Aquila .22 Super Colibri warning - The Firearms Forum

jstgsn · 08-06-2011, 09:46 PM

Not sure if I posted this before. Sorry if I did. The Super Colibri offers a warning that it is not to be shot out of a rifle. I'm stupid. I shot it out of a rifle with a 22" barrell and it worked fine to start with. My sons came over and we were having a ball with the quiet round. Then it started to do two things. It was loud when we shot it. It was very innacurate. Instead of "CLICK" and hitting the target, we had CRACK and it was several feet off target. My son brought the gun in and asked if I knew what the problem was. He fired another round and I thought, yep, barrells full. I took a ramrod and indeed found the barrel was blocked. Knocked out about 6 rounds of colibri piled on top of each other. Every time they fired a round, it "knocked" the end round out of the barrell and it would land near the target. Once cleared, the next round fired a quiet as normal and the target was hit. We switched guns to my short barrelled Rossi and have not had a problem since.
The Colibri is a great round, and my middle son has killed Crows with it at 30 yards. I have knocked cow birds dead at 25 yards. The sound they make when you fire them is basically the firing pin hiting the round. Just don't try to use them in long barrell guns, and if you suspect the round didn't fire, check the barrell.
happy shooting.

gdmoody · 08-06-2011, 10:32 PM

I learned the hard way not to shoot them out of a rifle, too. But when the first shot did not hit what I was shooting at, I knew right away something was amiss!

How much "over hold" do you have at 25 yards?? I can shoot at the middle of a plastic 55 gallon drum at 10-12 yards and hit the bottom of it and it won't punch through the plastic!

They are fun to shoot out of my NAA mini revolver. You can actually watch the bullet from the muzzle all the way to the target!

BillM · 08-06-2011, 10:53 PM

Shot out of my old Winchester 1900 boys rifle, it's super accurate and
has very little bullet drop.

Out of a 22" tight bore target barrel? Haven't stuck one, but they are slowed
down so bad that accuracy sucks and you can see them in flight.

Lots of fun out of my Ruger MkII Gov't Target---I can load 5 in the mag and
hand cycle them.

Regular Joe · 08-07-2011, 04:48 AM

It isn't only Aguila, and it isn't only the Super Colibri. There are other brands of cap rounds. The shooter is expected to know enough about what he's doing and WHY he bought the ammo to understand how to use it, and in what firearms.
By all means, if you can't be bothered to teach yourself these things, you need a few disasters to get your attention.

3/2 STA SS · 08-07-2011, 06:34 AM

Never had a problem as long as you clean the bore and barrel about every ten shots. I shoot in the garage with the stuff with a back stop I made out of old phone books and a blanket stuffed into a large flat cardboard box.

ken w. · 08-08-2011, 09:01 AM

I have had these stuck in the barrel on a Win. 67 rifle.It was about 3" from the muzzle.There is defiantly a different sound when it does not leave the barrel.I haven't had a problem using these in a short barrel rifle tho.

3/2 STA SS · 08-11-2011, 10:08 AM

I was firing mine out of a Win. Model 75. never had a problem other than the need to snake it every 8-10 shots.

Bigdog57 · 08-12-2011, 05:35 PM

I have fired them out of a lot of rimfire rifles, and the only one to have them stick was my Winny 75T. Tighter bore. Worked fine from my 14 pound singleshot BSA Mk.II target rifle! A guy next bench over thought I was dry-firing.....

My favorite though is using them in my old Tanfoglio .22 revolver to dispatch huge spiders...... So far.... Spiders - zip. Me - 5!

