.22 with subs, how short and what suppressor?

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My JW-15 is 15”. Pretty sure 795 n HMR are 15” as well. Reading somewhere that number is a bit of a sweet spot.


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Originally Posted by Moa Hunter

A word of caution from someone who chopped too short... I chopped a 22 to the minimum legal length thinking that this would be super handy etc, which it is. What I have found though is that the muzzle sits at ear level with the gun on shoulder - most disconcerting. I ended up heating a piece of PN12 PE water pipe and slipping it over the suppressor to extend the barrel above the head. I would stand in front of a mirror and mark the barrel from that if doing it again.

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Thought of moving your sling stud?

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Originally Posted by Bill999

Thought of moving your sling stud?

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Not a silly suggestion, but the fore end is short and doing that would change the balance point.
What I have just done is to take the PN 12 pipe off and heat slipped a 150mm long piece of PN 10 Red Stripe PE pipe 50 mm over the el-cheapo suppressor leaving 100 mm pipe forward ( this is a very thin walled high density PE pipe. I then slipped a de-capped shotgun shell (with a few wraps of tape around it to centralise) into the PN 10 pipe. I had drilled the primer pocket out to match the suppressor hole. Taped the whole lot with some super strong Nopi tape. Result - much quieter 22 at no cost, point of zero and groups unaffected. All components plastic, so if something goes wrong it wont end in disaster.

I have a Chiappa Little Badger, it has a 16.5" barrel, with a DPT 3 baffle suppressor. I run CCI Subs and CCI Quiets through it.

With the Quiets all you hear is the click of the trigger then the impact. I have shot a few hares with them and they knocked them over solidly.

What kind of range are the Quiets accurate to?

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Originally Posted by Mooseman

I thought I read somewhere that you get maximum velocity from 12 inches of barrel in a 22 LR. I might be wrong on that so I hope somebody can verify or correct me on that one.

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My experimentation ended with 16" for max velocity.

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Originally Posted by MB

What kind of range are the Quiets accurate to?

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I've been bowling hares at ~ 25m. But tbh I had ring issues and have only just fixed them up. So at this stage I couldn't answer honestly.

Chopped my old JW15 down to 14" about 6 yrs ago,accurate little shooter with subs out to 70yds.

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Originally Posted by vulcannz

I've been bowling hares at ~ 25m. But tbh I had ring issues and have only just fixed them up. So at this stage I couldn't answer honestly.

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Thanks. I think they could be a good option on lifestyle blocks etc. Certainly cheaper than buying an air rifle if you already have a 22LR.

Ammo package should show info about barrel length in order to achieve the max velocity. Believe should be 20”