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A while back I bought a box of .22's - Super Colibri, they're called. Essentially, a 20 grain lead heel-type bullet with nothing behind it except priming compound. Supposed to be good for pest control or indoor shooting (due to reduced noise). I touched one off in the garage, out of my wife's Ruger Mark II Target - it was much quieter than a powdered round, on the order of a kid's cap gun, the kind that take the plastic "cup" style of caps.
We have a roll of carpet remnants out there, about 10 layers thick. I fired it into that roll and that little slug made it through 7 layers - pretty much without any deformation at all. I'm thinking I might buy a little .22 rifle (something like a Chipmunk) to shoot them out of so they'll be even quieter, and use them to dispatch that pesky raccoon that eats our catfood at night.
Anyone have any experience with these Colibri's on small game, pests, etc? They seem to have the juice for something like a squirrel or a rabbit - but what about a raccoon? The range, should I use one for that, would be point blank - less than 3 feet.
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| Posted: Mon Feb 16th, 2009 11:35 AM |
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Neat little cartridge. I'd figure they would handle anything a decent spring piston air rifle in .177 would handle. Very quiet in a rifle.
Speaking from the standpoint of professional pest managment, it IS a firearm, subject to the same laws and regs as any other firearm. Most municipalities require you to get permits, check your insurance, etc.
Pyrotechnics are more fun to shoot, anyway!
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| Posted: Mon Feb 16th, 2009 01:54 PM |
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Two things.
Be very careful shooting thru a rifle. Some won't make it thoughb the barrel, even the ones touted to be for rifles.
Secondly.They are not very accurate. I shot a couple strings at about 15 yds. These were through a 9422. The Remington Sub Sonic and shorts,shot at about a 3/4" group.The Colibvi a shot at about 2" group, at 25-30 yrds ,they are really spread out.
I have shot about two bricks of them. Mostly I trap squirrels in a live trap and then shoot them in the trap and they work great for that,with very little noise. Shooting squirrels up in a tree is a hit or miss deal ( no pun here)
I just got a Cheaper Than Dirt catalog the other day and they had a brcik advetised for about $23 . Pretty good price
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| Posted: Tue Feb 17th, 2009 12:22 AM |
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I have a scoped Remington Mod 11 bolt action and several boxes of CCI 22 CB caps in short & long they've done just fine on digger squirrels & other varmints.
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| Posted: Tue Feb 17th, 2009 06:51 PM |
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I use the Colibri and Super Colibri mostly for indoor shooting on a rainy day (I am single - DON'T try this with a Spousal Unit in residence!  ) and for testing of new sights or scopes - I can 'ball park them before going to the range.
Squirrels and small birds - yes, easily!
Bounced one at point blank of the noggin of a home-invading possum once. He shook it off and escaped! I did find him dead later - but it was NOT a quick or clean kill. Possums do have thick little skulls though. 
I find max effective range is about fifteen yards - much more and it really drops or opens up. I only got one stuck once in the tight bore of a Winchester 75T target rifle. Never a problem with common Marlin or other 'store-bought' .22 rifles. My little Henry lever rifle loves them!
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| Posted: Tue Feb 17th, 2009 07:36 PM |
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Went to the range today with my Sig Sauer Mosquito (.22LR autoloader pistol) and tried a mag or two full of Super Calibris. Goes without saying that they have to be manually cycled. Accuracy with that pistol was OK at 5-7 yards - nothing to write home about. I suspect I'd do better with my wife's Ruger Mark II. The Colibri's were very quiet, especially with ear protection (foam plugs and electronic muffs) in place.
After that, I shot a box of Aguila's .22 Super Hyper Velocity .22 LRs (supposed to be the fastest .22 LR ammo made) through the Sig. At first, it wouldn't eject the empties, but after a mag full, it settled down and started popping them off without a hitch. They DO seem to speak with some authority for a .22 LR cartridge out of a handgun - there's actual recoil and a pretty good pop.
Guess I need a little .22 rifle. Might have to trade the Sig off for one, since we have the Ruger and a Buckmark already.
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| Posted: Tue Feb 17th, 2009 10:56 PM |
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The Colibri is rated about 350 FPS - on a par with my Red Ryder BB rifle.
The Super Colibri is rate about 550 FPS, but doesn't seem quite as tight-shooting in my rifles.
I have an Il Cheapo Italian western-style SA revolver in .22WMR that I occasionally shoot the colibris in ( I know, "NEVER shoot .22LR in a .22 Magnum!") In this gun, the wee Colibri is so low-powered, I don't have a problem with it. I was shooting it at the range once, and a guy asks me "what kind of pellet pistol are you shooting?"
I put a couple .22WMR's in and BANG! them off. I say, "A good one!" Hehehe! 
I put a whopping HUGE wolf spider out of my misery with it too - four shots of Colibri took that monster down..... 
I've shot the Super Maximums too, but never found them at all accurate. I prefer to use a .22WMR rifle for that use. Better accuracy at longer range.
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