Colibri vs Super Colibri

[RogueSniper]

Which one is suppose be used in a rifle and which is "supposedly" appropriate for a pistol/revolver?

I think I read the Colibri (Standard) velocity is 350fps and the Super Colibri is around 500fps.

Would a Thompson Center Contender in 22LR Match be okay for the either one? Would the Match chamber be a problem? I don't have a 22LR revolver, only semiautos. I know that this round doesn't have the energy to cycle the slide.

Thanks.

[XDRoX]

I don't know the answer to your question, but the ones I have are very loud in a pistol. In a rifle they are silent, but as you said, won't cycle the slide. I believe I just have the standard ones. I can test them in some different guns if you want to know how they'll perform.

[XDRoX]

I have:
10/22's
Marlin 60
Marlin 795
Ruger 22/45
Walther P22
Beretta Neos

I usually shoot them out of one of my 10/22's and like I said they're silent. A BB gun is louder. But when I tried them in my Neos, it was almost just as loud as a regular round.

[CSACANNONEER]

They both are not supposed to be used in rifles. They can and do squib in dirty barrels. But, I have shot them out of many .22rifles including 10-22s, WASR22, a few gallery guns, etc. I really enjoy shooting them out of my super 14 barrel. I doubt your chamber will be a problem. But, the brass is shorter than a normal .22lr so, it's going to foul the end of your chamber just like shooting .38 special from a .357.

As far as noise goes, if I'm shooting them from my Contender, I hear the hammer fall and then I hear the bullet hit the target. I used to sit on my couch watching TV and shoot soda cans through the front doorway and across the road during comercials. Yea, I was 1/2 mile back in a private canyon with a gated road and, I had good visibility out the windows. It was 100% safe and legal.

[mif_slim]

Yes, the super colibri does 500fps, in my 10/22 it does 601-610 fps.

[woodey]

Try them in a CZ Luz 28" barrel. The longer barrel gives the gasses time to expand & cool this it the same principal suppressors/moderators work on. Just a little known legal silencer. Do a liitle porting near the muzzel & reduce the sound even more.

[mif_slim]

Try them in a CZ Luz 28" barrel. The longer barrel gives the gasses time to expand & cool this it the same principal suppressors/moderators work on. Just a little known legal silencer. Do a liitle porting near the muzzel & reduce the sound even more.

actually that rounds gas must be fully exhausted by the time it gets 1/4 the way thru the barrel. I dont know if its a myth or not but alot of 22 shooters says its max is already 16" to get its max potinetial.

[Canucky]

Yes, the super colibri does 500fps, in my 10/22 it does 601-610 fps.

Do you manually load or use the mag? Didn't think it would cycle a semi? Almost silent outa my 39a and little retort out of my single six 9 1/2 in barrel.

[mif_slim]

the bolt doesnt even move. But I can put 4-5 in the stock 10/22 mag and manuel cycle per shot or the steel lips I can put 7 or maybe even 10 (i havent tried since its single stack) and do the same.

[G-forceJunkie]

I shot the Colibri out of a 1.125" NAA mini revolver last week and I could see the bullet flying to the target, and the arc it was following. Stupid quiet as well, I can't imagine it out of a longer barrel. The issue with these is getting a bullet stuck in the barrel. I would start with the supers and perhaps try the standards if they were exiting relilably and with some authority.

[ColdDeadHands1]

I have both. I shoot the Colibri out of my MkII pistol and 22 revolver. It is very quiet and could be shot in a backyard. The Super colibri is too loud to shoot out of a handgun at home with neighbors. However, the Super is fine out of a 10/22 noise wise. Neither will cycle the bolt in either gun.

[caldude]

I use the Colibris, and also have some CB rounds. The Colibris are much quieter, especially in rifles. I have had rounds get stuck in rifle barrels, but that is only on one older pump .22 with a tight barrel. They work great in my Henry lever.

Out of my Single Six, they do pop, about as loud as an air gun. CB loads out of the Single Six require ear protection if indoors. I've tried them in semi-auto pistols, but the rounds are too short to load in the magazine reliably.

[RogueSniper]

I don't know the answer to your question, but the ones I have are very loud in a pistol. In a rifle they are silent, but as you said, won't cycle the slide. I believe I just have the standard ones. I can test them in some different guns if you want to know how they'll perform.

I was planning on trying the Colibris on a 10/22, SW semiauto pistol, Glock AA conversion kit, and, if I can find it, my TC 22LR barrel.

As far as noise goes, if I'm shooting them from my Contender, I hear the hammer fall and then I hear the bullet hit the target. I used to sit on my couch watching TV and shoot soda cans through the front doorway and across the road during comercials. Yea, I was 1/2 mile back in a private canyon with a gated road and, I had good visibility out the windows. It was 100% safe and legal.

Your life is GOOD!

Try them in a CZ Luz 28" barrel. The longer barrel gives the gasses time to expand & cool this it the same principal suppressors/moderators work on. Just a little known legal silencer. Do a liitle porting near the muzzel & reduce the sound even more.

actually that rounds gas must be fully exhausted by the time it gets 1/4 the way thru the barrel. I dont know if its a myth or not but alot of 22 shooters says its max is already 16" to get its max potinetial.

I was wondering about that. Is the increased noise from a pistol length barrel (excluding the TC 10", 12", and 14") OR from the rapidly escaping gas? I've seen a Nagant revolver that traps the gas on the cylinder/forcing cone making it quiet by passing the gas to an "accessory".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvF4yurWSc0

I shot the Colibri out of a 1.125" NAA mini revolver last week and I could see the bullet flying to the target, and the arc it was following. Stupid quiet as well, I can't imagine it out of a longer barrel. The issue with these is getting a bullet stuck in the barrel. I would start with the supers and perhaps try the standards if they were exiting relilably and with some authority.

HA! That must have been pretty funny to witness. Like chucking a rock! Very cool. I'd would have liked to see that.

I'll have to buy a brick of each and try my own experiments. I've only seen Cabela's and Midway selling these. I was going to try the CBs but everyone's saying they're noisier than the Colibris.

[Wyseguy]

Try them in a CZ Luz 28" barrel. The longer barrel gives the gasses time to expand & cool this it the same principal suppressors/moderators work on. Just a little known legal silencer. Do a liitle porting near the muzzel & reduce the sound even more.

I wouldn't recommend shooting them in a CZ Lux 28" barrel. My brother did it several times, sucessfully, shooting at squirrels. One time it stuck about 5 inches short of the muzzle. Nothing could get it out, not even a gunsmith. Cost of replacement barrel with installation-$200.

[Sheldon]

I wouldn't recommend shooting them in a CZ Lux 28" barrel. My brother did it several times, sucessfully, shooting at squirrels. One time it stuck about 5 inches short of the muzzle. Nothing could get it out, not even a gunsmith. Cost of replacement barrel with installation-$200.

Wow, hard to believe it could be stuck that bad. One of those reverse plating cleaners with the lead removing solution at the worst case, but it should have been pushed out easily, you would have thought.