08-06-2011, 09:46 PM	#1
jstgsn Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Milford, Delaware Contributor Posts: 1,271	Aquila .22 Super Colibri warning Not sure if I posted this before. Sorry if I did. The Super Colibri offers a warning that it is not to be shot out of a rifle. I'm stupid. I shot it out of a rifle with a 22" barrell and it worked fine to start with. My sons came over and we were having a ball with the quiet round. Then it started to do two things. It was loud when we shot it. It was very innacurate. Instead of "CLICK" and hitting the target, we had CRACK and it was several feet off target. My son brought the gun in and asked if I knew what the problem was. He fired another round and I thought, yep, barrells full. I took a ramrod and indeed found the barrel was blocked. Knocked out about 6 rounds of colibri piled on top of each other. Every time they fired a round, it "knocked" the end round out of the barrell and it would land near the target. Once cleared, the next round fired a quiet as normal and the target was hit. We switched guns to my short barrelled Rossi and have not had a problem since. The Colibri is a great round, and my middle son has killed Crows with it at 30 yards. I have knocked cow birds dead at 25 yards. The sound they make when you fire them is basically the firing pin hiting the round. Just don't try to use them in long barrell guns, and if you suspect the round didn't fire, check the barrell. happy shooting. -->

08-06-2011, 10:32 PM	#2
gdmoody Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Northeast Georgia Contributor Posts: 6,324	Re: Aquila .22 Super Colibri warning I learned the hard way not to shoot them out of a rifle, too. But when the first shot did not hit what I was shooting at, I knew right away something was amiss! How much "over hold" do you have at 25 yards?? I can shoot at the middle of a plastic 55 gallon drum at 10-12 yards and hit the bottom of it and it won't punch through the plastic! They are fun to shoot out of my NAA mini revolver. You can actually watch the bullet from the muzzle all the way to the target! __________________ NRA Endowment Member GeorgiaCarry.Org Member Retired US Army Postal Worker Personally, I carry a gun because I'm too young to die and too old to take an ass whoopin'.....author unknown (but obviously brilliant)

08-06-2011, 10:53 PM	#3
BillM V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Amity Orygun Posts: 380	Re: Aquila .22 Super Colibri warning Shot out of my old Winchester 1900 boys rifle, it's super accurate and has very little bullet drop. Out of a 22" tight bore target barrel? Haven't stuck one, but they are slowed down so bad that accuracy sucks and you can see them in flight. Lots of fun out of my Ruger MkII Gov't Target---I can load 5 in the mag and hand cycle them.

08-07-2011, 04:48 AM	#4
Regular Joe V.I.P. Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 269	Re: Aquila .22 Super Colibri warning It isn't only Aguila, and it isn't only the Super Colibri. There are other brands of cap rounds. The shooter is expected to know enough about what he's doing and WHY he bought the ammo to understand how to use it, and in what firearms. By all means, if you can't be bothered to teach yourself these things, you need a few disasters to get your attention. __________________ Around here, we don't say "Oh shucks", or "oh man". We say Oh BAMA!!

08-07-2011, 06:34 AM	#5
3/2 STA SS Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Tampa Bay Area, FL Posts: 1,437	Re: Aquila .22 Super Colibri warning Never had a problem as long as you clean the bore and barrel about every ten shots. I shoot in the garage with the stuff with a back stop I made out of old phone books and a blanket stuffed into a large flat cardboard box. __________________ MORS DE CONTACTUS-DEATH ON CONTACT

08-08-2011, 09:01 AM	#6
ken w. V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Buffalo,New York Posts: 216	Re: Aquila .22 Super Colibri warning I have had these stuck in the barrel on a Win. 67 rifle.It was about 3" from the muzzle.There is defiantly a different sound when it does not leave the barrel.I haven't had a problem using these in a short barrel rifle tho.

08-11-2011, 10:08 AM	#7
3/2 STA SS Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Tampa Bay Area, FL Posts: 1,437	Re: Aquila .22 Super Colibri warning I was firing mine out of a Win. Model 75. never had a problem other than the need to snake it every 8-10 shots. __________________ MORS DE CONTACTUS-DEATH ON CONTACT

08-12-2011, 05:35 PM	#8
Bigdog57 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: North Florida Posts: 104	Re: Aquila .22 Super Colibri warning I have fired them out of a lot of rimfire rifles, and the only one to have them stick was my Winny 75T. Tighter bore. Worked fine from my 14 pound singleshot BSA Mk.II target rifle! A guy next bench over thought I was dry-firing..... My favorite though is using them in my old Tanfoglio .22 revolver to dispatch huge spiders...... So far.... Spiders - zip. Me - 5! __________________ It's getting high time to play "Cowboys & Muslims". They will learn how Jihad can go both ways.......