I was at Wal-Mart today and I found boxes of CCI Quiet .22lr for $7.95 each. Each box had 50 rounds in it. Not exactly cheap shooting but still plenty cheap for varminting. They were 40gr. lead round nose bullets with a muzzle velocity of 710fps according to the box. I thought, "What the heck I'll try it."
So I get home and load up a CCI CB Short (29gr. @ 710fps) and fired. Less report than an air rifle and the bullet entered the pine wood block but was still close enough to the surface I could see its rear end yet. Then I loaded and fired from the same gun (a Rossi break action single shot youth .22) the Quiet .22lr and I was amazed! Same quiet report as the CB but the bullet punched through the pine block (one layer of 1.5" thick) and hit the berm behind it. It didn't go very deep into the dirt so I was able to find the bullet (completely deformed) but nonetheless this thing punched through the wood!
I think I just found my new favorite back yard varmint cartridge! Now to wait and see if the rabbits come out to feed on my veggies tonight...
So I get home and load up a CCI CB Short (29gr. @ 710fps) and fired. Less report than an air rifle and the bullet entered the pine wood block but was still close enough to the surface I could see its rear end yet. Then I loaded and fired from the same gun (a Rossi break action single shot youth .22) the Quiet .22lr and I was amazed! Same quiet report as the CB but the bullet punched through the pine block (one layer of 1.5" thick) and hit the berm behind it. It didn't go very deep into the dirt so I was able to find the bullet (completely deformed) but nonetheless this thing punched through the wood!
I think I just found my new favorite back yard varmint cartridge! Now to wait and see if the rabbits come out to feed on my veggies tonight...