CCI Stinger .22 LR 32 gr Hollowpoint in SIM-TEST* Ballistic Test Media

[@94turbotoy]

I’ve been using CCI Stingers for over 30 years...these rounds are hot and can do some serious damage for sure! They run clean and are reliable. Bad ass round!

[@tonypmcmahon]

This guy is clinical. The videos produced are excellent -no fluff just hard data. Well done sir . You have the mind of a scientist. I always enjoy your videos. For the life of me I don’t know why all ballistic gel isn’t clear...I’m sure that’s what will happen in the future.

[@frankfusco3062]

The Stinger is what I use in my pocket carry pistols. The extra "oomph" of the Stinger gives reliable semi-auto pistol performance. I am confident the Stinger will make the proper impression a potential bad guy. Only downside, many others seem to agree with me and it is almost impossible to find to purchase.

[@GoldplatedIronfist]

not any more,it's relatively easy to find now

[@ArkansasChainsaw]

Academy ships to your door 5.99 per 50

[@chrisj8078]

I can get them at my wal mart all day

[@theKGB65]

This stuff is great to watch, it's nice to know what kind of relative energy is going down range with various cartridges and calibers.

[@pr4runner]

Keep up w/ those ammo tests. More 22,9 please. Thank you very much for your videos

[@shj2000]

Please come back! Your tests are the best KZbin has ever seen.

[@shreader327]

there are so many people out there who honestly are un aware of how dangerous a .22 lr is..

[@ns7353]

Less than we think

[@elicornelius9844]

It’s because they hear all these stories of people surviving after being shot with one

[@NESurvivalPrep]

I've always thought people seriously underestimated .22 rounds, especially the stingers.

[@ivansanta-maria1328]

The Stingers are very high velocity 22 1687 feet per second

[@ivansanta-maria1328]

Krewe of 22 is not suited for self defense it's too small around diameter

[@Josh-wv3mn]

@@ivansanta-maria1328 its better than nothing though am I right?

[@nikolashanks7058]

There's plenty of people in America who died from the 22 long rifle. Sorry if you ask me if the firearm is capable of throwing lead you are capable of defending yourself with it

[@ivansanta-maria1328]

@Alex Murray shut up

[@fredbazoo]

Love Stingers. Fast as hell. Accurate as all hell easily out to 200 yards. I shoot clay pigeons routinely out at 200. And boy is that bullet fast!.

[@17MrLeon]

And there are people that say it is not good for self defence. having this open hole inside my stomach Im sure I wont be thinking about continuing fight. Besides better .22 in the face than a 9mm in the wall.

[@TheKalkara131]

While I agree that 22 is much better than a lot of people say, I'd disagree about a single 22 reliably stopping someone. All it takes is looking up body cam footage to show that 9mm, or even 40 won't always stop someone with a single shot. There are videos showing people soaking up those calibers before they go down. And these stingers generate almost half the ft lbs of an average 9mm.

[@Infinite_information615]

Jiří Dušek Yep. Ppl just look and say oh a .22. Well if it’s “oh a .22” stand there and take a couple and see if your saying “oh”. Any round out of a decent firearm is lethal. Shit even a damn Hi Point is lethal if it shoots

[@17MrLeon]

@@Infinite_information615 yes it is lethal but after minutes of bleeding out we dont want just something lethal but something that turns off someone instantly. Even 9mm is not enough for that.

[@Infinite_information615]

Jiří Dušek I got ya but you also don’t want something going through walls either. Shit a gun in hand is better then nothing though.

[@CampfireTalk]

Great to see a .22 test coming out of the channel. CCI mini mags are a very popular round & would be good to see your test with them.

[@jonmorgaan368]

love how scientific your videos are.

[@tiggerr42431]

I use a Ruger Mark III Hunter which is very nice to use. I was impressed by the cavity and tumble effect. Stinger is a very good brand and I have some I use. A 22 is a good cartridge not only for plinking fun, training new shooters, and having less noise footprint, but this showed some reasons why a rabbit might worry. Unless its Bugs and he would win of course. Very interesting test.

[@BeanDip0913]

Wow thats awesome..that was some serious damage for something that small

[@1shot2kilu]

Excellent video, short, very clear & to the point, the cci 32gr leaves no doubts that it would be a very deadly round on small game out to say 75 or even a 100 yards... in the hands of a marksmen. Tnx's.

[@StuartTollison]

I think you should have a partnership with CCI. Thanks to your videos, that is the only brand I buy now.

