Whats the weakest commercialy available l round?
This is a followup to the question on the Colibri round.
Everyone seems to want the biggest gun possible. . .I want to know what the WEAKEST current production round is.
The Aguila colibris are primer-only .22s with a 20 grain bullet. I think they put out 5 or 7 foot pounds.
Is there a weaker production round than this?
Everyone seems to want the biggest gun possible. . .I want to know what the WEAKEST current production round is.
The Aguila colibris are primer-only .22s with a 20 grain bullet. I think they put out 5 or 7 foot pounds.
Is there a weaker production round than this?
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I think CB's are still made, if not then the Aguila stuff is probably the weakest. I think Aguila also makes a 22 Short in their Colibri line
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The .32 S&W long has got to be right down there, espec. for a center fire. Shot a wood chuck in a trap once at 5 feet, a small one at that. He acted like all I was doing was p***ing him off. Finally had to pull out .22 to finish him off. 0 -
CB caps it is. Short or long, same power.
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4mm Flobert Short (picture a 22 BB cap but smaller), followed by it's "big brother" the 4mm Flobert Long.
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If the 4mm Flobert Short has any powder in it (don't know), then the nod would go to the Aguila colibri. If not, then it would have to be the 4mm which has a much lighter projectile ahead of the lesser priming charge.
Bear in mind the Aguila "colibri" and the Kolibri semi-auto rounds are two different matters; the latter *do* have a trace of powder in them.
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The Aguilas Calibra primer powered round is the weakest available I know of. The Floberts mentioned may have less energy because of a tiny projectile, but where can you get them and a gun to fire them?
The Aguilas are available at most well stocked shops. they are hardly powerful enough to break glass unless its thin.It tells you on the box ,handguns only, they dont have enough power to exit a long bbl.
A customer brought in a brand new rifle with about 5 of them locked in the bore.He didnt kow what was happening and kept firing. they didnt have enough power to even damage the gun ,just kept stacking in the bore.
A real gripe to get out.
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quote:Originally posted by D.S.COLE
The Aguilas Calibra primer powered round is the weakest available I know of. The Floberts mentioned may have less energy because of a tiny projectile, but where can you get them and a gun to fire them?
The Aguilas are available at most well stocked shops. they are hardly powerful enough to break glass unless its thin.It tells you on the box ,handguns only, they dont have enough power to exit a long bbl.
A customer brought in a brand new rifle with about 5 of them locked in the bore.He didnt kow what was happening and kept firing. they didnt have enough power to even damage the gun ,just kept stacking in the bore.A real gripe to get out.
I know they are supposed to be pistol-only, but let me point out that I've seen the Aguila .22 colibris fired out of a .22 bolt rifle and a Marlin 60 just fine. (The Marlin had to be loaded and cycled by hand one round at a time). So it might have to do with the cleanliness of the bore or other characteristics of the gun in question.
These are almost totally silent from a rifle, but they still make a pretty decent high-pitched crack when fired from a pistol. You probably could get away with shooting these in a basement without bothering anyone else, but they are loud enough that I would still wear ear protection.0 -
quote:Originally posted by D.S.COLE:
The Floberts mentioned may have less energy because of a tiny projectile, but where can you get them and a gun to fire them?
You would need to order a firearm through some importer, although there are specimens floating about imported in years gone by. Ammo is still made in Europe and again it is a matter of finding an importer. I purchased some tins many years ago in order to sell singles and I have seen them many times at gun shows, although I've no idea how recently these were imported.
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I've shot them through my Boys Rifle with no problem. I feel bad because I've never even read the box and did not know I was not suppose to shoot them through a rifle length barrel
Dean
quote:Originally posted by beantownshootah
quote:Originally posted by D.S.COLE
The Aguilas Calibra primer powered round is the weakest available I know of. The Floberts mentioned may have less energy because of a tiny projectile, but where can you get them and a gun to fire them?
The Aguilas are available at most well stocked shops. they are hardly powerful enough to break glass unless its thin.It tells you on the box ,handguns only, they dont have enough power to exit a long bbl.
A customer brought in a brand new rifle with about 5 of them locked in the bore.He didnt kow what was happening and kept firing. they didnt have enough power to even damage the gun ,just kept stacking in the bore.A real gripe to get out.
I know they are supposed to be pistol-only, but let me point out that I've seen the Aguila .22 colibris fired out of a .22 bolt rifle and a Marlin 60 just fine. (The Marlin had to be loaded and cycled by hand one round at a time). So it might have to do with the cleanliness of the bore or other characteristics of the gun in question.
These are almost totally silent from a rifle, but they still make a pretty decent high-pitched crack when fired from a pistol. You probably could get away with shooting these in a basement without bothering anyone else, but they are loud enough that I would still wear ear protection.
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