.22 CB Long

[QCI Winchesters]

So, my fiance was shooting my 77/22 today, with some CB longs. Her target was a discarded whiskey bottle. At 50ft. I was sure that I heard two "tinks" on the bottle, and I was SURE I saw it move, yet there it stood, unharmed! I had her fire again, while I watched closely with my binocular. Sure enough, I saw the bullet arc in, strike the bottle, and go "weeeee" off to the right! I had her close the distance to about 30ft. and try again, finally broke the bottle. Jeeez, you sure would not want to use CB Longs for anything serious!

[olyinaz]

It would be interesting to see if they perform better out of a pistol, or in an old rifle with a nice smooth bore. There's no powder to burn, so in your 77/22 the projectile could actually be slowing down quite a bit before leaving the barrel (in fact, I'd bet on it). It sounds like you were only getting about 2-300fps!

[Blaine]

If it was glancing off the rather thick glass, I'm not surprised...at the proper angle, glass will deflect bullets.....There is a reason the FBI established a proper load for their old service revolvers in .38.....

[QCI Winchesters]

Later on we shot some moon snail shells, and some big clam shells. It took three shots to penetrate a moon snail, two of the bullets actually left a lead smear on the shell!

[Blaine]

Perhaps, a .243 would be better.... We now have it on expert authority that it is good for anything in CONUS..

[olyinaz]

Later on we shot some moon snail shells, and some big clam shells. It took three shots to penetrate a moon snail, two of the bullets actually left a lead smear on the shell!

Please try them on a moon pie and report back.

[sore shoulder]

My SIL and I were screwing around out back shooting super colibri 22's at a piecs of metal junk and one came back at us. Made me really rethink those things.

[mark]

My SIL and I were screwing around out back shooting super colibri 22's at a piecs of metal junk and one came back at us. Made me really rethink those things.

Sorry to be a PIA, but it has happened to me as well. 22's can come back at you.

Seriously, and I don't understand the physics, but some projectiles will come back.

Whisky bottles?, I hope you cleaned up the mess .

All the best, Mark

[cshold]

Perhaps, a .243 would be better.... We now have it on expert authority that it is good for anything in CONUS..

You need to simmer down brother Blaine,
Don’t make me get Ms. J after ya.

[86er]

We shoot a lot of CCI Long in the back here. I bought a case of 1000 for $25 a while back. Out of the 16.5 in Henry they get 706 fps. In a 20 in barrel bolt gun they get 694 fps average. Mediocre accuracy but fun and quiet. We're about out of them so I got CCI Match Short. These are way louder but scary accurate and get 820fps in the short rifle and 816 fps in the longer one.

[bdhold]

Perhaps, a .243 would be better....

not for the snail

[Chuck 100 yd]

CB Longs, from my Ruger 4", will (at 10 ft.)only penetrate hard wood (walnut) to the point that the bullets base is flush with the outside of the board. They are quiet and fun to shoot though.
I bought them to function test antique rifles made for Black Powder like this one.

[3leggedturtle]

I shot 3 boxes of the CB longs. Didn't care for them. They seemed very erratic in report and POI. CB Shorts have always been very consistent. Never bothered with the longs again. My main squirrel load was the CBShort out of my Dad's 24" Marlin M39. The hammer hitting the pin was the loudest noise you could hear. I shot well 300 gray sqills with combo. Never had a single bullet not pass thru.

[harry]

My SIL and I were screwing around out back shooting super colibri 22's at a piecs of metal junk and one came back at us. Made me really rethink those things.

I shoot those in the house at the pellet gun target, you know on those long winter days and you have had about two coffiee pots too many to drink

[BigSky56]

I dropped 2 old dry does that wouldnt stay out of my garden and one buck that jumped my fence and got a leg hung up and broke. the middle of the night I just slipped a 22 cb cap between those does ribs into the heart bet they didnt go 10 ft the buck I head shot. dont know how many packrats and cats in the barn Ive dropped too. its shot placement. danny

[gamekeeper]

When shooting near houses I use CCI CB Longs in my 9422 on squirrels , once shot a fox with a CB Long, point blank range in the back of the head, the fox was in a neighbours garden so I had to be quiet...