Aguila Colibri Quiet .22 Ammo = FUN!

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A few days ago, I invited all of you to celebrate with me in my acquisition of a new Ruger SP101 .22 revolver. For those of you who declined my invitation by failing to open that particular thread, you missed the part about my ordering 1000 rounds of Aguila Colibri very quiet .22 ammo. That ammo arrived today, and I quickly spent the first fifty rounds in the back yard. These are primer-fired rounds. There is no gun powder. They travel at about 375 ft/sec and sound about as loud as a cap gun out of my gun. For rifles, you'll want the Super Colibri to ensure the bullet actually makes it all the way through the barrel. I paid $60 for 1000 rounds. This is going to be a whole lot of fun, and the neighbors will know nothing about it.

(The video is not me.)

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I don't think the Aguilla nor the CCI will cycle semi's. Just not enough pressure there. I have heard of some guys getting their 10/22's to run on the CCI with a light spring in it. Don't think the Aguilla would do that even with the light spring, just not enough energy.
 
They won't recycle a semi auto, but you can cycle after each shot by hand. I think they're supposed to be quieter in a semi than in a revolver. As for rifles, a bolt action is supposed to be quieter than a Ruger 10-22. I'm kicking myself for not buying a couple boxes of the Super version. I don't expect this current batch to last long, though, so I'll get the Supers the next time around. Lots of youtube videos out there on this stuff.
 
Wow it makes me want to trade in one of my semi auto Mark series to get a revolver. I bought a few bricks of Aguila for fur bearer season this year. They make the hottest production 22LR. It is a 30 grn bullet that is pushed at nearly 22 mag speeds. I have only sighted in with them so far, accurate and sound almost like a centerfire but make the racoons DRT (almost had one climb my leg last year). Its pricey stuff, seams quality although some reviews say it burns dirty for the hot rounds I got.
 
Man, that makes my wish my form 4 for the Silencerco Sparrow would come already.
 
I've seen a ton of buzz over at Rimfire Central in regards to the new CCI quiet ammo, with mostly mixed reactions. I suppose only time will tell. I've seen the Aguila stuff for quite some time, but have never tried it. It must be decent if it is still being manufactured after all this time.
 
whetrock said:
I've seen a ton of buzz over at Rimfire Central in regards to the new CCI quiet ammo, with mostly mixed reactions.
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Rimfire Central is almost all about the Ruger 10/22. Other .22 rifles or revolvers on RC really are only an afterthought. I have a 10/22 and I wish I'd bought at least a box of 50 to play with, but if we're mostly talking the 10/22, it doesn't surprise me that it gets mixed reveiws. It sure is fun with a revolver, though.

I was in a car accident in April that left me with an arm that doesn't quite go straight anymore. I'm either going to have to learn to shoot with a wonky arm, or learn to shoot weak handed. For learning (or relearning) a .22 revolver makes good economic sense. Being able to shoot any time and any day by simple walking into my yard is going to speed up results.

We live on just under 5 acres of mostly woods. We built a trail loop trail though it with a few little hills and valleys along the way. I'm going to put cans at different (mostly short) distances from the trail and place them so I'm always shooting into a bank of dirt.

It's all so convenient, easy, inexpensive, and fun.
 
I agree wholeheartedly that Rimfires are excellent training aids and when the cost of ammunition is factored in they make do in fact make great economic sense. Heck, I hand load and still shoot a ton of rimfire ammunition annually. The SP-101 chambered in 22LR seems like a grand revolver from most indications. I haven't really kept up with it in regards to the reviews, but it does cost a bit less than that S&W 617 I've been drooling over for ages. I'd really like to try both the 617 and SP-101 before I commit to a more elaborate setup.
 
I've wanted the S&W 617 too, but my other gun is the SP101 .357 so the .22 version only makes sense.

I did a quick penetration test today. (Out of a 4" barrel,) I shot the Colibri into a 1" pine board and into a regular ol' 2x4. The bullet is very pointy, and is about 5/16" long. In the 1" board, the very point penetrated about 1/4" leaving 1/16" still outside of the board. On the 2x4, the point penetrated about 1/2". Probing the hole, I hit the back of the bullet at about 3/16".
 
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