[bogie]

Popped one last night in Clay's basement.

It made a significantly louder noise hitting a plank than it did coming out the muzzle of a semi pistol. Tres kewl.

[waynzwld]

I have shot both loadings of Colibri ammo, the lowest energy loading is so quiet that you only hear the mechanics of the trigger group and the hammer fall, in the higher energy loading, it is quieter than most pneumatic guns.

[Quantrill]

Use them for popping squirrels at the birdfeeder and not upsetting the neighbors. Head shots are killers. Quantrill

[HankB]

I've tried Colibri in my 10/22. Very quiet and reasonably accurate out to at least 25 or 30 yards.

I probably don't have to mention it to people at THR, but don't get the idea that because they're so quiet they're harmless . . . treat a Colibri-loaded firearm as you would any other firearm. (Four Rules and all.)

[George Hill]

The lower power Colibri is super quiet... but so slow you can see the bullet arch. It can dent paper. I tried it on a cat once... an annoying black cat in the hood that thought it was a panther and could take down my cat. Head shot. Cat ran away. Didn't see it again for 2 months, and even then it never got near my house again. Wish I had used the higher power stuff. Damn cat attacked a girl after that so I had to go after it again. Had no aquilla ammo... Quik Shoks. Quik Shoks work wonders on cats.

[45R]

I fired a few out of my 10/22 today.......at 25 yards it fell about 8 inches off the mark :) Sounded really cool though. Pufff.....:)

[cordex]

Damn cat attacked a girl after that so I had to go after it again. Had no aquilla ammo... Quik Shoks. Crude but it worked. Was aiming for a head shot, but hit it in the chest.

Fun stuff, not a whole lot of practical applications. Overgrown BB gun, but a lot of fun if you like your .22 and can't shoot other stuff where you live.

This stuff is dirty though. Not in the same way as most .22 ammo ... it leaves little bits of stuff in the bore ... keep that in mind and clean accordingly.

[Jerrywahid]

Doesn't the manufacturer suggest that it not be fired from a rifle? They say the barrel length slows the slug down too much. Has anyone gotten it to cycle a semiauto? They say that it won't cycle most or all.

[cordex]

Doesn't the manufacturer suggest that it not be fired from a rifle? They say the barrel length slows the slug down too much.
Yup. Says not to on the box (even the "super" colibri).
Legal CYA, I think. I have seen it lodge before, but you can tell immediately.
Has anyone gotten it to cycle a semiauto? They say that it won't cycle most or all.
Doubt it's going to happen unless someone builds a special kit using a plastic or aluminum bolt and very weak springs.

[Jerrywahid]

Thanks.

Oh yeah, and where do you folks get it from?

[benEzra]

Oh yeah, and where do you folks get it from?
Gun shows, around here, though I suppose you could also mail-order some.
Has anyone gotten it to cycle a semiauto? They say that it won't cycle most or all.
As far as I know, the quietest load that will cycle a semiauto is Aguila's ".22 SubSonic Sniper" load, which looks like a super-long (60-gr) bullet sticking out of a .22 short case. It's not nearly as quiet as Colobri, but the extra bullet mass keeps chamber pressure high enough for long enough to cycle the bolt.

[SquirrelNuts]

I use Colibri for plinking with my Browning Buckmark. It makes a little snap, but sounds like an air rifle.

I also fire it from a Marlin 880SQ rifle, and the bolt snapping is louder than the report.

This ammunition will penetrate skin and tissue at close range. I had to use it to finish off a run over rabbit one night. I placed two shots COM and one to the head. The bunny stopped moving after that. Each shot broke the skin and penetrated Bugs.

I love this stuff, and can find it for $20 a brick locally. CheaperThanDirt had it for $10 or so once, but they have long sold out of it.

-SquirrelNuts

[Destructo6]

A Remington 552 Speedmaster, capable of shooting 22lr, 22long, and 22short, will cycle the Colibri ammo.

[Guyon]

Had a possum eating my cat's food every night. One night I treed him, spotlighted him, and popped him in the head with a round of Super Colibri. End of possum problem. No noise to wake up neighbors.

There is a warning on the label about "recommended for pistols only." Anyone ever had a round lodge in a .22 rifle?

[schild]

The Super is pretty powerful. 11/2" phonebook penetration @20' from a CZ cadet.

