let me start by saying I am a deer hunter and not a shooter, so not much experience beyond sighting in a scope and shooting at deer or coyotes and occasional critters. I don’t reload and don’t intend to. I have a house built out of bar wood and have a serious squirrel problem with them chewing through the wood and getting into the walls so now it is time to wage war on my squirrels. I own 10 acres of primary oak trees so ALOT of squirrels to take care of. I have a small inside dog that is terrified of thunder and gun shots. My 22 rifle does not bother her too much but when I shoot a squirrel with the shotgun it takes over 30 minutes for her to calm down. My wife has said I can buy a new rifle to take care of the squirrel problem so I need to find a new caliber to buy that is not much louder than a 22. I am aware of silencers but don’t want to wait 6 plus months to get one so wanting something to buy now. a 22 is the only small caliber rifle I have ever shot. I do own a 5.56 nato 223 a r and was going to use it but I shot it once saturday in the back yard to compare it to my 22 for noise level and it was way too loud And my dog did not like it neithier.
upon reserach I have read about 17hmr, 17 hmr2, 17 hornets, 204 Ruger. how much louder are those than a 22?
what is in between noise level of a 22long rifle and a 223 ar?
I know the decibels of a 22 are around 140 but can’t find the decibels of. 17 hmr or 204 Ruger.
I really like what I have read on a 204 Ruger but afraid it is going to be too loud.
I have also saw the cci quiet bullets for a 22 but have saw several posts where those bullets don’t shoot as accurate as normal bullets??
any suggestions on a different caliber than a 22 would be appreciated along with any experience of a caliber I should consider.
thanks for any input and help,
Hoppy
upon reserach I have read about 17hmr, 17 hmr2, 17 hornets, 204 Ruger. how much louder are those than a 22?
what is in between noise level of a 22long rifle and a 223 ar?
I know the decibels of a 22 are around 140 but can’t find the decibels of. 17 hmr or 204 Ruger.
I really like what I have read on a 204 Ruger but afraid it is going to be too loud.
I have also saw the cci quiet bullets for a 22 but have saw several posts where those bullets don’t shoot as accurate as normal bullets??
any suggestions on a different caliber than a 22 would be appreciated along with any experience of a caliber I should consider.
thanks for any input and help,
Hoppy