There are 22 cartridges that are supersonic; slightly lighter, hollow point...remington yellow jacket and a couple others. They will be louder. Most 22s are right at speed of sound. Actually if yo buy a true, labeled subsonic, it will cost you a good bit more. Savage has some very reasonably priced semi-auto. I would say, if you are shooting at 75 yds. or so, get a 22. The .17 HMR goes at twice the speed as the 22, and more accurate. A beaver is a pretty big target. But weapons are a lot higher priced. I only know this due to a lot of research before going with the savage 22. Nothing but good feedback seen from the Ruger.
For beaver, I could use my Winchester model 92 32-20 WCF.
Last edited by burgermeister; 06/01/09 11:39 PM.
