Stingers ok in TOZ-78?

[Unregistered]

I think I fired some stingers in my TOZ-78 a while back and I had heard some advice not to do that because it has a semi-match chamber. Is this true? What .22 LR shouldn't you fire out of a TOZ-78?

 

[Hitzy]

I find the bolt pretty hard to close on stingers i my TOZ78. This is a sign that the case is being run into the rifling. Not real good for the gun.

 

[DAR 701]

I tried a 5 round mag and had the same issues as Hitzy as the bolt was hard to close and it shot a 7" group at 25 meters.

 

[cyclone]

Sounds like a question to leave to the ones who've shot that rifle...

(quietly keeps his opinions about semi and full match-chambers to himself) .

 

[brianp]

I've done it. Similar results to what Hitzy and DAR had.

 

[RobSmith]

Same results here .... The gun didn't blow up, but the bolt was hard to close and accuracy wasn't all that spectacular .... Mine seems to like hyper-vel Rem thunderbolts the most, but will eat anything, spit out the bullet, and fart the casing every time.