« previous next »
Pages: [1]   Go Down

Author Topic: 22 cb's  (Read 418 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline Gallahad

  • Trade Count: (33)
  • Contributor
  • ***
  • Posts: 492
22 cb's
« on: October 10, 2004, 08:39:06 AM »
I really like shooting cb's, because I can shoot them without terribly disturbing the wildlife around my place.  Its nicer on my ears too! Now I know 22s arnt that bad for noise, but when you do a LOT of plinking, cb,s are nice.  high quality low velocity bullets can be really accurate at short distances too.  oh yeah, I like the cb longs.  same size as a long rife shell!

  My question is, Why are cb's 4 times more expensive than long rifle 22 shells when they are obviously cheaper to manufacture?

  Does equipment and materials exist to reload you own 22 rimfire shells?
Logged

Offline ricciardelli

  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Senior Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 1004
  • Gender: Male
    • http://stevespages.com/page8.htm
22 cb's
« Reply #1 on: October 10, 2004, 10:18:46 AM »
It's called market demand or market saturation.

The more demand there is for an item, ther more that item is produced, and the more produced realizes a lower price because the amortization is spread out more.

The other reason is that not all the .22 rimfire manufacturers have CB and BB in their product listing.  If you have the only game in town, you can charge more...
Logged

Offline Haywire Haywood

  • Trade Count: (2)
  • Senior Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 1230
  • Gender: Male
22 cb's
« Reply #2 on: October 10, 2004, 03:58:11 PM »
I like CB longs too.  I use them for close up "bird murderin", as Badnews Bob calls it.  They work well up to about 20 yds and you don't have to worry about any unintended fallout a mile or more away.   I tried the "colibri" that aguila makes, but they're too weak. They're intended for pistols and it seems rifle length barrels take a lot of the punch out of them.

Ian
Logged
Kids that Hunt, Fish and Trap
Dont Steal, Deal, and Murder


usually...

Offline IntrepidWizard

  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Senior Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 1130
22 cb's
« Reply #3 on: October 10, 2004, 04:02:24 PM »
Learned to shoot with CB's at 25 cents a can and I was paid 5 cents a Gopher[used the old Banana trick] in a  heavly used Falling block Marlin.
Logged
Government is not reason; it is not eloquence; it is force! Like fire, it is
a dangerous servant and a fearful master. -- George Washington

Offline Dand

  • GBO Supporter
  • Trade Count: (35)
  • Senior Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 2974
Ever consider an air rifle?
« Reply #4 on: October 10, 2004, 07:22:06 PM »
While I never have used bb or cb much I have gone to air rifles for hunting near civilization.  The types of guns and power ranges are amazing.  And don't expect to save money on the gun - good ones can cost quite a bit.  But a springer like BSA Supersport  or Beeman R9 can be pretty potent for small game at 20 to 40 yards. I'm pretty sure they are much more quiet than all firearms.
Logged
NRA Life

liberal Justice Hugo Black said, and I quote: "There are 'absolutes' in our Bill of Rights, and they were put there on purpose by men who knew what words meant and meant their prohibitions to be 'absolutes.'" End quote. From a recent article by Wayne LaPierre NRA

Offline WD45

  • Trade Count: (0)
  • A Real Regular
  • ****
  • Posts: 734
22 cb's
« Reply #5 on: October 12, 2004, 01:22:41 AM »
I like the CB longs also. Have you tried the REM subsonics ? They are a little more noisy but less expensive than the CB's.
Logged

Offline Badnews Bob

  • Trade Count: (34)
  • Senior Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 2963
  • Gender: Male
22 cb's
« Reply #6 on: October 12, 2004, 06:43:01 AM »
I really like the Agulia subsonics, don't cost much and shoot great noise is way down also, Haywire accuses me of haveing a silencer on my CZ cuz its so quite. As for air rifles I love'em but my sring guns are louder than my CZ shooting subsonics.
Logged
Badnews Bob
AE-2 USN retired
Pages: [1]   Go Up
« previous next »