[Kevlarman]

11 1/2"? Wow! My Beretta 950 in .25ACP penetrated about 5"
:rolleyes:

[cordex]

Anyone ever had a round lodge in a .22 rifle?
Yes.
Buddy was shooting. We both recognized problem immediately, cleared rifle and went back to shooting.
No hu hu.

[Bigjake]

looks like he mean 1.5 in to me.

i've poped a stack of cardboard boxes with colbri in my basement at about 30 ft and it goes about 3 in into them ,but they arent tight together like a phonebook.

true story- had pigeons crapping on the roof of the house, 2 of them. snuck around em with my t-bolt browning and shot the one dead, and its buddy just sat there! so i shot him too! no more bird poo on the skylight.:neener:

[Dr.Rob]

Ahem, strictly for research purposes dad and I tried some remington subsonic out of a marlin 39 in the basement.. very quiet and didn't go all the way through a phonebook.

So after carefully secreting ourselves in a blind (the garage with the door partially opened) we found that you could engage a target, (say like a squirrel that had taken up residence in your attic via a hole in the flashing) with alomost complete silence.

4 shots, 4 targets.

[Sven]

Used a pop bottle to hush it. Crude but it worked.

Folks, obviously he's talking about hushing the CAT, not the gun. Jeeze.

[444]

A friend and I did a full evauluation of various light loaded .22 ammo one day. He built an addition onto his house for a hot tub and of course we got the idea that this would be a perfect place to shoot from. He lives in a fairly rural area, had a safe direction to shoot, and there is no law on the books yet against shooting "in town". But, he didn't want to get something started with his neighbors, so he wanted something quiet. The little Colibris without any powder were definitely the most quiet. But, they dropped so fast that their fun factor was low. His target was initally set up about 30-40 yards away. We could see the bullets in the air and they were hitting the ground about three feet in front of the target. I could see where this would be great for shooting in the basement, but outside the range is very limited. Unfortunately, very few people in Southern Nevada have basements.
Most of the other stuff we used seemed to be about the same level of report. We ended up settleing on CCI CB caps. They were louder than the Colibri, but offered much greater performance.

This is all going to be a moot point when my two suppressed .22s get here. I have been waiting for months on this stuff and will have another 2-3 months wait on the tax stamp once they get here. But, we will be able to shoot regular .22 LR and have less noise than the Colibri.

[blue86buick]

I haven't made much effort to find Colibri's around my area, but I have shot 1.25 packs of CCI CB Long's. I love how quiet they are, even though I'm not shooting within city limits. The only gripes I have are the price, and how they won't cycle the action. Strangely enough, I have found them to be the most accurate ammo for me though. :confused: I was able to make a pop bottle dance with 8/8 shots at 20 yards.

[jsalcedo]

I recently saw a brick of colibri's on sale for $7.99
I thought it would be a pain single loading the chamber
so I passed.

Maybe I should have picked them up afterall. Sounds like fun.

[cpileri]

Sure, the 60gr SSS will cycle the 10/22 but it spits out a shower of sparks and unburnt powder from the action and off to the side of your face.
Hard to even notice but it IS there.

So, does anyone use a brass catcher or similar device to contain the pyrotechnics?

Anyone found a brass catcher for the 10/22 that will fit and function with a Scope and See-through mount in place?
C-

[45R]

Aguila Colibris dont have a warning on the box that say dont shoot from rifles............

I was hangning out at http://www.22ammo.com/aguila.html and noticed that the colibris have been deleted from inventory. :(

[blue86buick]

picked up 2 boxes of each at a gunshow this weekend...VERY quiet. i thought CB's were quiet, but these are nothing.

was gonna go back and buy a brick, but didn't want to pay the $5 tax at the door. after hearing they've been deleted from factory inventory, i'll get a couple next show!

[juicy]

www.aimsurplus.com

has colbri ammo

i have a video of me shooting it through a water bottle

anyone want to host it

weighs in @ about 13 mb

[blue86buick]

wow...that's cheap! thanks for the heads up....even with what i'd spend on shipping, that's still cheaper than what I would've gotten it for at the gunshow. :what:

AFA the water bottle....lately I've hunted my fair share of water filled 20oz Mt Dew bottles...and cheapo walmart canned soda. They both make nice explosions of water when hit with HV HP .22LR. :D

[cordex]

Aguila Colibris dont have a warning on the box that say dont shoot from rifles............
http://24.208.209.169/images/creek/aguilaBox.jpg

[45R]

Whoa-
I had an old old box given to me when I got a .22 I looked for a warning label but couldnt find one.

