Hornady CCI 30gr V-Max & Remington 33gr Accutip .22WMR Ballistic Gel Test at 50 & 100 Yards

The .17 HMR is an exceptionally effective varmint round, delivering high velocities and violent projectile fragmentation upon impact. While it causes significant tissue damage and temporary cavity effects, its shallow penetration limits its effectiveness against larger targets or in self-defense scenarios due to projectile disintegration. The .22 LR, surprisingly, offers deeper penetration with less dramatic expansion.

This test evaluates CCI 9mm Luger shotshells, intended for pest control, against a standard 9mm FMJ round using a Canik Mete MC9 Prime. The shotshells demonstrated minimal structural damage to a watermelon, creating only surface cratering, while the FMJ round caused significant splitting. This indicates shotshells are ineffective for self-defense against larger threats.

This test debunks the myth that thick clothing prevents hollow point bullet expansion. Using ballistic gel and a VertX sun hoodie, .380 Auto and 9mm rounds were fired. All tested hollow points, including Winchester, Hornady Critical Defense, and Defiant Munitions TCX, expanded successfully, with the Defiant Munitions .380 showing exceptional performance despite fabric contact.

Testing subsonic .22LR ammunition with a suppressor reveals a significant reduction in noise compared to standard rounds. While standard .22LR cycles actions perfectly, it remains loud. Subsonic rounds, like CCI Quiet-22, make the bullet impact louder than the shot, demonstrating their effectiveness for suppressed shooting.

This video compares the least powerful Aguila Super Colibri .22 LR round against the most powerful CCI Stinger. Using a suppressed pistol and a pumpkin as a target, the test visually demonstrates the significant difference in terminal ballistics. The Super Colibri creates minimal damage, while the Stinger shows a dramatically larger exit wound, highlighting the power disparity between different .22 LR loads.

This YouTube video features a ballistic gel test and chronograph comparison of Remington CBee and CCI Quiet Segmented ammunition. The content creator uses various gear, including different cameras, shooting accessories, and range equipment, all of which are linked in the description. The video aims to evaluate the performance and characteristics of these specific ammunition types through scientific testing methods.

This video compares the terminal performance of five common pistol calibers (.22LR, .380 ACP, 9mm, .40 S&W, .45 ACP) by shooting watermelons. The test demonstrates a significant increase in destructive power from .22LR up to .45 ACP, with the larger calibers causing more explosive expansion and fragmentation. Specific hollow-point ammunition from Speer, Aguila, and Underwood was used, highlighting the importance of bullet construction for terminal ballistics.

Buckeye Ballistics conducted a comparative test of common pistol calibers (.22LR, .380 ACP, 9mm, .40 S&W, .45 ACP) against concrete blocks. The host, demonstrating significant firearm and ballistics knowledge, emphasized extreme safety precautions due to ricochet risks. The test revealed that while larger calibers showed more damage, none could fully penetrate the concrete block's second wall, suggesting limitations for self-defense scenarios against hardened barriers.

This Taurus TX22 review details its performance with various .22 LR ammunition. While initially reliable with CCI Mini-Mags and cycling standard velocity rounds well, it encountered malfunctions with sub-sonic and high-velocity loads. A catastrophic failure occurred due to a squib load followed by a second shot, resulting in a bulged barrel and damaged magazine.

This video compares the terminal ballistics of .22LR, .22WMR, and .17HMR rimfire cartridges using cantaloupes as targets. The .22LR showed a clean pass-through with minor damage, the .22WMR caused an explosive front-face disintegration, and the .17HMR, despite its speed, disintegrated internally with no exit. The test highlights how different rimfire rounds perform on soft tissue simulants.