.22 Shorts and my Suppressor
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.22 Shorts and my Suppressor
So far, I have only shot .22 Long Rifle out of my Walther P-22 and (registered/legal) suppressor. If I buy some .22 shorts (provided I can find any) and shoot them, is there any danger of baffle strikes? Thank you for your advice.
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Re: .22 Shorts and my Suppressor
Probably not, but why risk it?
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Re: .22 Shorts and my Suppressor
They won’t feed or cycle the action.
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Re: .22 Shorts and my Suppressor
I know I would have to cycle them by hand, but I was thinking more of having an extremely quiet sound signature. But probably not worth the risk of a baffle strike. By the way, has anyone heard a baffle strike, or is it one of those things that you don't know happened until you take your suppressor apart to clean it?
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Re: .22 Shorts and my Suppressor
Not 22 short but I shoot sub-sonic 22lr through mine, and they will cycle the action, but they're not as accurate. I have both Remington and Aguila subs. about the same.
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Re: .22 Shorts and my Suppressor
CCI is selling some quiet 22lr cheap. Buy 10 bucks and it’s like 13 cents a round.
You’ll probably have to cycle it, but it will be quiet...
https://www.cci-ammunition.com/rimfire/ ... 6-960.html
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You’ll probably have to cycle it, but it will be quiet...
https://www.cci-ammunition.com/rimfire/ ... 6-960.html
-r
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I can't seem to get this to populate to the cart...ReaperOfMars wrote: ↑January 19th, 2021, 8:32 am CCI is selling some quiet 22lr cheap. Buy 10 bucks and it’s like 13 cents a round.
You’ll probably have to cycle it, but it will be quiet...
https://www.cci-ammunition.com/rimfire/ ... 6-960.html
-r
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Re: .22 Shorts and my Suppressor
those CCI Quiets are AWESOME with a can, but true, they do not cycle automatically with every weapon
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Re: .22 Shorts and my Suppressor
Bummer. Looks like it’s out of stock now. GunDeals on Reddit strikes again.
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Re: .22 Shorts and my Suppressor
Thank you all for your comments and advice.
Re: .22 Shorts and my Suppressor
If you want quiet try some wire pull jell in the can
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Re: .22 Shorts and my Suppressor
Just thinking out loud:
What causes a baffle strike is an unstable bullet, one that is "tipping" as it exits the rifling. I would think that if you shoot .22 Shorts out of your pistol without the suppressor, and you don't see any evidence of tipping on the paper target, then you're GTG with the suppressor. But if you see irregular bullet holes on the paper, you should not shoot that ammo through your suppressor.
Am I on the right track?
What causes a baffle strike is an unstable bullet, one that is "tipping" as it exits the rifling. I would think that if you shoot .22 Shorts out of your pistol without the suppressor, and you don't see any evidence of tipping on the paper target, then you're GTG with the suppressor. But if you see irregular bullet holes on the paper, you should not shoot that ammo through your suppressor.
Am I on the right track?
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Re: .22 Shorts and my Suppressor
I wouldn't shoot shorts out of a P22 anyways.
It is made for LR, not shorts, why take any chances?
It is made for LR, not shorts, why take any chances?
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Re: .22 Shorts and my Suppressor
If you wanted stupid quiet you could use Super Colibris