[@emkplayboy6]

Very impressive video! I have a 1911 .22lr and shoot mainly CCI ammo. thanks for this video gave me alot more insight on performance from this ammo!

[@iwillybilly]

The .22 round is very under estimated. This shows its a viable round. While i wouldnt CC a .22 its still a deadly round. Nice vid and love ur vids Sir

[@gunsfishand4x4]

i stared doing ammo test on my channel because your videos are so inspiring! great video keep them coming

[@RJTrezise1983]

Man that will mess your day up. Imagine pumping four or five of these into a mugger in quick succession at close range. Far out.

[@defenseandsafety]

thanks so much for doing these tests - they are very informative.

[@parkersmithphoto]

Wow, very impressive. I'm going to keep Stingers in the rifle from now on.

[@joshv06]

Exactly. I don't know why people like shooting lighter bullets just for FPS! They don't understand that F=M*A. The problem with light bullets is that they decelerate faster once they leave the barrel, so you are losing potential energy. Heavier bullets are also lest resistant to wind and more accurate. People in the .40 videos keep saying they like the lighter bullets because they go faster and therefore more powerful. The heavier 180g bullets are more available + they are subsonic!

[@davidsteele3078]

Id like to clarify that it only effects the target and tactical models. Thier chambers have tighter tolerances. Great vids BTW.

[@roentgen571]

Yeah, I'd like to see how these high-performance .22's do out of pistols...

[@brianpartlow5530]

I use them in my SR22 pistol. It throws fire balls like my 357. It's a great round!

[@Saltfactorynz]

RIGHT, for anybody that is worried about stingers in 10/22's i bear good news. from the ruger manual (i just purchased a 10/22) this is what it reads. "Stinger" Cartridges have longer cases then .22lr loaded to u.s. specifications. They can stick in the ruger TARGET chambers, which can result in ruptured cases. DO NOT USE STINGERS IN TARGET RIFLE 10/22's. stingers are fine in stock barrels just not target barrels. hope this clears things up with some people that were worried. your welcome :D

[@straitjacket8689]

i have always used stingers.best 22 ammo out there

[@ivansanta-maria1328]

They are that's what I carry if I had a 22 I can attest to their effectiveness fast-moving little buggers not a lot of knock down power but they can be deadly just the same

[@ReDact45]

Would not have thought that a .22 round would separate. Interesting.

[@SuperSneakySteve]

That's a good lethal round in a small .22 pocket gun. I carry stingers in my Beretta Bobcat.

[@multicam2000]

this sim test stuff is really great, thanks for posting

[@YamahaWR200]

The good ole' under-rated 22. Seeing these types of videos always makes me happy.. It is like seeing a Volkswagen bug running the 1/4 mile in 8 seconds.. People think oh it is just a bug.. Little do they know... Oh it is just a 22. Little do they know... ha ha

[@bushmaniacishere]

WOW...I would love to see the same test at 50 and 75 yards...Even throw in some cheap ammo like the federal or winchester 550 boxes....THANKS for all you do..

[@brianl890]

CCI stinger rounds are designed for longer barrel lengths. Their ballistic potential is largely wasted in a handgun because the powder is slower burning. Hence more muzzle blast and noise without much gain in velocity. In a mouse-gun ( a pocket pistol) I would carry standard velocity stuff with 40 grain solid points. That said. The CCI Stingers from a rifle are another matter. In that realm, the compromise of bullet weight for a big gain in velocity is worth it.

[@ivansanta-maria1328]

I can tell you I took one of these through my thigh when I was a teenager went right through my thigh luckily didn't hit the femur artery or the bone or maybe I won't be here right now doctor told me it was a million-dollar wound Hospital must have kept that money cuz I still ain't seen a nickel of it

[@RobertsLife]

great video ive been thinking about getting that rifle out of all the 22. rifles you got is the 10/22 your fav if not which one... thanks for the great videos

[@Saltfactorynz]

@deairriusmcclain Cci is a brand of .22 ammo (considered one if not the best) .22 ammo brand on the market. If you intend to use a suppressor like I do go for subsonic ammunition ( you don't tend to scare all animals in a 2mile radius) but if your wanting distance and power in a .22 I recommend Cci segmented holopoints or stingers. Usually with a larger grain bullet you will see slower velocities. Hope this helps

[@waseem1173]

DAMN totally unexpected . better than the .380 test imo.

[@MatteoTorgy]

I know what round I'm loading for my Taurus Model 62 carbine. How fun! Even considering the Ruger LCR in the .22 for my wife.

