Where to find .22 Stingers in Chatt Town?

[Guest Messer]

Everytime I check at Walmart there is none!

[Raoul]

You're new here.

[Guest Messer]

To the Forum, yes to Chatt, No but just recently wanted a box or 2 and none to be found and at the Shows the stuff is way to Expensive!

[Raoul]

No disrespect intended, but you may be one of the only people on a gun forum to not know that .22 is a difficult commodity to obtain.

[Guest Messer]

None taken, I know it has been hard to find in the past, but have been reading on here that is seems to be available in Chatt again as of recently, which it isn't!

[Raoul]

Well on a positive note I did buy 3 boxes  in my local WM last month. Probably the first .22 I've seen in a Wm in 2 years.

[Oh Shoot]

None taken, I know it has been hard to find in the past, but have been reading on here that is seems to be available in Chatt again as of recently, which it isn't!

 

"Available" in that folks who check several stores most every day occasionally find some now.

 

Even I lucked out on a 325 round box at Academy down there in Brainerd last week. First bulk box I've found since Sandy Hook. My heart was all aflutter.  Also got a couple of 50 round boxes couple of days later, and have only found 4 of those over same time period.

 

The odds of actually finding the exact type/brand you want is still as remote as ever, however.

 

- OS

Edited July 31, 2014 by Oh Shoot

[Cherokee Slim]

Sportsman's Warehouse on Monday mornings when they open have had .22.

Cherokee Slim

[Garufa]

Even I lucked out on a 325 round box at Academy down there in Brainerd last week.

 

I saw two of those at the Knoxville Academy a couple of weeks ago.  I was in line behind some jackwagon and his buddy that he dragged in there.  Guess who didn't get one?  :wall:

[Dolomite_supafly]

Why are you wanting Stingers? They the worst 22 for everything. They are not accurate so they are no good for hunting. They do not make enough velocity and do not weight enough for a defensive option. For what most people think stingers are good for 22 shorts will fill the same role and do it better.

[Guest Messer]

As far as I always heard they are the best for  http://northamericanarms.com/firearms/lr/lr.html  and are 32 gr hp at 1640 fps and are for Vermin! LOL!

 

I wear 1 of these minis around my neck but after a while from sweat and humidity the ammo cases turn dark/greenish!

 

What type of ammo do you recommend?

[Dolomite_supafly]

Not even close. The velocity out of those little guns is about 700 fps, less than a short which has the same weight bullet. I have tested Stingers in a 4.5" barrel and they never got above 1,000 fps, EVER, and the vast majority of times they were closer to 900 fps. Save yourself the extra noise and get something different. Also, Stingers, even if fired out of a rifle will never reach the vitals of a person as they pretty much disintegrate inside of a couple of inches.
 
Stingers must have a rifle length barrel to make their velocity claims.
 
For that you want to use Aguila SSS rounds. Even out of that little barrel they still provide ~8 inches of penetration.
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BTW, those blocks on the bottom are 1". Edited July 31, 2014 by Dolomite_supafly

[Dolomite_supafly]

By carrying Stingers in the pistol you are seriously jeopardizing your life, even more so that just carrying a 22.

 

The next bullet I would suggest is the CCI Velocitor because it does have decent penetration but does not tumble and even if it did it is not .6" long like the SSS.

[Guest Messer]

I did not mean the specs listed for these would be the ones I would get, in the past I also have used the triple shock ammo!

This revolver has always been accurate till about 12 feet and was quite hard hitting!

[Dolomite_supafly]

I did not mean the specs listed for these would be the ones I would get, in the past I also have used the triple shock ammo!

This revolver has always been accurate till about 12 feet and was quite hard hitting!

How do you know it was hard hitting? Did you chronograph the loads or do any ballistics testing? Have you even shot a water jug with it?

 

I bet because it was LOUD you equated it to hard hitting. There is not a hyper velocity round on the planet that will outperform a standard velocity round when it comes to penetration. And penetration is ALL you have with a 22.

 

BTW, the CCI Triple Shock ammo is even worse than the Stingers.

[Dolomite_supafly]

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