Aguila Super Colibri or CCI Quiet in a 22/45 5.5" unless I'm in close proximity to someone's house-then I use the muffler. When the Aguilas are gone, I won't buy any more. Once in a while those won't penetrate an old boar coon's skull--knocks him out for a while and then he wakes up later. Not great if you have him slung over your shoulder headed for the pickup. Which reminds me of a really funny story:
Years ago we did a lot of coon hunting with dogs at night. One guy liked to wear a hunting coat with a game pouch that was inside the back of the coat. He could get one big coon or 2 smaller ones in there. One night we're stumbling along in the dim light of a carbide lamp when this guy goes absolutely bananas--yelling and spinning around, bumping into trees and all manner of crazy moves. We thought he'd gone over the edge from sort of loony to full blown bonkers. We finally got a flashlight on and found the guy 30' away rolling on the ground wrestling with his coat which was half off but he still had one arm in a sleeve. Finally he gets the upper hand and has his coat pinned to the ground yelling "SHOOT IT SHOOT IT". I'm carrying the 22 rifle and trying to decide whether to just shoot him or wait until he tells me what "IT" he's talking about. Turns out the big boar coon he had in the game pouch had come to life, exited the open top of the coat's internal game pouch, and was trying to reach higher ground by climbing his back.
A Jerry Clower moment if I ever saw one.
