![]() ![]() Such early attempts to integrate subsonic ammunition into suppressed sniper shooting were very frustrating due to limited ammo choices and inconsistent performance. The report is much like that of an air rifle, and after a pause long enough to make me sweat, we are rewarded with a very deep gonnnnnnnnng sound that starts the show right on cue. I get back on target through my night scope and break the shot at the appropriate time. After applying some idiot math, educated guesswork and a couple prayers, we agree on “dope” that we think will splatter the 185-grain, T-base, FMJ bullet 1-inch high of center mass, just to be safe. The pressure to succeed is high, but the fact that live, friendly operators are positioned between us and the target raises the stakes to “no fail.” My partner ensures the line of fire is clear while we quietly develop the firing solution together. #SUBSONIC ROUNDS VS REGULAR FULL#Even so, this is the full dress rehearsal for a real-world mission we are on standby to launch any day. Fortunately, this is a training hit and our bad guy is a partially exposed “Iron Maiden” target. Hand-held ballistic programs are just a figment of someone’s imagination at this point, so we are truly without any useful data. They are basic safety items that protect your hearing. Suppressors aren’t just for military applications. Under the circumstances, making a daytime subsonic CNS shot would be difficult enough, but we do our best work at night and so here we are. Slight miscalculations in elevation adjustment equal misses measured in feet at this distance. The only data we have for our rounds’ trajectories is at 100 and 200 meters, and unlike supersonic ammo, this stuff is wholly unpredictable at any distance not previously confirmed. It is the mid-1990s, and we are new to the subsonic 7.62 NATO-ammunition game. ![]() Our goal is to ensure the assault force-which happens to be between us and the target-can get into position without being compromised by the roving guard that holds my attention at the moment. That we are shooting it for only the second time in our lives makes things particularly tricky. This would be a simple job at this distance, but we have a new and untested tool in our kit this night: subsonic match ammunition. Our task is to silently neutralize him with a central-nervous-system (CNS) shot. My sniper buddy crouches low over me, watching the big picture around us through his night-vision goggles while my attention is on the head and shoulders of a threat target 165 meters away. Rain-soaked fatigues and fogged optics are minor burdens compared to my other troubles. FWIW Buy a box and try them.I am lying behind my Knight’s Armament SR-25 on a cold, wet autumn night. Possibly the most accurate of about 50 rifles I have owned. They are that accurate in the little Ruger Precision Rimfires, which I also highly recommend. Surprise, all 15 went into the head of the nail which is barely over 1/4 inch. Being unsure, I just loaded a 15 round mag and fired all 15 at a 16 penny nail head. ![]() When first sighting in my Ruger Precision with these I could not see where I was hitting, because at 25 yards, they were all going into the same hole. You are a lucky man to own one, they are pretty rare. After I fire I just pull the little handle back and chamber another round. But I do not care, I simply shoot them as a single shot. They do not have enough power to slam the slide back and chamber a new round. Same with the 22LR CCI quiet loads in my 1022. I only a Henry Golden Boy and a Ruger Precision Rimfire in 22 Mag but I shoot a lot of suppressed semi autos, where most subsonic rounds may have an issue in functioning in semiautos. ![]()
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