Areoflyer09
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After doing a little Google-fu exercise--which took a lot longer than I thought it would by the way--I finally tracked down the barrel lengths of the 10/22 and sr-22...
18.5" and 16" respectively. As if I wasn't confused before, it now looks like the rifle with the SHORTER barrel was quieter. Go figure--just when it starts making sense, the world messes with my head again.
Good thing I lost my mind decades ago, or I'd be in trouble by now. (Left it in an old pair of pants, went through the wash and didn't recognize it since it was clean, threw it away!)
It’s probably the difference in action noise you are hearing. The SR-22 may just have a quieter cycling bolt.