Welp, after having more fun plinking than I have had in a long time...drum roll, please, the following has been decided at least for now:
- Keep the bolt action Savage WMR. Great little rifle for here.
- Trade for a Ruger 10/22 a friend has...NIB. He wants an old Remington semi-auto rifle I have had since I bought this place...he absolutely loves the thing, "patina" and all.
- Keep Ruger MK III .22 pistol. My daughter has my 1983 Ruger MK II (which she can really shoot) and her MK III is go to go here.
- Buy this:
https://ruger.com/micros/RXD/rxd22ti.html
- Outfit all three guns for the RXD.
The sub-sonic ammo, from shorts to WMR is very quiet comparatively. I shot a suppressed 10/22 Sunday (sub-sonic LR) and it sounded like a hick-up.
It really came down to logistics. I have familiarity with all of the weapons above as well as their care and feeding. Also, the Big D seemed nonplussed but stayed close.
When this gets done I'll post a video with sound.
Thanks!