22Wmr Noise Report - How Far?

[Matthew Phillips 36]

Hi guys,

 

Just a quick one.

 

On a moderated 22wmr how far would sound from the crack of the bullet travel? Will someone be able to hear the crack from 300yards away? 500 yards? ect?

 

Just trying to decide if 22lr sub or 22wmr would be more suitable for some rabbits in a field about 1000 yards from residential.

 

Thanks

[shropshire dan 467]

Id say further than 1000 yards mate. I had a hmr and now have a .22-250 and unmoderated they both sound preety much the same

[hunter1 63]

Have you had fox with your 22.250 dan.

[celticrusader 78]

Haha ..I think he's having a go at you Dan.lol

[shropshire dan 467]

Haha. No not yet matey

 

Just about as confident as I can be with it now. Put about 100 rounds through it on target at ranges from 100-300 yards.

Planning on going out again saturday evening to a different permission I havnt shot for a while. Fingers crossed lol

[hunter1 63]

No not having go. I was in the same boat as you dan when I first started shooting and then it just all comes together.

[hunter1 63]

And we all still miss from time to time LOL.

[shropshire dan 467]

Thats the funny thing mate im not at all new to shooting lol.

 

Ive had air rifles since I was 5 years old and then got into shotguns about 4 years ago.

 

Im new to CF rifles and have had rimfires for about 10 months now only got rid of my hmr about a month ago and got the .22-250 to replace it. Would never get rid of my 1976 brno mod2 .22lr love that to bits.

 

Shot a fair few charlie's with the 12g and hmr just none with the .22-250 the shots have been provided just that particular situation I didn't feel confident in the shot

Edited September 8, 2014 by shropshire dan

[Alsone 789]

Hi guys,

 

Just a quick one.

 

On a moderated 22wmr how far would sound from the crack of the bullet travel? Will someone be able to hear the crack from 300yards away? 500 yards? ect?

 

Just trying to decide if 22lr sub or 22wmr would be more suitable for some rabbits in a field about 1000 yards from residential.

 

Thanks

 

Once you go supersonic, all you can do is moderate the muzzle blast. Unfortuntely the crack comes from the speed of the bullet and the sound travels a long way. Even a HV from a .22 LR will echo off the houses. I've echoed it off hills several miles away across a valley at night!

 

I've never shot a WMR so can't be specific on that one, but it carries a lot more powder than a .22 LR.

 

If you want to be stealthy then .22 sub is the only way to go.

[shropshire dan 467]

+1 the .22 sub is unbelievably quiet. As quiet if not quiter than most spring air rifles imo. More noise when the bullet hits the rabbits skull than the actual muzzle blast.

[Elliott 436]

I went out with my pal on Sun night and shot two rabbits on the golf course.

 

First was at 95 yards and the second at 110. He was stood about 20 yards behind me and didn't even hear the rifle fire, just the sound of the bullet impact

 

Subsonic all the way for stealth

[charlie caller 3,654]

If the houses` are a thousand yards away, I would not worry about it, get a decent moderator on it and crack on, I am happy to use the .243 300 yards from buildings at night, never had a problem, chances are the people in the houses wont hear a thing.

[J_Edwards 70]

The sonic boom goes a long way, and it's impossible to stop, even with a good moderator. In the dead of night, I find that tractors, combines, lorrys, car doors slamming, etc, make just as much noise, so don't worry about anyone complaining.

 

A neighbour near me made a comment about my .17HMR and .223 crack, but thinks nothing of firing up his Harley Davidson whenever he wants, for all the world to hear, so it's swings and roundabouts really.