Aguila Super Colibri .22

[Garufa]

Lately I’ve been curious to know what I could get away with in the back yard.  Have really wanted to try some CCI Quiets but none are readily available locally....as in I want them now without driving all over town.   

Went to Academy today needing something else and checked the .22 shelf just in case their online inventory was wrong.  No CCI’s but they did have a couple of boxes of the Super Colibri.  Known about these for years but never fooled with them because didn’t think they’d clear the barrel of my old 27” Winchester 67A.

Well, today’s version of that ammo is not primer only.  There is in fact a little bit of powder in there.  Enough to easily clear a 27” barrel, punch right through an aluminum water bottle at 8 yards, and satisfy my immediate urge.

Not any louder than a pellet gun at all.

I’m about to rain hell on chipmunks.

Edited June 9, 2020 by Garufa

[bvarnell]

CB short or long are equally quite and will punch completely thru a 2 liter bottle full of water.

[peejman]

Cool. I may or may not have dispatched an untold number of nuisance squirrels using CB's growing up in a subdivision. I bought a pellet gun for that purpose now, and it's louder than the CB's.

[FrankD]

those are the go to suburban dispatch rounds.  I have a couple boxes of the CCI Quiets and the Aguila's are much quieter although haven't had any issues with the effectiveness of either.