If you are just a causal shooter that likes to go to the range a fire off rounds with friends, subsonic ammunition makes the experience much more enjoyable. Hogs) because the shot will not instantly scare away the rest of the herd, as supersonic ammunition will. Finally, it can allow the hunter to harvest multiple game animals in one hunt (e.g. Third, muzzle flip is also reduced allowing follow up shots to be much more accurate as the shooter is able to maintain the target within the scope. Subsonic ammunition when used with a suppresser is commonly compared to the sound of a BB gun. Second, the drastic reduction in recoil will greatly increase accuracy as it all but eliminates the “flinch” experienced by the shooter. If you are a hunter, first you will find that hunting with subsonic ammunition will let you further enjoy your hunt by not having to deal with the deafening sound of firing your hunting rifle. If you are in the military or law enforcement, you are most likely implementing this style of ammunition for stealth. Question: I understand that subsonic ammunition is going slower than supersonic ammunition, but why would I want to use it?Īnswer: The appropriate answer to this question varies greatly based on what type of shooter you are. The projectile breaking the sound barrier, to them, potentially means the difference between life and death. Our ammunition was original developed for military operators who rely on the low sound signature to stay alive during covert missions. This is not extremely important when you are utilizing high velocity (supersonic) ammunition, but with subsonic it is very important.

The same ammunition fired from a 20” barrel will not travel the same speed if it was to be fired out of a 16” barrel. Barrel lengths also differ from firearm to firearm.

Barrels have a unique individuality and will handle ammunition differently. This includes rifles off the same production lines. We need the ammunition to not break the sound barrier in all these varying conditions. Why would we want to load ammunition at around 1,000 fps is the sound barrier is at 1,125 fps? Well, the sound barrier is constantly fluctuating and we have customers utilizing the same ammunition in different environments all around the world. Keeping this number in mind we try to load our ammunition to achieve speeds of 950 – 1,050 fps. Therefore, at a temperature of 68° F (20° C), with low humidity, and at sea level the sound barrier is around 1,125 fps. It will fluctuate based on several factors including temperature, humidity and altitude. But, the sound barrier is not a static barrier. A bullet that breaks the sound barrier will leave a distinct loud “crack” downrange. Subsonic ammunition is ammunition specifically designed to not break the sound barrier and is best utilized in a suppressed weapon.

Fps of subsonic bullet