Silenced 22. vs 38 for basement shooting.

[J-Erik]

I was thinking of redoing my basement to a shooting range.
Out of plain curiosity and courtesy to the people up stairs, what makes the least noise out of a silenced 22. or a 38.?

Thanks.

 

[SGB]

 

[S&W645]

Just remember, either way Uncle Sam is going to get his nose involved if in the US.

 

[jabatten]

Hornet

I have both a silencer for my .22 and .38. I can tell you that the .22 seems to be a little more accurate and quite a bit more silenced than the .38. Have you ever purchased a silencer before? Not sure what the cost is now but I paid around $425 each and that included a $200 fee per silencer.

 

[SGB]

I have both a silencer for my .22 and .38. I can tell you that the .22 seems to be a little more accurate and quite a bit more silenced than the .38. Have you ever purchased a silencer before? Not sure what the cost is now but I paid around $425 each and that included a $200 fee per silencer.

What brands and models?

 

[jazurell]

You might be interested in this bullet trap....no relation, no interest, just saw it recently.
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I was thinking of redoing my basement to a shooting range.
Out of plain curiosity and courtesy to the people up stairs, what makes the least noise out of a silenced 22. or a 38.?

Thanks.

 

[S&W645]

I have both a silencer for my .22 and .38. I can tell you that the .22 seems to be a little more accurate and quite a bit more silenced than the .38. Have you ever purchased a silencer before? Not sure what the cost is now but I paid around $425 each and that included a $200 fee per silencer.

Price now would be that without the tax of $200.

 

[civilian75]

Suppressing a 38?

Do you mean 38 as in .38spc as in a revolver? Gases escaping between cylinder and forcing cone can't be "suppressed". Only revolver I know can be effectively suppressed is the Russian Nagant 7.62mm revolver. I'd follow the 22LR route.

 

[SC Tiger]

Not sure if you reload but you can now get rubber bullets that fire using strictly the force of the primer - no powder involved. They should be very quiet. I believe I saw them on Midwayusa.com.

 

[billwot]

Do you mean 38 as in .38spc as in a revolver? Gases escaping between cylinder and forcing cone can't be "suppressed". Only revolver I know can be effectively suppressed is the Russian Nagant 7.62mm revolver. I'd follow the 22LR route.

Agreed. Generally speaking, revolvers cannot be as effectively silenced as autoloaders.

 

[sourdough44]

You can get some 'Colibri' 22 ammo(not spelled correctly) from Midwayusa & shoot them without any mods on your gun or silencer paperwork. These are the 20 grain lead bullets,primer only, listed at 500 fps. No they won't cycle a semi-auto. I shoot them in the backyard, they would also work in the basement. Check out the reviews at Midway.