Within a cup I placed two of each of the following rounds: Remington Golden Bullet, Federal Spitfire, CCI Blazer, CCI Stinger.
I sprayed enough BP Blaster (the most "penetrating" oil I can think of) to fill the cup half-way up to the rounds (they were laying on their sides....).
After almost two days in the oil (I'd shake the cup to stir up the rounds when I walked by it) I took the rounds out and placed them into the same cup, but this time full of soap and water.
When it came time to shoot them I rinsed them off with more water and dried them with a towel.
I used my NAA mini-revolver and loaded up the cylinder as following: 2 similar rounds not placed in oil, 2 rounds bathed in oil, empty chamber.
Both Remington and Federal rounds that were in the oil failed to ignite (pulled the bullets, wet powder).
All four of the CCI Blazer ignited, but the ones placed in oil had the sound report that some of the powder got spoiled. Accuracy was mediocre.
CCI Stinger I might as well not even included in the test...all four rounds ignited consistently and made one ragged hole in the book I was shooting at.
All the rounds that did fire penetrated the book completely, except for the Federal Spitfire that seem to stop within the first 200 pages.
CCI Stingers were incredibly deformed/expanded even out my little 1 1/8 inch barrel.
So there ya have it...if your carrying a pocket .22lr and worry about the rounds getting spoiled..know that if you got CCI Stingers there is nothing to worry about. Even if your sweating BP Blaster all over your gun...it'll still shoot.
I sprayed enough BP Blaster (the most "penetrating" oil I can think of) to fill the cup half-way up to the rounds (they were laying on their sides....).
After almost two days in the oil (I'd shake the cup to stir up the rounds when I walked by it) I took the rounds out and placed them into the same cup, but this time full of soap and water.
When it came time to shoot them I rinsed them off with more water and dried them with a towel.
I used my NAA mini-revolver and loaded up the cylinder as following: 2 similar rounds not placed in oil, 2 rounds bathed in oil, empty chamber.
Both Remington and Federal rounds that were in the oil failed to ignite (pulled the bullets, wet powder).
All four of the CCI Blazer ignited, but the ones placed in oil had the sound report that some of the powder got spoiled. Accuracy was mediocre.
CCI Stinger I might as well not even included in the test...all four rounds ignited consistently and made one ragged hole in the book I was shooting at.
All the rounds that did fire penetrated the book completely, except for the Federal Spitfire that seem to stop within the first 200 pages.
CCI Stingers were incredibly deformed/expanded even out my little 1 1/8 inch barrel.
So there ya have it...if your carrying a pocket .22lr and worry about the rounds getting spoiled..know that if you got CCI Stingers there is nothing to worry about. Even if your sweating BP Blaster all over your gun...it'll still shoot.