CCI Quiet-22

Picked up a couple of boxes of this at the local gun store…

quiet 22

FEATURES & BENEFITS

  • Ultra-quiet plinking round in 22-caliber LR rifles
  • 75% reduction in perceived noise of standard velocity .22 LR
  • Standard CCI .22 LR case
  • Excellent accuracy and low velocity (710 feet per second)
  • Better performance than an air rifle with similar noise levels
  • No hearing protection required
  • Great for backyard plinking and introducing youth to the shooting sports
  • Ideal for legal shooting areas where noise may be a concern

From the CCI page HERE.

Make no mistake, it IS Q U I E T…

The downside, it won’t cycle a semi-auto pistol or rifle…

But I do happen to have a bolt gun it works fine in. I even tried it with the can on both the pistol and the rifle, and it still wouldn’t cycle (but the loudest ‘noise’ was the action).  My ‘guess’ is this is designed to be used in an unsuppressed .22 rifle or a .22 revolver.

I’m going to hang onto a couple of boxes just for the heck of it…

The only one I know that is truly subsonic and will reliably cycle both semi-auto pistols and rifles is Eley subsonic (caveat- the rounds actually STAY subsonic out of the rifle barrel with a suppressor).  We tried a few rounds of Remington subsonic, but the additional back pressure generated by the suppressor actually cause three out of five to crack (go supersonic) out of the barrel.

The problem with Eley subsonic is being able to FIND any… sigh

 

Comments

CCI Quiet-22 — 14 Comments

  1. Standard velocity .22 RF is typically around 1050 FPS which is below the speed of sound at sea level (1115 FPS) and is not noisy at all. All one needs to do is to attend a Smallbore Prone NRA match to note how quiet (and boring to spectate) it is. The occasional curse of a competitor when he fires a 9 is the loudest sound you’ll hear. Of course, the 24 & 26″ barrels do help.

  2. In many families, the only 22 rifle is a semiauto. Using CCI Quiet does change it to a single-shot, but that can be an advantage for training young shooters. Also, given the price of ammo, it makes training affordable.

  3. I never much cared for the Remington Sub-Sonic stuff. Dirty and still cracked more often than not.

    However, I’ve yet to be disappointed in any CCI product.

  4. I have a very old .22 short only semi auto, a Browning like they used to use in the carnivals way back in the day.
    The .22 short is subsonic and the only noise you can hear is the action. It’s a wonderful little rifle. 15 shots in a tube through the stock.

    Of course finding .22 shorts these days is like finding hens teeth.

    I also agree with SPEmack that I have never had any problems with a CCI product.I am especially fond of their Stingers.

  5. My Brno #1 sporter really likes that load. Its a good plinking / vermin load when in hunting camp (when you don’t want to alarm the critters you are REALLY there for). Inside 20 yards, I hardly have to compensate for a different zero. The slightly shorter CB (710fps) loads are good too, but some magazines don’t care for the shorter case and stutter when feeding.

  6. My Single-Six really likes this round.
    As you mentioned, great for beginners.

  7. Hey old NFO;

    There are many benefits….I will also mention another one……you know in the early in the A.M when the feral cats are squabbling over the trashcan….might thin out the herd….Just a thought.

  8. Ahh another one I have to get. I picked up some Aquila 60 gr subsonic with the intention of testing various sub sonic rounds against each other and some nominally sub-sonic .22 shorts.

    Still haven’t found a good decibel meter to use to test the with that I can afford :sigh:

    • I just came back from the ranch and as luck would have it, shot the SSS Aquila 60 grain ammunition in my Marlin 81. IT is NOT as soft as the CCI Quiet, but definitely muted compared to ordinary Hi-Vel loads. And just a hint of ‘keyholing’ at 20 yards too, the bullet holes in cardboard were a just a bit elongated. I’ll take it – it grouped very nicely, compared to the other rifles I’ve shot it in.

  9. I tried to buy standard .22 LR in town the other day. He looked at me like I had 2 heads. Had to drive up to Martinsburg to get some.

  10. In the long-ago (pre spouse), I lived in an industrial district, I was the only night time resident for several blocks in all directions. I had an old Savage bolt .22 with a 5 rd. mag. It fed CB caps perfectly if operated slowly. A CB cap made very little noise, about as much as a sneeze, and was powerful enough to dispatch a rat very nicely with a well aimed round through the head at reasonable range. I tried the caps in my Ruger BearCat, but they made far too much noise in that short little barrel.

  11. Until these came out, CCI .22 CB Shorts were a staple in our stock of rimfire, but they won’t even manually cycle in a 10/22. These will, and have a 40-gr bullet as opposed to the 25-gr in the Shorts. The Shorts are plenty effective against rabbits and squirrels even out to 50-yards or so in my experience, but these mathematically pack more punch. Suffice it to say, I looooove this loading!

  12. MArk/j.r.- I’m staying away from those… keyholing doesn’t do it for me… And I don’t want to screw up a suppressor…

    PH- I can believe it… sigh

    Gerry- Good one! 🙂

    Evyl- They cycled in your 10/22? They sure didn’t in mine.