Well I just got done doing some plinking and squirrel hunting with some new ammo. Remington CBee .22LR low noise rounds. This ammo was just recently brought back into production by Remington. It is a 33gr. LTCHP (Lead Truncated Cone Hollow Point) with an advertised velocity of 740fps.
I have been using a large variety of sub-sonic ammo including CCI CB shorts, Remington Subsonic, RWS subsonic hp's, Collibres, and a few others. Up until now my favorites for plinking in my neighborhood have been the CCI CB shorts. They are not the most accurate but they are super quiet.
For hunting small game in the neighborhood I prefer the RWS Subsonic HP's. They are pretty loud, but are very effective for humanely exterminating rodents. The major problem I have found with these rounds, aside from the noise, is the over penetration. They will go clean through a opossum and continue on with authority. This is less than ideal for residential use.
So today I had some free time and decided to try the CBee rounds out. I must say I am very impressed. I first made sure my scope was sighted in for this round @ about 90 feet. The accuracy on these was just as good as the RWS and 10 times better than the CCI. The report from this round is very quiet. It's just a tad louder than the CCI cb's. Infact the sound of the round hitting the squirrel was louder than the shot itself. As for the effect of this round on small game, I have one word. DEVASTATING! All 3 squirrels I shot, stopped instantly. No kicking or twitching. It was like magic. In all three cases the round was recovered in the animal. Expansion was picture perfect. (I will try to post some pictures later) One round almost over penetrated, with the back of the round poking through the hide. I noticed that the cavity of the hollow point is very large and the notches for the petals are exaggerated for reliable expansion with the low velocity of this round.
Overall I am very happy with this 22LR offering from Remington. It was the niche round I have been looking for. A quiet residential small game round. I think I paid $7 for a box of 100. Which is on par for quality subsonic ammo.
Note** the debris you see in the hollow cavity is squirrel meat
I have been using a large variety of sub-sonic ammo including CCI CB shorts, Remington Subsonic, RWS subsonic hp's, Collibres, and a few others. Up until now my favorites for plinking in my neighborhood have been the CCI CB shorts. They are not the most accurate but they are super quiet.
For hunting small game in the neighborhood I prefer the RWS Subsonic HP's. They are pretty loud, but are very effective for humanely exterminating rodents. The major problem I have found with these rounds, aside from the noise, is the over penetration. They will go clean through a opossum and continue on with authority. This is less than ideal for residential use.
So today I had some free time and decided to try the CBee rounds out. I must say I am very impressed. I first made sure my scope was sighted in for this round @ about 90 feet. The accuracy on these was just as good as the RWS and 10 times better than the CCI. The report from this round is very quiet. It's just a tad louder than the CCI cb's. Infact the sound of the round hitting the squirrel was louder than the shot itself. As for the effect of this round on small game, I have one word. DEVASTATING! All 3 squirrels I shot, stopped instantly. No kicking or twitching. It was like magic. In all three cases the round was recovered in the animal. Expansion was picture perfect. (I will try to post some pictures later) One round almost over penetrated, with the back of the round poking through the hide. I noticed that the cavity of the hollow point is very large and the notches for the petals are exaggerated for reliable expansion with the low velocity of this round.
Overall I am very happy with this 22LR offering from Remington. It was the niche round I have been looking for. A quiet residential small game round. I think I paid $7 for a box of 100. Which is on par for quality subsonic ammo.
Note** the debris you see in the hollow cavity is squirrel meat
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