projectile taken from a shot animal ? If so that's great expansion from a .22 round.

Originally Posted by viper

was the projectile taken from a shot animal ? If so that's great expansion from a .22 round.

yes, retrieved from a hare. Was under the skin on the opposing side

Originally Posted by smidey

Winchester 40 or 42 gr subs is all I've ever shot and been successful for the intended task. Lately they have had the odd (1 in 50) sonic boom and some have what appears to be some wax on the shells which makes them a little difficult to retract. Other than that I've always found them very accurate
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CCI sub almost looks the same when retrieved from a hare. Very rarely ever get one back from a rabbit.


But they do leave big holes in rabbits. This was one of last nights efforts.

Winchester hands down perform better on game, but price and accuracy see me shooting cci. Agree that Winchester subs aren't always subsonic in my rifle and I really don't get the point of shooting hv in a 22. Mine is always suppressed.

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Well I had to go to Winchester as local shop out off CCI subs. Brought a brick three weeks ago and I have got to say I am impressed. I lost no accuracy and performance equal to if not better that CCI on game.
I will buy them again.