[@BirdShotIV]

@tnoutdoors9 A few years ago we did some generic testing with CCI mini-mags through phone books with a 10/22 and a long barrel P22. The 10/22 would penetrate all the way through a 3" phone book and lodge the bullet into my tire backstop, same ammo in the P22 would only get about halfway through the phone book. Good stuff tn, looking forward to more of your tests.

[@TheChubbyKid]

Aw, no denim? Still that entree cavity is amazing, I just figured the round would make a straight path with little/no expansion. Sure proved me wrong.

[@MRFLIP]

great test. thank you. i just picked some of these up at walmart for 6$ a box videos on my channel

[@pokemonrocks08]

this is teh exact ammo me and my dad use when we shoot our .22 mainly because its consistant. we get to many duds when we shoot the cheaper stuff from remington.

[@RadicalNH]

@MrAzcabowabo In the manual it states they should not be fired out of the target model only, because of the tighter tolerances.

[@7oxSin]

Great job man, what part of TN are you in im in south nashville, wish i had some country land to shoot on.

[@KIKOGZZ]

.22 LR Stingers are great. I hunt javelina with them at ranges under 50 yards. I remember shooting one on back of the shoulder, the bullet carved the bottom part of the spine hit a rib and bounced up to the neck and landed in the animal's jaw. Its a good round for varmits at close ranges. I wil not use them to hunt rabbits because it will do too much damange.

[@TheCartoonHead]

If your testing for defence or hunting purposes you need to place denim, clothing or fur over the front of the ballistic medium. This will given you a better idea of penetration & bullet expansion :)

[@Scorpiuszeroone]

Woah, serious damage. I have some regular CCIs for my 10/22, I gotta get some Stingers!

[@Tinmancr1]

Good vid nasty wound channel, in a wet book test I got similar expansion without separation on winchester super x 40gr hps hi velocity. The channel was 4-5 inches deep and bullets recovered were .50-.60 measured with a tape, I used a 10/22 carbine.

[@dahflipper]

I carry a 22lr. the bottom line is this. a bullet is a bullet. I have witnessed a 22 pellet penetrate a metal ammo can. if a round can penetrate metal, plywood, or lumber over 1/2" thick it will go in and devastate human tissue. i know without a doubt i can group at 15-20 yards plenty well enough to hit an area the size of a palm of a hand. this being the case i am very comfortable and will trust my life and loved ones with this caliber. yes a 9mm will obviously cause more damage. but lets say you are in a crowed area and there are many innocent ppl around. do i want to risk a 9mm over penetrating and killing someone who is not a threat to everyone, NO, no one in there right mind would do that. yes there are certain rounds such as the +P 2000fps 9mm from liberty defense that is designed to not over penetrate but its not a guarantee. i started carrying a 22lr mainly due to affordability. but frankly i dont see why people wouldnt carry it more. it is used in urban combat (such as swat teams) and urban snipers (such as swat) due to the ability to take out a bad guy and not hit innocent people. a 22lr will kill u, and can go clean through you with the right round. if the round penetrates 12" it will surely go through anyones chest. shit a 22 pellet can go clean through bone and that has around 15ftlbs when a cci stinger has 191ft lbs. a lot of the companies or should i say "gun shops" push that you shouldnt carry any less then .40 or say if i were you id get a .45acp i feel the reason to this is the fact that they will make a killing on the ammo. its not the effectiveness of the round its them fattening there pockets. the FBI is now going back to the 9mm due the the cost and effectiveness of the round. in my opinion there is never a need to go higher then a 9mm in most locations in the world. minus war, mountains, and the open wild in which i personally would recommend carrying a 9mm but also having a .44 mag, .454, or .50 due to large wildlife such as grizzly's, and mountain lions. to be honest idc if someone is pointing a 50bmg at me or a pellet gun either can kill you and either is highly dangerous in the wrong persons hands.

[@PeaceManBro]

Reliability

[@dahflipper]

never had an issue with it. however i only ever bought high end ammo for 22lr.

[@PeaceManBro]

Dah Flipper centerfire is almost always more reliable, no matter how high end it is, but if you say youve never had an issue with 22 is a lie, if you really shoot you will have malfunctions no matter what. Ive put about 7k rounds through my m&p and I got my first double feed the other day, if you shoot more youll see all guns and ammo malfunctions, especially rimfire.

