Sold/Expired .22LR for bolt-action rifles and pistols @ $.06/rd

Jason Taucher · Mar 7, 2013

5000 rds for $299.50 - not for semi-auto use apparently tho:
http://www.sgammo.com/product/aguila/5000-round-case-22lr-super-colibri-powderless-low-noise-20gr-bullet-not-semi-auto-rea

dennishoddy · Mar 7, 2013

And.......it's out of stock.

Jason Taucher · Mar 7, 2013

Geez, goes fast nowadays doesn't it.

dennishoddy · Mar 7, 2013

No details, but I wonder why it was only for bolt guns?

Jason Taucher · Mar 7, 2013

Apparently wasn't powerful enough to cycle semi-auto weapons. So they were saying to use it only in bolt-actions, revolvers, or anything else where the bullets had to be loaded manually.

dennishoddy · Mar 7, 2013

I've got a single shot Rossi youth model for the grandkids. Would have been perfect for that.

Wall · Mar 7, 2013

dennishoddy said:
No details, but I wonder why it was only for bolt guns?

It's a "quiet" round with no powder, only the primer

Product Information
Aguila Super Colibri Armmunition has no powder, relying on only the primer to propel the bullet down the bore. The result is an extremely quiet rimfire round, perfect for close-range pest control or quiet plinking.

WARNING: These rounds are powered by the rimfire primer only. They must only be fired in handguns. If fired in rifles, the bullet may remain lodged in the barrel.

Will not cycle the slide of semi-automatic handguns
Aguila packages these as Long Rifle ammunition, but they are in fact slightly shorter than a 22 Long cartridge
Technical Information
Caliber: 22 Long Rifle
Bullet Weight: 20 Grains
Bullet Style: Lead Solid
Ballistics Information:
Muzzle Velocity: 500 fps
Muzzle Energy: 11 ft. lbs.

kdf9511 · Mar 7, 2013

I've shot some of that stuff before. I wasn't sure of it in my bolt rifle so I didn't try that but it works just fine in a single action revolver.

dennishoddy · Mar 7, 2013

Ok I know what it is now. The link didn't show any pics or further data.
It's like my .223 rounds that I convert to use shotgun primers and .22 pellets in an AR. Nice little round to use around the house.

Armyguy78 · Mar 7, 2013

Ok I know what it is now. The link didn't show any pics or further data.
It's like my .223 rounds that I convert to use shotgun primers and .22 pellets in an AR. Nice little round to use around the house. You really do that? That is freaking awesome.

dennishoddy · Mar 7, 2013

No louder than a pellet gun. And it blows right through a 3/4" pine board.

Armyguy78 · Mar 8, 2013

That's good stuff......did you think this one up?

dennishoddy · Mar 8, 2013

No, saw a magazine selling these using small rifle primers and pellets. My thought was to use the shotgun primers for a little more velocity. Easy enough to do, as I have a lathe at home.