#SilentStrike

When prospective suppressor owners mention looking for subsonic .223 ammunition, my first impulse is to say “novelty” or “expensive .22lr”. After all, achieving low velocities is usually accomplished by anemic powder charges or heavy bullets. The later, fitting anything over ~80 grains in a 223 Remington case, is a challenge. However, Allegiance Ammunition is selling the SilentStrike – a 110gr frangible .223 round That never breaks the sound barrier.

Allegiance Ammunition manufactures ammunition meant specifically to fulfill high-performance needs. They describe a successful high-performance self-defense or hunting round as being able to “achieve adequate penetration to reach vital organs [and] expand or fragment when it strikes fluid filled tissue without exiting.” They offer a variety of lines including TechStrike, which is described as ideal for operations being carried out in sensitive areas where overpenetration or ricochet could be disastrous, and Silent Strike, described as being used for those in law enforcement. The latest round being offered in the Silent Strike line is a 9mm, and what makes it unique is its being both frangible and subsonic.