[@_j.v.st._7367]

+Dah Flipper With the right construction .22lr is nice. I like the segmenting (3 segments and a base). Segments are better in my opinion than fragments , because fragments often can be too small to go deep enough and with that become unreliable. Thats not the case with segments. Over all its more a thing of hit propability, landing a hit that incapacitate an attacker (or serval) are far better than dont hit with a .45 , also at pistol rounds its more a thing of what place is hit, at a critical area a .45 dont do a lot more than a good .22, and at non vital areas the damage diffrence a pistol rounds is marginal. Over all i prefer hit propability over "power" that overall do a small diffrence in wounds. Decades ago there was a research programm from the US Army, the tested rifle produced 3times the casualtys of the m14 due to the higher hit propabilty. Overall im not sure if i would use .22lr, i dont know how it reacts to thick clothing, ribs, penetration trough the shoulder, etc. I think i would use FN 5.7x28. (.22magnum also is nice but im not sure about rimmed cartriges)

[@gluemuncher1986]

If someone is shooting back at you, you need a bullet that will stop the threat immediately. A .22 is not a good choice to be honest. And .22 hollow points do not expand in tissue out of a handgun because the velocity is not high enough to initiate expansion.

[@leekk70]

great vid 10/10 any chance you can do a test using cci maxi mag in 22 wmr. would love to see the out come on your Ballistic gel.

[@gigidy5]

One of my favorite can poppers.

[@weeral1]

It doesn't seem like anyone has done this with the new CCI tactical .22LR ammunition yet. I'd love to see that. Thanks for the vid

[@gsszuber]

Holy crap. The lesson to be learned here is don't get careless just because you're shooting a .22.

[@EliteAmericans]

It would be interesting to see if the lower velocity from a handgun would improve the penetration depth of this round. I doubt it would expand at all from a barrel 4 inches or less. 6 and a half inch barrel it might be possible to create a middle ground of expansion and penetration but no fragmenting

[@billynutz567]

the carbine model 10/22 will run CCI Stingers with out any issues.. the Target model will not. the Stinger case (because its longer than a normal 22 LR) will engage the rifling and might cause a jam and more than likely scratch the rifling. the target model is chambered tighter than the carbine model and this might cause issues when the round if feed into the chamber. stick with Velocitors if you have a target model. i would use them anyways even if i have the carbine model.

[@oaksalad]

How would a solid,non-hp bullet compare?Interesting videos,good job.

[@binyamj]

Another great test, but it would be nice if you could try it with the denim in front of the block, just like the other ammo tests. Just out of curiosity.

[@microminiskirt]

iS THE 1750 fps Aguila .22 LR 30 grain HP better than CCI Stinger? And how about the CCI Segmented Stinger HP?

[@m96c40]

@ColossusCat Merry Christmas to you too.

[@upstatearms4]

@towgaumer stingers have a muzzle velocity of 1640FPS

[@jerryc6999]

Very nice review!!!

[@COYOTE165A]

I have been using the CCI Stinger Ammo in my Remington Nylon 66 RF rifle for years,? And have shot & put down loads of Groundhogs ( Woodchucks ) with one shot kills in ( Body or Head Shots) from out to 125 yds with great results.? I love this ammo from CCI.? FYI When it is not available,? I go with the Remington Yellow Jackets,? Which in my opinion are just as good of results with them also.?

[@Nicho2177]

thats pretty interesting there. Did you say that you had the media at 50percent? Also I liked the gun POV before the impact shot on this one!

[@20351MA]

Thanks, I have a few boxes of those. Very informative.

[@UncleSlam1776]

also, i'm pretty sure the manual says that the tactical and the match versions are the ones that may have issues due to slightly different chamber dimensions. i think the regular versions would probably be fine, but every gun is a little different.

[@OliverKrystal]

Thanks! This is my favored bullet for my henry survival. Need to see that cavity :D

[@tooltym1]

I dont use anything but the stingers. They are excelent bullets for squirrel hunting.

[@ZombieTacticalStore]

Great Video! You are my hero dude!

[@MRCUTLASS2020]

@MrAzcabowabo THE 1022 TARGET MODEL FACTORY BARRELS ARE THE ONLY FACTORY BARRELS RUGER MAKES FOR THE RIFLE THAT WONT TOLERATE THE ANSI LENGTH STINGER CARTRIDGE IN. THE TARGET MODELS ARE BASICALLY A LOOSENED VERSION OF A "BENTZ" GRADE CHAMBER. WHICH IS QUITE SMALLER THAN THE ANSI SPEC CHAMBER FOR STINGERS LIKE ON THEIR OTHER MODELS.

