CCI Sub-Sonic HP .22 LR 40gr Lead Hollow Point
Purpose-built subsonic that still cycles semi-autos. The everyday suppressor load for 10/22s and rimfire pistols.
- Price
- $13
- Brand
- CCI
- Category
- Ammunition
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Features
- •40 grain LHP
- •.22 LR
- •1,050 fps
- •Subsonic
- •100-round box
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Overview
CCI Sub-Sonic HP is the load that solves the suppressed .22 dilemma: stay quiet without choking the action. At 1,050 fps it stays below the speed of sound, so there is no supersonic crack for a can to fight, yet it carries enough energy to cycle most semi-automatic 10/22s and rimfire pistols that the truly quiet loads cannot. The 40gr lead hollow point also hits harder on small game than lighter subsonic options.
CCI cuts a special nose cavity into this bullet so it still mushrooms at subsonic speed, where ordinary high-velocity hollow points simply punch through. That is the difference between a quiet plinking round and a quiet hunting round, and it is why CCI rates part # 56 for small game rather than paper.
This is the practical middle of the suppressor lineup. CCI Quiet-22 is quieter but too weak to cycle most autoloaders; Aguila Sniper Subsonic is heavier but demands a fast-twist barrel. Sub-Sonic HP asks nothing special of the gun and runs in the standard 1:16 twist barrels that ship on nearly every rimfire rifle and pistol. Buy it by the brick, run it through a stock 10/22 with a can, and it just works.
Key Features
- 40gr lead hollow point at subsonic 1,050 fps
- Stays subsonic to eliminate the supersonic crack
- Enough velocity to cycle most semi-auto actions
- Stabilizes in standard 1:16 twist barrels
- Nose cavity sized to expand at subsonic velocity
- 100-round packs for high-volume suppressed shooting
Pros
- +Reliably subsonic and quiet through a suppressor
- +Cycles most semi-autos that quieter loads cannot
- +Works in standard 1:16 twist barrels with no special requirements
- +Hollow point still expands at 1,050 fps, unlike high-velocity designs slowed down
Cons
- −Louder than CCI Quiet-22 and other ultra-low-velocity loads
- −Not match-accurate for competition
- −May still short-stroke the springiest blowback actions
Detailed Specifications
- caliber
- .22 LR
- bulletWeight
- 40 grain
- bulletType
- Lead Hollow Point
- muzzleVelocity
- 1,050 fps
- muzzleEnergy
- 98 ft-lbs
- ballisticCoefficient
- 0.120
- packaging
- 100-round pack
- caseMaterial
- Brass
- intendedUse
- Suppressed plinking, small game, quiet practice
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