22lr rifle for suppressor use

[wvbuckbuster]

Been toying with the idea of getting a bolt action rifle in 22lr to use with a suppressor. Curious to what others say is their recommendation. Would use it in the squirrel woods or urban pest control.

 

[xphunter]

Semi-Auto or Bolt?

 

[rjm158]

I have a Tikka T1x that I use with my Little Bird suppressor. With subsonic ammo it's movie quiet.
Being a Tikka, it's minute-of -squirrel-head accurate.

Ron

 

[salmonchaser]

I had a 10/22 with a suppressor we seized from a serial felon, used it mainly for taking out street lights, front porch and yard lights when we wanted things nice and dark. Made less noise than a suppressed MP-5. The breaking glass and bullet impact made much more noise than the round going off.
Don’t remember if the Idea was hatched at a WSTOA or NTOA training no one mentioned the noise of glass falling. That’ll wake the dead at 0300 in the morning, thankfully not dopers. You can take the hinges off their doors with a 12 gauge, drop a flash bang, 14 guys enter, yelling search warrant and most of the time they are just starting to wake up. Still, it was fun shooting out those lights.

 

[jimbires]

I also have a Tikka T1x . it's a good shooting rifle . the BBL comes threaded .

forgot to mention , the bolt cycles smoothly .

 

[wvbuckbuster]

Forgot to mention that a bolt action is first preference. Tikka seems to get a lot of attention and has a good reputation.
Interesting story of suppressor use Don. I have a nephew on a swat team. I'll have to ask him if he's ever done that.

 

[jimbires]

I have not handled a Bergara 22 rimfire , I have handled a few CZ's . the Tikka bolt cycles way smoother than the CZ's I've handled . a smooth bolt cycle helps keep the rifle on target and in the bags when bench shooting .

I put the replacement trigger spring in mine too . made a big difference .

 

[salmonchaser]

Forgot to mention that a bolt action is first preference. Tikka seems to get a lot of attention and has a good reputation.
Interesting story of suppressor use Don. I have a nephew on a swat team. I'll have to ask him if he's ever done that.

Well “swat” was a rapidly evolving art when I played the game, (90 to 2011). Still evolving. In some cities computers at public works can shut the lights down in an isolated part of the city. My old department is making great use of very small drones, they’ve actually had a drone inside while talking to the bad guy on the phone. “See the drone, you may as well give up” kind of thing, they also locate a guy hiding under a bed, AR pointed at the door. Instead of getting people killed simply contained him till he gave up.
It still sucks to have your entry team lit up out front or back lit during approach.
Next to explosive entry however, popping light was the most fun I ever had.