[@pcblah]

@MrAzcabowabo hyper velocity ammo out of some semi-autos can damge the bolt because the spring isnt meant to do it... i heard that 10/22 receivers cracked because of it... (spring wont stop it and the buffer get beat up while the bolt moves too fast to the back where it smashes stuff)

[@blakenzy]

It would be great if you could make a comparison of the same cartridge, but out of a pistol length barrel. Would performance be even close?

[@upstatearms4]

very nice! i was always wondering how these would mushroom or expand, if you get the chance and can find some CCI velocitors, i would love to see a video done on those, also where do you purchase your medium?

[@greatbasintrapper557]

U should test the Aguila 60 grain SSS .22 LR load one of these years. would be neat to see how it performs in ballistics gel

[@bknight249]

Hey man where did you get your steel targets from? If you made them how thick is it? I would love to have a range like that behind my house but I have to goto the hunting club

[@ernest9606]

Really loved his video's. Sucks he stopped making them

[@tnoutdoors9]

He's still around every so often.

[@ernest9606]

@@tnoutdoors9 yeah I guess I been behind on my video's haha

[@mattvanhugenstein]

cool!!!!!!! id also really like to see some tests with a 22 pistola

[@aramanx]

wow, never expected that!

[@AKMoffat]

TN- Any chance you can get access to a KelTec PMR-30 or any 22WMR pistol? I'd like to see penetration results compared with a similar length barreled .22LR...

[@littleteethkeith]

CCI Stingers rule. One shot one kill on groundhogs (woodchucks) no matter the shot placement.

[@codysb05]

The 10/22 owners manual says not to use stinger ammunition because it is longer and could possibly not eject. Have you had any problems with this?

[@ArkansasChainsaw]

never have had any issue in any gun with stingers they are top of the line .22s

[@WeAreTwoDoorsDown]

Oh. I think an AM180 (full auto) would be about the best choice for a cop. If I become one someday, I will talk to the sarge about getting one for the squad car. Nothing better than full auto .22 for suppressive fire.

[@WeAreTwoDoorsDown]

"oh, it's just a 22..." it will still fuck your day up...

[@gboyd242]

@Vidwatcher321 Good to know but stingers are kind of a superficial hollow point and I'm not familiar with the velocitors. I was thinking like some super-X HP's they seem to expand more regularly in my experience. Or maybe some federal match or Aguila.

[@hailfire82997]

yea but are they innacurate for you? i was sighting in my 10/22 and they were pretty bad... or was it the wind??

[@lovermeochocinco]

Just an FYI In my ruger 10/22 manual it states not to use the "stinger" type ammo because of the longer case legnth. Have you had any troubble with this ammo in your 10/22?

[@jeepnicc]

Awesome TN. Thanks for sharing!

[@jacobninja25]

i have a 870 tactical i sleep next to haha. i was just wondering. alot of people underestimate what a .22 lr can do i shot through a little propane tank last weekend it was pretty awesome. i love my 10/22 its a cool lil gun

[@YamahaWR200]

I would like to see those Aguila SuperMaximum 30 grainers go at that block. I think they would be less penetration, but be violent while decelerating.

[@joshv06]

Velocitor > Stinger. More power after ~5 yards, considerably more powerful at 100 yards, more accurate, more penetration.

[@KXF664]

would you recomend the cci stinger or cci velocitor for stopping power on bigger vermin , like foxes

[@ArtisanTony]

Very nice!

[@marlinm60ss123]

do you just melt that down and remold it after youve shredded it with bullets?

[@bjh05]

cci velocitor 22Lr still a bit small for the job but this will be a better round having the 40 gr and more penetration.

[@allabasterkt]

The velocinator would be a great comparison round.

[@debbiewilson4832]

Have you ever tested any of those "lead free" 22LF rounds? I would imagine that bullet would behave VERY differently in ballistic gel than a common lead bullet. Thanks for all the great, detailed tests.

[@Malunat13]

@towgaumer theyre advertised at 1640 fps

[@RECOILJUNKIE38]

have you checked into the spitfire 22lr by gander Mtn. muzzle is around 1500 fps?

[@IndianaGeologist]

Great vid!!!!

[@MrAzcabowabo]

on my manual it states not to shoot stinger ammo out of a 10/22. Have u had any troubles? Get back to me as soon as u can so i know whether or not i can take it shooting tomorrow. Thx. Also i regularly shoot rem gold and its zerod at 50 yrds. Will the velocitor change my tragectory? Thx again. Please get back

[@jimbo111589]

Couldn't agree more. I'm honestly tired of hearing about these stingers, they just dissolve instead of penetrate.

[@ArkansasChainsaw]

they are made for pest control and do what they are made to do