Never in my life would I expect to want to reload a rimfire cartridges but due to some disabilities I am only able to shoot in my short 25 yard backyard target range. I used CCI CB long .22 ammo and when that started running out I went to Aguila Super Colibri. Then disaster struck and all that ammo dried up. I don't want to annoy the neighbors and the pop from a regular .22 drives my dogs nuts so I thought about making my own ammo. I'm not sure it will actually work for me since the ammo I had been using was primer powered and I'm not sure the reloaded .22 rimfire ammo has consistant primer power. I am shooting a Stevens Favorite with custom 27" barrel or a home made 22 single shot bolt action that is super accurate with the hard to find commercial ammo. Am I just SOL till the factories start making my ammo again or is the rimfire reloading a possibility?

Randy, that indeed was quite a site!  I wonder how many loads one can get out of a 22 case before the indentations from the firing pin in the rim make it useless?  I know nothing about it but have read on this forum of shooting black powder in 22's and this seems like it would make it more cost effective.  Tom

The process of owning a suppressor is onerous, but you might find it very satisfying.

are you a bullet caster? You could look into todays high tech air rifles with built in moderators. There are molds available for both pellets or slugs. These are sub-MOA guns. Noise wise they are back yard friendly.

Jeff Houck wrote on Nov 8^th, 2020 at 8:33pm:


I am an air rifle guy as well as a bullet caster and single shot guy. I must admit that modern pre charged pneumatic air rifles have pretty much made the majority of my 25 to 50 yards Rimfire varmint hunting obsolete. While the power is not there they kill small game very well . Like Jeff H. mentioned in the last post says zirgun suppressors are unregulated and they are super quiet and accuracy can be quarter of an inch at 50 yd with good German pellets.
And if you decided you wanted to cast your own  NOE makes pellet molds.

You can spend thousands of dollars on some of the European models but I would recommend just getting a Benjamin marauder and one of the cheap 4500 psi hand pumps you can get off of Amazon or eBay for under a $100.

Speaking of air powered rifles. I was at the local range the other week and there was a pair of gentelmen shooting a PCP air rifle. I dont know the brand or the name of it but it did have a magazine.  They were hitting golf balls and empty shotgun hulls at 100 yards and it was a .22. 
Might be something to consider. 
Sam

I don't know about your disability but I have trouble pumping up an air gun. However, I bought an old, very old, Benjamin Franklin (the one I always wanted as a kid but couldn't afford) at a flea market for 50 bucks. With only 3 pumps it is easy to operate and is very accurate at back yard distances. I'm getting set up to try it on Asian Doves at the bird bath shooting out the window of my shed (a person has to be sneaky when living in the city or the neighbors will turn you in!) It has the potential to change my life and may be what you're looking for as well.

JS

22_boomer, I think you need .22 Z (for Zimmer) ammo. The old answer would have been to use .22 short, but that is said to foul up the front of the chamber. 

You could even use 6mm Flobert ammo, if you can find it. Same doubts about chamber health apply.

The best answer really would be .22 long Z. It has a full-length .22 case, but has just primer, no real powder load. I use it myself at 25 meters. If that disturbs your dogs, then you'll have to go to bows and arrows!

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If you find a source, I seriously suggest that you purchase a lifetime's supply. It's going to be unobtanium one day.