Low Recoil, Quiet .223 Rifle?

My wife wants to get into .223 (from .22) target shooting.
What is a really low recoil, quiet, rifle/ammo?
Any accessories that can help with that too?
Can be heavy long barrel or whatever because she and I shoot on the ground, off an ATV, or on a table rig.
I realise it's a .223 and won't be exactly like a quiet/low recoil .22
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The only way to make a really low recoil, quiet 223 rifle is to use a long barrel and a silencer. A muzzle brake will make it louder. Using standard ammo creates a sonic boom and the blast from 26 gains of powder is too much to be reduced enough with a silencer to eliminate the need for ear muffs in an enclosed area such as a rifle line. Out in the open a suppressed supersonic223 may be hearing safe.

While subsonic 223 ammo (w/+70 grain bullets) is much more powerful than typical 40 grain subsonic 22lr, it has nearly the same trajectory limitations and can be difficult to hit a target past 200 yards. It will make much less noise than the standard 223 load though.

I have a TC contender in 22 K-hornet that works well with my 223 can.

Ranb
 
Silencer is rather inaccurate as a term for Suppressors...at best they drop the decibel level by half...
But since Hollywood has screwed up most people's firearm vernacular, I suppose we are stuck with it... ;)

This is one thing the UK has over the US...in the UK they don't regulate silencers...they WANT people to use them...
over here in the USA, we have far more freedom of weapon choice...but they stick it to you for $200 Tax Stamp & a 6-month wait for a Suppressor.

Frankly, you would think that antigun types would want us to have free access to suppresors,
as then they wouldn't be as able to hear folks practicing at the range ;)

When dealing with Supersonic bullets (.223/etc), you are basically putting a muffler on a V8...
it'll be a little quieter and can modify the sound, but you'll know when it goes off ;)
.22lr & .45ACP are recognized as the Subsonic rounds that get the best results out of surpressors...quiet & effective!
 
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Big Shrek said:
Silencer is rather inaccurate as a term for Suppressors...at best they drop the decibel level by half...
But since Hollywood has screwed up most people's firearm vernacular, I suppose we are stuck with it... ;)
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Actually, the name silencer is more correct.

For one, the first such device patented in the USA was the Maxim Silencer, over 100 years ago.

Second, the term that's used on ATF forms, and has been for decades, is silencer.

"Suppressor" has a very "mall ninja, wanna make things sound technical" kind of ring to it, IMO. It's not necessarily, but that's what it reminds me of.
 
Second, the term that's used on ATF forms, and has been for decades, is silencer.

"Suppressor" has a very "mall ninja, wanna make things sound technical" kind of ring to it, IMO. It's not necessarily, but that's what it reminds me of.
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Misuse of the terms, by our government, doesn't make it right. ;)
 
When dealing with Supersonic bullets (.223/etc), you are basically putting a muffler on a V8...
it'll be a little quieter and can modify the sound, but you'll know when it goes off
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You do get the sound of the bullet breaking the sound barrier as it goes down range, but you do loose 95% + of the muzzle blast. Its not much louder than an air rifle or .22 in the open, and identifying where the shot came from is difficult, as there is no muzzle blast.

I have a AAC M4-2000 on my one AR, and I can shoot it from inside my carport with standard ammo, and it doesnt even set my ears to ringing. If I shoot a .22 or my .17 from the same spot, I cant hear right for days.

I know this is posted the bolt section, but this has virtually no recoil, and is easy on the ears. :)

ry%3D400
 
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