SHOT Show: New Remington Subsonic .22, 40 Grain Long Rifle

AmmoLand ^ | January 28, 2022 | Dean Weingarten

[marktwain]

Remington subsonic 2022

U.S.A. –-(AmmoLand.com)-– Interest in silencers/suppressors is growing at logarithmic rates in the United States. This correspondent was pleased to see Remington (now part of Vista Outdoors) has brought out a Long Rifle cartridge designed for use with suppressors.

They identify the round with a logo of a person holding what appears to be a pistol with a silencer attached, in the lower right corner.

The Remington representative at the SHOT Show booth was extremely knowledgeable about the .22 rimfire line and what had been done to make this particular round effective.

Nick Sachse, who has been with Remington for 30 years, was glad to talk with me. He has been with Remington through some difficult times. Nick provided information about the changes made to Remington .22 Long Rifle cartridges in general and this cartridge in particular.

More than a decade ago, Remington bulk .22 developed a reputation for misfires. I mentioned this to Nick. He was well aware of it. Remington changed the way they prime all rimfire cases based on what they found.

When a firing pin would hit the rim of the case, sometimes, some of the priming compounds would separate. Instead of being crushed in the rim, the compound would be pushed to the center of the shell, creating a misfire. To solve the problem, Remington changed the priming process so the priming compound covered the entire base of the cartridge case. When a firing pin hits the rim, there is no place for the priming compound to go, and it is crushed, initiating the correct ignition sequence.

Nick said it was long enough ago, he suspected all of the lots made prior to the change had already been fired. He said Remington has seen

[marktwain]

More support for suppressors, the better.

Complaints of misfires with Remington rimfire ammo have gone away.

[bigfootbob]

Nice.

[maddog55]

My problem with the subsonic rounds is about 1/2 fail to eject.

[Big Red Badger]

Will We see
Bricks of New
.22 Subsonic on shelves
any time Soon?

[mylife]

great for poppin squirrels in town.< P>

[marktwain]

My problem with the subsonic rounds is about 1/2 fail to eject.

Sounds like a firearm problem.

Sometimes cleaning will fix it.

Manually operated firearms seldom fail to eject.

[BBB333]

“My problem with the subsonic rounds is about 1/2 fail to eject.”

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Yes, subsonic does not cycle in my P22.

I’m sure of the pistols have less of an issue...

[mylife]

clean yer gun

[cdcdawg]

This sounds promising. Where is this ammo available? I saw a lot of empty shelves the last time I went shopping.

[anton]

It always been the right equipment. Well scoped 10 22 with supressor and subsonic rounds. Nothing to dispel a rioting mob better than dropping a few of them from 200 meters away.

[mylife]

sub sonic worked well in my 10 22.
failed to feed in my marlin 60 due to the sharp angle of the feed ramp, but it did cycle the action.

[mylife]

worked in my MK II as well

[marktwain]

I saw a lot of empty shelves the last time I went shopping.

Demand for ammunition has outstripped supply for over two years.

[maddog55]

It’s spotless all the time.

[mylife]

Aguila just needs a copper jacket

[Levy78]

You talking .22 or just in general? For say .45, 300 blackout etc, just requires a little tuning of the gas system, buffers, etc.

[anton]

My son swears by his 300 Blackout, subsonic.

[mylife]

dunno what to tell ya, but I always had probs with Remington thunderbolt,
federal worked fine in all my guns

[Levy78]

Academy and cabelas in Texas are all full to the brim, but prices are almost double pre-COVID.

[mylife]

yup, but pricy