Crimped 22lr

So i got given a handful of ammunition to 'dispose' of.... will be using a bolt action for the 22 and pump for the 12gauge.

Has anyone ever seen 22 ammo like this though? Have to say i am a little nervos firing 12g with 'nitro' written on the side, tempted to wait for dark and see if its dragonbreath or similar!

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CCI ??
if so it shoots fine

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Originally Posted by gonetropo

CCI ??
if so it shoots fine

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I assumed so but only cause its the only brand i could think of starting with c but its a different logo (going off memory, havent actually looked at something to compare)

Only have a handful of rounds so not using for hunting, will just stick a box up at 20m.

Would the crimp be factory or has someone modified it? Dont think i have seen crimped 22 ammo before

@mimms2 came from the same source. I assume reloads, not that keen to take them apart, might just live dangerously.... and stick the 12g in a portable vice and stick a bit of string on the trigger

Thats where i figure the crimp was as well, just cant see the point of it

I've seen crimped 22lr before, can't remember what brand they were but were like that new out of the box.

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Originally Posted by Cigar

I've seen crimped 22lr before, can't remember what brand they were but were like that new out of the box.

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+1 for that. Definatly seen 22 ammo like that before

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Originally Posted by muzza

Have you guys all lead sheltered existences to have never seen Stingers? Been around for forty years

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True that,even more than 40 years.

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Originally Posted by 223nut

@mimms2 came from the same source. I assume reloads, not that keen to take them apart, might just live dangerously.... and stick the 12g in a portable vice and stick a bit of string on the trigger

Thats where i figure the crimp was as well, just cant see the point of it

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Nitro as in 'not black powder'. Nitrocellulose. Gunpowder as we know it today.

Sheltered life.... maybe but no i havent seen cci stingers well thats one mystery solved. @outlander thats what i figured so dont use it an older shotgun but my modern 870 should be fine

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Originally Posted by muzza

They are CCI Stingers - hypervelocity rounds.
As long as your rifle is in good condition they will be fine to shoot

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Yeah, this bloke is onto it. It's Stinger and they were all crimped like it.

Tried a box of Stingers when they first came out totally inaccurate three of us shot them in every .22 we could find waste of time past about 25 metres

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Originally Posted by shooternz

Tried a box of Stingers when they first came out totally inaccurate three of us shot them in every .22 we could find waste of time past about 25 metres

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They looked cool though aye :thumbsup:

Mind you the packaging was as boring as compared to Winchester Expediter ....HMMMMMMM shiny :)

Ok so happy shooting the 22, how does one go about deactivating a primer other than the usual method... soak in water for a while? Would it work if dried out?

My 2 cents worth is for the 12g , if you value your shotgun and mybe your life empty the cartridges and then fire off the primers . Old paper cartridges reloaded with who nos what are not worth risking it

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Originally Posted by dvk-kp

+1 for that. Definatly seen 22 ammo like that before

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Same here - I may even have some but can't be buggered unlocking my ammo safe to look.

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Originally Posted by muzza

They are CCI Stingers - hypervelocity rounds.
As long as your rifle is in good condition they will be fine to shoot

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I used some to test an old pump action 22 (Don't ask, it was old scungy bullets I thought were sub-sonic) and boy did they make a crack when fired - but caused no problems