I recently bought a brick of colibris and there are warnings everywere!

Either way I know that its not good to shoot theses things out of a rifle now. :)

The power of THR. Spreading Joy and Laughter faster than an STD.

Thanks for the picture Cordex.


45R

[blue86buick]

YMMV, but augila colibri's and super colibri's both work fine in both of my rifles....a ~1965 vintage JC Higgins bolt action single shot, and a remington 597. don't cycle the action, but I didn't expect them to. but oooh are they quiet.

[cordex]

YMMV, but augila colibri's and super colibri's both work fine in both of my rifles....a ~1965 vintage JC Higgins bolt action single shot, and a remington 597. don't cycle the action, but I didn't expect them to. but oooh are they quiet.
Don't get me wrong, I use 'em in rifles all the time. Was just showing that there is a lawyerified warning on the box.

[Pocket Pistol]

They work fine in my 22 stevens 22 bolt rifle.

Has any one had problems woth inconsistant boxes.

I shot one box and did pretty well at 15yrds
Shot another box and could watch it hit the groung 20 feet out
To get it to shoot 50 yrds my scope will not even move that far
I have to aim 4ft high.

Is the Super any better and how much louder.

How does it do in a Walther TPH ??

I have a nasty dog in the hood that needs to be run off :evil:

[Kevlarman]

The Colibri works very well in my Winchester 190. I have only shot it in my backyard, so I can't comment on any medium range shots.

I have a video of me shooting a water bottle, if anyone is interested. It's really quiet!

[MikeK]

I've shot it from a 24 in. barrel and it worked fine. Also used it in an 18 in. 10/22 to take out a chipmunk, at about 40 feet, tunnelling in the yard.

Fun stuff. Real quiet out of a rifle, fairly quiet from a 7 1/2 in revolver, pretty noisy from a 3' revolver.

[Pocket Pistol]

Was it the regular or the super ??

I have managed to shoot one out of my mini mag 22
I know do not shoot 22LR in a 22 mag but I think that is because of case size and splitting them with full loads.
I only tried it to see how wlud it was and it was not quiet but still less then a regular 22lr or mag.
I was wondering how it did from a 2.25 in barrel frrom an auto which should be quieter then a revolver.

[BallisticTip]

Fun stuff to shoot.

[Pocket Pistol]

Has any one had problems with light strikes / hard primers ???
I tried some in my TPH and about 1/2 the time it takes 2 hits.

[cpileri]

pocket pistol,
yup, lots of light strikes
C-

[Pocket Pistol]

cpileri -
Good that makes me feel better :)
I was getting a bit worried

[BluesBear]

Yes I have had quite a few lodge in the barrel.

About 1 or at most 2 per box of the REGULAR Colibri won't make it out the muzzle of my Marlin bolt action. But if you fire another on they'll both pop right out. It's not dangerous if all you're shooting is Colibrissince there's not enough pressure for a barrel bulge.

I wouldn't try to fire a regular .22 with one stuck however.

At 20', from a 6" barrel revolver, a standard Colibri will penetrate one side of a 2-liter soda bottle. (most of the time)
At 20', from a 24" barrel rifle the bullet will bounce back and hit you in the shin. Any idea how I know this? :D

Sadly it seems that Aguila has discontinued the standard Colibri.
It's a dang shame since I was shooting about 5000 of them per year. I guess I'll keep my last 1000 as a collectable.

[Dave Markowitz]

I had to use it to finish off a run over rabbit one night. I placed two shots COM and one to the head.

You Mozambiqued a rabbit!? :D

BTW, one thing I haven't seen mentioned in this thread is the need for adequate ventilation if you shoot this stuff indoors. Most priming compounds contain lead styphnate <sp?> which is not good for you. Make sure you have good ventilation if you shoot any kind of firearm indoors.

[labgrade]

Latest Cheaper Than Dirt catalog's got the Supers for $12.97/brick & last boxes I have do have the "handguns only" warning.

Shot 'em out of 10/22s w/zip problems. Likely wouldn't hurt to have a cleaning rod handy though.