.22 moderator recommendations

[Digger686]

Hi:

Can anyone recommend a good sound moderator for an Anschutz .22 rimfire?

It's a 1416 with full-length barrel, so I was thinking that an over-barrel (reflex) design would help to reduce the overall length of the setup, as well as keeping the proportions nice.

Grateful for any suggestions or recommendations. Guide prices would also be useful; ideally I'd like something in the sub-£100 bracket.

​Thanks

 

[RickoShay]

SAK, about £34. Use it on a Mauser 201 with CCI HP segmenting subsonics. Works exceptionally well.
I have a Wildcat Whisperer (reflex) on the 17HMR, which is an Anschutz 1517; think this comes in .22LR also but nearer the £150 mark.

 

[nicholiath]

Sak

 

[Bart308]

Can't go wrong with a SAK,
I have not had good experiences with the P&H ones so would not advise one of these.
SAK are great value and work well on both my .22 Anschultz and .CZ.17HMR

 

[Mungo]

Really no point in looking beyond a SAK.

Maybe not the absolute best in terms of sound reduction, but absolutely cannot be beaten for value-for-money.

With subsonics, you really only hear the pin hit the cartridge and the thump when the round hits home.

I have been bunny shooting on golf courses during daylight, and the golfers have commented on what a quiet air rifle I have!

 

[jay 22]

got a logun one on mine. very good

 

[welshwarrior]

I've a SAK that's great for the money or a Wildcat reflex mod that's good but costs a lot more but SH got it for £100 and does not add to much to the barrel length.

Only problem is I shortened my 22 now the wildcat won't fit because it touches my stock.

 

[Hornet 6]

Only problem is I shortened my 22 now the wildcat won't fit because it touches my stock.

Been there and done that, ended up cutting the stock down
Now using a small Pes muzzle can, expensive and no better than a sac, but as rifle is threaded M15x1 I had to have the moderator re-threaded
to suit, and I wan't going to waste the money on doing that to a sac.

Neil.

 

[Bregalad]

SAK noticeably quieter than Parker hale?

I've got an old Parker hale on a 10/22 - it seems fairly quiet but would I notice a difference with the SAK? I would be happy with a simpler design as cleaning the Parkerhale is a bit of a faff!

 

[fizzbangwhallop]

I can recommend a Swift Precision made by Richard Pope - nice and light, semi-over barrel, strippable, well-made. Got it on the 17Mach2 barrel fitted to my Finnfire by Richard and it's really quiet behind the rifle.... certainly quieter than the report from the Ase Utra on the 17HMR.... so it would be ideal for .22 subs. Not sure on the price though as we did a deal on some Finnfire spares.

When the F'fire is wearing it's .22 barrel I use a Sirocco SM2 but this is an 'on the end' design. This came out best on grouping with Eley subs against a good old Parker Hale, an SAK and the HMR's Ase Utra.

's me.

Atb

Fizz

 

[VSS]

I've got a P-H on my .22, and it's as near to total silence as I could wish for. I'd be amazed if there was anything quieter, unless there's such a thing as "negative" noise!
But other critisisms are justified - it's a bugger to clean and re-assemble, and it sticks a long way out the front.

 

[j0e_bl0ggs]

2.5" shortened Parker hale, works a treat!

 

[welshwarrior]

2.5" shortened Parker hale, works a treat!

That looks really good was it hard to do.

 

[Druid]

I've got a P-H on my .22, and it's as near to total silence as I could wish for. I'd be amazed if there was anything quieter, unless there's such a thing as "negative" noise!
But other critisisms are justified - it's a bugger to clean and re-assemble, and it sticks a long way out the front.

​clean???

 

[VSS]

​clean???

Yes. Only once though. Was all choked up with crud. Made a big difference to grouping. Bit of a hiatus when I put it back together wrong, but soon got that sorted thanks to advice on this site.

 

[wellyboot]

Another for Richard Pope's rimfire mod, the quietest i have ever used, compared to a PES/JMS P-H and a SAK.

http://www.gunmart.net/accessories_review/swift_spr_rimfire_sound_moderator

 

[Bregalad]

Has anyone come across John Bowkett moderators?

They were well reviewed in the shooting times: http://www.shootingtimes.co.uk/guns/121761/Sound_moderators_for_22_rimfires.html

 

[bewsher500]

I run a PES T12 overbarrel on mine!!

only because I also run it on everything else up to .243
can't get cheaper than one you already own

I did test a weirach air rifle mod I have in the same thread to see what it would do.
worked just fine, bit long though

 

[j0e_bl0ggs]

That looks really good was it hard to do.

Nope, part the end off, machine the crimped on bit off of the screw boss, silver solder back into place and then finish with a hot caustic black!

 

[sprocker]

Got a SAK on my Ruger 10-22 and it is great, seems much quieter than the Parker Hale that was originally on there. A bit lighter too.