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Introduction

Sub-Sonic 22lr has a great round for hunting that offers supreme accuracy, the CCI Subsonic .22 LR features a 40-grain hollow­point bullet that’s extremely lethal on small game. Carrying 98 ft-lbs. at the muzzle, the Subsonic .22 LR has plenty of punch for the small- to medium-­sized game.

Because it offers quick penetration on small-size targets, it’s become a staple among varmint hunters. Loaded with precision and consistency from the factory, it’s not surprising that CCI’s Subsonic posted a standard deviation (SD) of just 17 and the best group of .52 inches at 30 yards.

Subsonic is designed to function in any firearm that can handle the standard-­velocity .22 ammo. As testing proved, the Subsonic runs well in both a semiauto handgun and a rifle. We tested each load at 30 yards from a bench, firing five, five-shot groups per load and measuring groups with a digital caliper.

Testing was conducted with a Ruger 10/22 semiautomatic rifle and a Simmons 3-9x32mm scope. Velocity was measured at 10 yards with a Competition Electronics chronograph. None of the loads had any feeding or functionality issues in the semiauto platform. Each load was also fired without any malfunctions through a High Standard Sport King Semiauto pistol to measure functionality.

As red-blooded Americans, we’ve long come to embrace our ancestral need for speed. From muscle cars to overbore rifle cartridges that burn barrels and launch bullets downrange at well beyond 3,000 feet per second (fps), we operate on the assumption that faster is better.

The drawback, however, is the noise pollution that accompanies our fixation with speed. Just stand next to a muzzle-braked magnum or a straight-piped hot rod to get the picture. Not only is all that velocity-crazed volume hard on the eardrums, but it’s also unfriendly to the pocketbook, as anyone who has recently bought a box of ammunition for one of the newest long-range super cartridges can tell you.

The truth is, there’s a time to slow things down and keep it quiet, which is why subsonic ammo exists. Since the crack of a bullet breaking the sound barrier greatly increases noise, subsonic ammo is designed to leave the muzzle at less than the speed of sound, which is roughly 1,125 fps at sea level. The tradeoff is less energy on target, which makes going subsonic less desirable with many large hunting calibers. Despite what you might think, much of the noise comes from the gas escaping the barrel, so subsonic rounds aren’t exactly whisper quiet, which is why many add a suppressor to the mix.

Where subsonic ammo excels, however, is with the .22LR. Take CCI’s Mini-Mag 40-grain round-nose load, for example, which produces 1,235 fps and 135 foot-pounds (ft-lbs.) of energy, and compare it to CCI’s Quiet-22, which slows to 710 fps and 45 ft-lbs. of energy with the same bullet weight. The Quiet-22 is still plenty lethal to stop a ravenous squirrel at 20 yards and produces roughly half the noise. Also, as many a competition shooter can tell you, subsonic .22LR cartridges are typically more accurate than their high-speed counterparts.

So whether you’re looking to thin the herd of lawn-destroying gophers without alarming your neighbors, or if you simply need a low-noise alternative that helps protect your hearing while shooting, here’s a look at five of the best subsonic .22 LR ammo loads.

Product Specification

Weight: 40 gr.
Average Velocity (fps): 1,039
SD: 17
ES: 41
Best Group (in.): .52
Average Group (in.): .82
MSRP:  50 rds.
Manufacturer: CCI, CCI-ammunition.com