22 cb caps - The Firearms Forum

old semperfi · 01-06-2010, 07:05 PM

this maybe considered the wrong forum for what im gonna say,it is using cb caps for squirrel hunting.too often i have shot them using 22 long rifle and went thru them without knocking them out of the tree.i started using the cb caps because a neighbors dog went ape every time i fired.when hitting a head or body shot using cbs they knocked them completly out of tree.restricting shots to no more than 25 yards they are great.it would seam that almost all of the energy from the round is absorbed in the animal.the other neat thing is you can teach a beginner easier than a loud round and shoot closer to people. old semperfi

johnmpeters · 01-06-2010, 07:27 PM

The few squirells I'v shot with cb caps have went down immediately and only one was a head shot. I think you are right about the full energy being absorbed, if the bullet stops in the animal, it gets 100% of the energy which is a massive shock to the squirell. I stopped using them only because of the poor accuracy in my particular rifle past about 20 yards. I do almost excusively us winchester hollow point subsonics now due to extended range. I like the subsonics because they are quiet and almost always stop inside the squirell for 100% energy dump. You can hear a very loud THUMP! when the bullet hits the squirell. The thump is louder than the actual shot, which is a satisfying sound to me

mr.t7024 · 01-07-2010, 06:09 AM

I agree completely. Keep in mind, they make them in shorts and longs.

01-06-2010, 07:05 PM	#1
old semperfi Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: i live in southern indiana,old country boy at heart Posts: 1,506	22 cb caps this maybe considered the wrong forum for what im gonna say,it is using cb caps for squirrel hunting.too often i have shot them using 22 long rifle and went thru them without knocking them out of the tree.i started using the cb caps because a neighbors dog went ape every time i fired.when hitting a head or body shot using cbs they knocked them completly out of tree.restricting shots to no more than 25 yards they are great.it would seam that almost all of the energy from the round is absorbed in the animal.the other neat thing is you can teach a beginner easier than a loud round and shoot closer to people. old semperfi -->

01-06-2010, 07:27 PM	#2
johnmpeters V.I.P. Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Interlachen, FL Posts: 134	Re: 22 cb caps The few squirells I'v shot with cb caps have went down immediately and only one was a head shot. I think you are right about the full energy being absorbed, if the bullet stops in the animal, it gets 100% of the energy which is a massive shock to the squirell. I stopped using them only because of the poor accuracy in my particular rifle past about 20 yards. I do almost excusively us winchester hollow point subsonics now due to extended range. I like the subsonics because they are quiet and almost always stop inside the squirell for 100% energy dump. You can hear a very loud THUMP! when the bullet hits the squirell. The thump is louder than the actual shot, which is a satisfying sound to me __________________ An unarmed man can only flee from evil, and evil is not overcome by fleeing from it. Bailouts: From each according to his ability, to each according to his lack thereof.

01-07-2010, 06:09 AM	#3
mr.t7024 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Near a brook & pond in Ma Posts: 734	Re: 22 cb caps I agree completely. Keep in mind, they make them in shorts and longs.