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Hal · October 2, 1999, 08:55 PM

I picked up a box of the Colibri today to see if it was like the CCI CB's. Not really. The Colibri at 25 yards was very anemic. There was a noticable lag between the sound of the shot, and the bullet bouncing, yes bouncing, off of the plywood target holder. At 25 yards the shots were all over the place, some on target, some high, some low. I could follow each shot as it went downrange through the scope on the Browning Lever .22 I was using. Later in the day I shot four rounds through my Ruger 22/45. As expected, there wasn't enough push to cycle the action, and the rounds were too short to feed from the magazine. It did strike at point of aim at 7 yards, and held a nice tight sub 1" group. For basement use, with a suitable backstop, there may be a limited use for the stuff. It sure is quiet to shoot. In the Ruger, it sounded about the same as a cap gun.

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October 2, 1999, 08:55 PM	#5
Hal Senior Member Join Date: October 9, 1998 Location: Ohio USA Posts: 8,563	I picked up a box of the Colibri today to see if it was like the CCI CB's. Not really. The Colibri at 25 yards was very anemic. There was a noticable lag between the sound of the shot, and the bullet bouncing, yes bouncing, off of the plywood target holder. At 25 yards the shots were all over the place, some on target, some high, some low. I could follow each shot as it went downrange through the scope on the Browning Lever .22 I was using. Later in the day I shot four rounds through my Ruger 22/45. As expected, there wasn't enough push to cycle the action, and the rounds were too short to feed from the magazine. It did strike at point of aim at 7 yards, and held a nice tight sub 1" group. For basement use, with a suitable backstop, there may be a limited use for the stuff. It sure is quiet to shoot. In the Ruger, it sounded about the same as a cap gun. ------------------ CCW for Ohio action site. http://www.ofcc.net