CCI .22 Long Rifle Stinger Ammunition

Eagleye said:
I have no intention of shooting stingers in any of my 22 rimfire rifles. But I had a couple of
rounds of them floating around, so on reading this thread, I got curious.
I tried chambering one in several rifles. Here is the result:
Suhl 150 - Will not chamber
Remington 40X - Will not chamber
Remington M37 - Will not chamber
Remington 541 - Will not chamber
Mossberg 144LSB - Will chamber but quite hard to close bolt.
Mossberg 146b - Will chamber
Mossberg 42M - Will chamber
Mossberg 151M c - Will chamber
Remington 581 - Will chamber
CZ 452 American - Chambers, but hard to close bolt.
Chambers easily in a M68 Winchester and a 490 Winchester
Several sundry 22 rifles will accept them.
The snugger, match chambers do not like them, obviously. Dave.
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Used them in the Winchester 490 for a few years. Ran like a top sir. Meaning it functioned well. Varmint accuracy within 60-70 yards including ground squirrels.
 
The idea that Stingers are especially hard-hitting because of their high velocity may be misleading, especially at distances beyond 60- 70 yards. The problem is that the Stinger bullet slows down relatively quickly. By the time a Stinger bullet gets to 75 yards, it has the exact same energy as a Mini-Mag 40 grain bullet (96 foot pounds). When compared to the CCI SV round, which has 78 foot pounds of energy at 75 yards, by the time both get to 150 yards the standard velocity round has retained more energy.

Wind affects the Stinger round more than the Mini-Mag or the CCI SV round. At 75 yards the Stinger drifts almost .5" for each one mph of crosswind, the Mini-Mag about .33" and the SV about .28 inches. In conditions with any wind, the Stinger is more significantly affected.
 
Brutus said:
I used to own a Winchester 490 that ate stangers as if was made for it. With this same ammo the Winchester out shot the Ruger 10-22 quite easily.
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Back in the day I use to shoot Stangers in my Win 490 when they first came out, until I realized that they weren’t that accurate, and they were also slamming the bolt back so hard that they were peening the steel action. I still have that 490, and I’m probably the only person that will know what created those burrs at the end of the bolt slot. Those little high speed 32gr hollow points were definitely devastating on ground hogs relative to the standard velocity stuff though.

FWIW, CCI’s Velocitors are more potent (and accurate) when you can find them. I get 1430fps with those 40gr gold dot bullets out of my CZ 452 Varmint and they’ll shoot 1.5” at 100 yards. I buy a few sticks or bricks of them every time I see them. I’ve got a bit of a stash now.
 
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MajorMalcontent said:
Back in the day I use to shoot Stangers in my Win 490 when they first came out, until I realized that they weren’t that accurate, and they were also slamming the bolt back so hard that they were peening the steel action. I still have that 490, and I’m probably the only person that will know what created those burrs at the end of the bolt slot. Those little high speed 32gr hollow points were definitely devastating on ground hogs relative to the standard velocity stuff though.

FWIW, CCI’s Velocitors are more potent (and accurate) when you can find them. I get 1430fps with those 40gr gold dot bullets out of my CZ 452 Varmint and they’ll shoot 1.5” at 100 yards. I buy a few sticks or bricks of them every time I see them. I’ve got a bit of a stash now.
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A friend and myself were taking out varmints at a farmers chicken coop South Saskatchewan. Myself I took a rooftop position with the 222. My buddy borrowed the 490 loaded with Stingers. He went for a quiet walk just after it stopped raining amongst the other outbuildings. Ten minutes later I hear three quick shots. He snuck up to the sleeping fox and ended its buffet visitations at about 35 yards.
 
I've bought exactly 2 boxes of 50 in the last 30 years. I've tried them in every 22 I've ever owned (save for the Anschutz's) and have never found that they provide even half-satisfactory accuracy. The first box took 20 years to finish, the second one still has about 35 rounds in it. I simply don't bother with them.

In the same breath, I had a box of CCI Velocitor nearly as long, bought from Le Baron in Markham, ON. (if anyone remembers that store, long-gone now) On a whim, I tested them in my new T1x last year=wow! Didn't know HV ammo could be that accurate. It's now one of the few ammo types I stock-up on when I see it. Since I gave away that secret, I'll also suggest..if you own a T1x...to try SK Flatnose Basic.
 
.22LRGUY said:
I've bought exactly 2 boxes of 50 in the last 30 years. I've tried them in every 22 I've ever owned (save for the Anschutz's) and have never found that they provide even half-satisfactory accuracy. The first box took 20 years to finish, the second one still has about 35 rounds in it. I simply don't bother with them.

In the same breath, I had a box of CCI Velocitor nearly as long, bought from Le Baron in Markham, ON. (if anyone remembers that store, long-gone now) On a whim, I tested them in my new T1x last year=wow! Didn't know HV ammo could be that accurate. It's now one of the few ammo types I stock-up on when I see it. Since I gave away that secret, I'll also suggest..if you own a T1x...to try SK Flatnose Basic.
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Velocitors expand nicely too. Best pumpkin defense ammo ever.
 
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