Sub sonic

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jtl

Well-Known Member

• Mar 21, 2026

• #1

Can you shoot sub sonic bullets and change to normal and back with out effecting accuracy? Thinking that if I'd some this morning I'd of done a fox with out scaring the deer. Any experience

 

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SirLoin

Active Member

• Mar 21, 2026

• #2

Its not difference in accuracy its a difference in points of impact from the 2 different trajectorys from the subsonic vs standard/high velocity. So you would need to know your points of impact for each bullet type when switching

 

palmer_mike

Well-Known Member

• Mar 21, 2026

• #3

As said above. It’ll have no effect on accuracy but diffeeent POIs.

I frequently shoot sub and supersonic from my 300blk but have to remember the points of aim on the reticle for the subs

 

Smellydog

Well-Known Member

• Mar 22, 2026

• #4

I shoot subs and standard from my 3030. It won't necessarily prevent scaring deer if it indeed scares them at all.
I just shoot the fox anyway. Or not if I'm intent on getting deer.
Sometimes the deer ignore a shot going off. Probably because they don't know where it's originated from.
With a subsonic, which incidentally is not totally silent, they can work out the shots location and bugger off!

 

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jtl

Well-Known Member

• Mar 22, 2026

• #5

Thanks for your thoughts guys