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    Went up the range for a play with a new handgun and brought up the marlin for a shot as well.

    15 rnds CCI subs @ 25m on a clean barrel.
    It shoots a bit better when fouled.
    Bought it off sneeze last year. Glad I did as it is a wee pearler 😆




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    Very Nice group , nice combo of rifle, shooter and ammo.

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    My old Remington 581 .22 with it's 24" barrel loves the Winchester Subsonic 42 max. It kills possums pretty well with chest shots which I regard as a big ask for a .22LR

    Suggest you grab a box of each of CCI Subsonic, Winchester Subsonic 40gr and 42gr max. Then stock up big time on whichever round shoots best.
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    Still have 3 bricks of CCI solids @ $55.00 per brick plus freight
    Boom, cough,cough,cough

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    Quote Originally Posted by Maca49 View Post
    Still have 3 bricks of CCI solids @ $55.00 per brick plus freight
    I take it that these are standard vol not sub's

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    Quote Originally Posted by Natatale View Post
    I take it that these are standard vol not sub's
    No these are solid nose subs
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    Quote Originally Posted by Maca49 View Post
    Still have 3 bricks of CCI solids @ $55.00 per brick plus freight
    That's a bloody good deal. 👍


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    CCI subsonics are what I use or CCI standard velocity.
    Have found the standard velocity to kill magpies and plovers just as well as the subsonics even though they are not hollow point.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Beetroot View Post
    CCI subsonics are what I use or CCI standard velocity.
    Have found the standard velocity to kill magpies and plovers just as well as the subsonics even though they are not hollow point.
    Thats because the hollowpoint on cci subsonics is pretty ineffective,Winchester(40 and 42gr)and killwell subs actually expand.
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    Thanks for all the replies. Seems like I have a few options for subsonic ammo.

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    I have recently bought a CZ455, and been going through the different makes of ammo to see what works well. It has the 20" barrel, and is suppressed, so I have only tried subs.
    Both the CCI and Winchester 40 gn subs grouped well. The winner for grouping was the remington 40gn, which was a real surprise as it was rubbish in my previous rifle.
    To my shock, about 1 in 10 of the remington rounds would go supersonic, so were ruled out for a hunting round for use in the orchards.
    The CCI when recovered from game (very rare) had very little deformation, and just did not open up. The Winchester and remington rounds were a lot better in this regard - as detailed by others previously.
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    I'll throw some Eley Match ammo through it soon, just so I can see the rifles true potential.

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    I have had some CCI from a subs box go supersonic as well.


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    Found the chrony when looking for the eley ammo which was a bonus.
    The rifle has a few hundred more rounds through it, and the groups are coming in a bit from the last time I tried all of the different ammo.
    I ran out of the remington ammo, so was looking for the best of what I had stockpiled.
    Tested Winchester 40gr Subsonic, CCI 40gr subsonic, and the eley match 40gn at 25m, and chronographed each of the 5 round groups.

    CCI. 5 shot group: 0.213"
    velocity: 1075, 1086, 1067, 1061, 1083

    Winchester 5 shot group: 0.441"
    velocity: 1024, 1004, 1011, 1015, 1014

    Eley match 5 shot group: 0.160"
    velocity: 1110(supersonic), 1083, 1057, 1075, 1070

    Winner for the hunting ammo was the CCI, and was really quite impressive. Looks like I will be sticking with that for a while.

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    60gr! That is a lot of lead for a little case.

    I imagine they will kill just as well as any other solid, and with that weight will not be stopping for bones found in rabbits, possums, or birds.
    With increased accuracy, you have options for more well placed shots, so bullet expansion makes no difference.

    Where did you find these, and what are they worth?

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    Well chaps, been trying the CCI Subsonics as recommended and what a difference! Noticeably quieter than my friend's air rifle! So quiet, after the first shot, I thought it was a misfire or a jam.

 

 

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