.22 Quiet and Accurate ammo

[BenAllgood]

I'm running out of what I've been using to shoot nutria in a suburban neighborhood pond setting. I need quiet and accurate ammo. I've been using the CCI Quiet-22 Segmented HP 22 LR ammo. They're 40 grains at 710FPS. I've been pretty happy with them. My shots are usually about 100 yards. Before I buy more, I was wondering if there might be better ammo for this situation.

 

[BenAllgood]

I've cleaned out the adults from this pond, but there are several juveniles left. I shot 2 from this group. I didn't include the last one in this video because it did flop around some.

The video isn't that great because I had to zoom in pretty far with my phone.

 

[yoderjac]

Quite the shot with low velocity .22 ammo!

 

[T.R.]

I shoot squirrels with Remington 22 longs in my Henry lever gun. But my shooting distances rarely exceed 30 yards. TR

 

[Mennoniteman]

I've used Eley Standard HP for quiet, accurate squirrel loads, but I don't know how they would compare with the CCI Quiet loads you are using. https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1392379205

 

[MarkDarvin]

How much drop were you calculating?


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[BenAllgood]

How much drop were you calculating?


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It was about 2 ft of drop at 100. I sighted at about 10 yards. I readjusted the scope for 100. I didn't hold over. I knew almost every shot was going to be at 100 or close to it, and I could aim a little higher if needed.

 

[Mennoniteman]

I used to really be into squirrel hunting and in the late 90's I had right around a 50% sucess ratio at 80 yds, which was the most common distance when still hunting, using a German made Anshutz .22 rifle.
Then Savage came out with a heavy barreled .17 HMR in 2000 and I upgraded my squirrel rifle, and my success rates at 80 yards instantly jumped to 80-90% with the new boat tailed speer pointed Hornady ammunition.
My .22 has mostly been collecting dust in the gun cabinet ever since, but the .17 HMR is about as loud as a .22 Magnum. I grew up shooting 22's and consider owning one to be as elementary as owning a pocket knife, but the .22's popularity has suffered a hit since the advent of the seventeens.