I have a Ruger bolt action compact; 16.5" barrel 1:9 twist.

Looking for proven recipes - range <100 yards

Anything guys?

You can get just under 1090 fps. with a 55 grain bullet using 4.4 grains of BLUE DOT. It would be safer to use a 22 LR at close to that velocity. Would either be truly effective on HOGS?? Beats the pee out of me. roger

I really do not mean to be snarky but WHY?
You did not say it would be suppressed-at subsonic speeds all you eliminate is the sonic crack but the report should be quite noticeable.
Like Bartsche said-will it even work on a hog. Got to be a better way or tell us the reason for subsonic.
Just wonderin'

Gary

you would have to play with the load some.
but i was using pure lead cores with a lr primer cup [gas check] swaged into a flat 6s nose shape and 2 canellures turned on them for holding lube, then pushing them with 4.4 grs of unique.
very very accurate out to 75yds, and if i hollow pointed them, very devastating to small animals.

I suggest you just order some of these. . .

Extremely accurate at 50 yards out of my Savage 10 FP-SR rifle. The only thing you hear is the firing pin striking the primer and the "whap" of the round hitting the berm.

thsnks

Rusty, for what game do you use that ammo ?? roger

Once upon a time, I was hunting squirrels and rabbits with my little Browning 22LR Semiauto.

Then I saw some pigs in the distance. So I loaded up the rifle with the Quick Shok 22 LR ammo, which is supposed to be good for larger game.

The stalk began. I got really close, inside 20 yards. I picked a smaller pig, as I only had a 22 LR.

The shot was good, but the pig took off.

The follow up began. It was quite long, but one of my best tracking jobs ever. I finally got to with in 4 or 5 yards or so, and the pig turned to face me and a couple of rapid head shots put him down.

The first shot was tight at the rear of the shoulder. The Quick Shok bullet did exactly as advertized. It seperated into three pieces and gave good penetration.
I was able to trace all three paths of the seperated bullet through the lungs.

Problem was, it just did not damage enough of the lungs to be rapidly effective.

So now IMHO, I just do not think a 22 LR or a 223 Subsonic is an adequate pig gun.

Even if you do not plan to recover the meat,[which is a shame as wild pig meat is the best four legged meat around, IMHO] I think the animal deserves a quick death.

I do not even shoot wild pigs with full power 223 ammo...

No sir, I have not used the ammo on game. As Tony said, I would be hesitant to use it on a large pig. It should be more than adequate for varmints at close range.

Why would anyone bring a .223 Rem down below a .22LR

Why?

If you run a 65, 69 or 77 grain bullet at 1080 ft/secs you are not dropping below a .22 LR unless you are including the supersonic .22 LR's.

I do agree that to use such a ballistic challenged
diminutive power for sporting purposes is at best questionable.

Those are my opinions...