CCI Stinger question

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CCI Stinger, 32 grain bullet copper plated I think 1640 fps...

Buddy of mine bought some by accident. $7 per 50 round package.
Says he wont shoot them because Ruger specifically does not recommend hyper velocity .22 ammo in his 10/22.

Any reason I should not buy? Will it cause problems with any of the following in my arsenal?

H&R 9 shot 4 inch revolver
Colt Woodsman Match Target
Henry Golden Boy
Springfield 87A
Marlin 60 with Microgroove
Remington 550-1

I would buy or trade with him to take it off his hands, but I dont want any problems. Of the above the Marlin 60 has a soft metal receiver, the Colt is just old and cool and the Golden Boy is kind of special so I wouldnt run them in those probably. I guess that leaves the H&R, the Remington and the Springfield which all seem like solid firearms.
 
I have put LOTS...100s, 1000s of CCI Stingers through a Marlin(Glenfield)...for probably 30 years and never had a problem...Yellow Jackets and Stingers was all I bought when I was a kid. The Glenfield has the microgroove rifling also.
 
Probably be fine in any of them, but they see their biggest increase out of rifles so I personally probably would not run them in the Woodsman. One other caveat with stingers, they will not work in a bentz chamber, as the chamber is shorter for maximum accuracy and the stinger case is too long.
 
Any of your firearms will handle the Stinger with no problems, with the possible exception of the Colt Match Target. While the pistol will probably shoot the stingers, I'd use them in the other guns.
 
I have put LOTS...100s, 1000s of CCI Stingers through a Marlin(Glenfield)...for probably 30 years and never had a problem...Yellow Jackets and Stingers was all I bought when I was a kid.

And by the way...have you been to any of the creeks up there this year? I found some nice color last weekend with about 3 hours underwater.
 
went ahead and bought them.

Ha Ha Thanks Blackbeard666,

I went ahead and bought the stingers, he only had 150 rounds anyway.

No gold, I wish I lived in an area where I could simply dip my pan and get color.
In California often times we scraped the moss off of rock faces just above the water line in creeks and panned that, full of gold dust.
 
with the possible exception of the Colt Match Target. While the pistol will probably shoot the stingers, I'd use them in the other guns.
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+1 This.

The Colt was rated for Hi-Speed ammo all right.

But if you break it shooting hyper-velocity ammo with longer then standard spec cases?

It's likely to remain broke for quite some time while you are looking for parts they don't make anymore.

rc
 
I was about to say, again..

A relatively new $250 Ruger 10/22 is not an old Colt Match Target worth somewhere well north of $500 depending on condition.

You can buy Ruger 10/22 parts at the gas station in some areas of the country if you break something!

Which is very much less likely then on a 50+ year old Colt whose design started out with standard velocity ammo in 1915.

rc
 
Stingers are a very good high quality .22 Rimfire and work fantastic in most automatic rifles and as stated get the most out of there intended purpose in a rifle. 10/22 does excellent with them!

The Stinger is reaching almost .22 WMR Velocity in a LR so fro sure I would keep them out of a Match Target.

Years ago I actually Broke the slide on a Jennings .22 Auto pistol with Stingers.... Bang.. Bang.. Bang.....zing.....!!! Came off in two pieces! So They definitely are not for everything on the market
 
My favorite .22lr load to shoot especially in pistols. Gives the .22lr a bit of a bigger gun feel. More sound, recoil and muzzle flash = fun. :D

I also shoot it more accurately as well. Go figure.
 
I've put 100s of stingers through my ruger 22s without ill effects, other members of my family have put 1000s through theirs. rugers lawyers put that in their manuals as a CYA measure. the same reason most non-rimfire firearms have a "do not use reloads" clause in their manuals.
 
I have only had a problem with Stingers in one gun, a Walther TPH. It was apparently a little too vigorous for the little TPH. A lot of times it would not strip a fresh cartridge out of the magazine and would just go to battery with an empty chamber. They worked great in my Astra Constable, Remington 550, and Ruger 10-22 (s).
 
Hmmmmm

I seem to very vaguely recall Ruger saying something in the owner's manual about not using 'stingers' in a target 10/22, but OK in other versions.
 
Yes, Ruger says not to use them in the 10/22 TARGET. All other 10/22's are fine. The reason is the Stinger has a slightly longer case that can jam in the rifling of the tighter target chamber.
 
I have fired thousands of stingers in marlin 60's and Ruger 10-22's with no ill effect. (except to the target)
 
Stingers shouldn't be used in any rifle with a match chamber. The looser tolerences of a standard chamber allow them to work.
 
I have read the same warning from Ruger but ignored it and have shot thousands of high velocity rounds through the 10/22 with nice results. Never had a problem yet (but lots of squirrels and rabbits have lol)
 
au_prospector, of the guns you listed, the Henry GB is probably the best choice for Stinger use. Henry makes tough guns, and you won't have to worry about cases sticking or cycling too hard and chewing up a buffer.

Keeping Stingers out of older guns and target guns is a good plan, feed them to that manual-action built-like-a-tank Henry GB and don't worry about it.
 
It has nothing to do with how powerful the round is, but the length of the case. Stingers use a shorter bullet, with a slightly longer case for more powder capacity. You end up with the same overall length as a 22 LR. It is about like trying to chamber a 357 in a 38. With most rifles the chamber dimensions are loose enough that it does not matter. With rifles with tighter tolerence "match chambers", the Stingers don't fit well. You might get them to chamber and fire, but will probably have erratic ejection and chambering because of the tight fit.
 
A lot of people are correct about Ruger's target models. I own one, model 1234R from Lipsey's, and it is the match chamber. The lgs I bought it from showed me where it clearly states not to use stingers or velocitors in it. This is not reloading, and it's not lawyer talk. Do what you want, but at the end of the day, it's an investment. While my roommate shoves what he can in the chamber, I'll be able to pass mine on. And to get back on subject, $45-60 for 500 CCI standard velocity is outrageous. I'll stick with my minimags and the AR 22 ammo from CCI.
 
I don't think the concern is about them damaging the gun as it is that the bullet shape just doesn't feed well in some semi-autos. My Glenfield Model 75 had no issues with them. I never had any issues with them until I put a good scope on my bolt action Glenfield and found out how poor the accuarcy was compared to other ammo.
 
You end up with the same overall length as a 22 LR.
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Not unless something has changed recently. The overall length difference can actually be seen with the naked eye, and really stands out when you actually measure it. The typical .22LR is shorter than the Stinger, that's why Stinger sometimes does not work well in guns with shorter chambers.
 
I have fired stingers in several 10/22's no harm done. They have never been the most accurate ammunition in any firearm I have tried though and I personally wouldn't pay $7/50 rounds of them.
 
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