After searching for an effective suppressor .22lr ammo out of a rifle that was both quiet and had great performance on critters I arrived at a CCI offering. It has worked out great with some one-shot immediate kills due to the bullet weight and velocity. I'm using CCI Suppressor #957 ammo with a 45g lead hollow point bullet at 970fps and locally it runs around $9 box of 50.
While in a couple of LGS I noticed a Federal offering that I found very interesting and have picked up a couple of boxes of it. It is Federal American Eagle Suppressor AE22SUP1 ammo with a 45g copper plated round nose bullet at 970fps and locally it runs around $6 a box of 50.
What caught my attention was the same weighted bullet at the exact same velocity. Granted the bullet composition is different, a lead hollow point vs. a copper plated solid point. However, while there are some manufacturers of rimfire ammo producing bullet weights of up to 60g in some subsonic rounds, the common loading for most .22lr ammo is in the 36-40g range for hollow points and solid points.
Is it possible that CCI is making this American Eagle product for Federal and only changing out the bullet type ? I know that CCI also produces Blazer and Speer ammo but was not aware of them adding any other labelings to their production.
OR is it just duplicating a competitor's successful design?
Anyone with knowledge on these two ammos ???
